OECT 08, 02 (P283647)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1926-0393

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
1. 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 gug4-sze
2. sza3 a-sza3 ka2-din-na
3. us2-a-du ma-ri-er-s,e-tim dumu agrig {d}en-lil2-la2
4. a-sza3 ARAD-{d}en-lil2-la2 dumu i-bi-{d}en-lil2
5. ki ARAD-{d}en-lil2-la2-ta
6. {disz}ma-an-nu-um-me-szu-li-s,ur dumu a-wi-li-ia
7. in-szi-in-sa10
8. sa10 til-la-[bi]-sze3#
9. 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3#-babbar#
reverse
1. in-na-an-la2
2. u4 kur2-sze3 ARAD-{d}en-lil2-la2
3. u3 ibila-a-ni# a-na-me-a-bi
4. 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 gug4-sze
5. inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
6. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
7. igi lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 agrig {d}en-lil2-la2
8. igi ma-ri-er-s,e-tim dumu giri3-ni-i3-sa6
9. igi i3-li2-i-din-nam dumu i-bi-{d}en-lil2
10. igi du10-TAR-{d}iszkur bur-gul
11. igi a-ta-a dub-sar
12. iti sig4-a u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
13. mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal kur gu2-si-a an-ga-am3 [mu]-da-bala-esz-a#
seal 1
1. ARAD2-{d}en-lil2-la2
2. dumu i-bi-{d}en-lil2
envelope
  This envelope does not belong to this tablet but to: MC 3, 35 (CDLI P270642), which also provides the obverse of this envelope.
obverse
  broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. mu [lugal-bi in-pa3]
3'. igi {d}da-mu#-[e-ri-ba-am]
4'. igi lu2-{d}en-lil2#-la2# [agrig]
5'. igi lugal-a-ma-ru gudu4 {d}nin#-[lil2-la2]
6'. igi a-hu-szu-nu dumu {d}suen-be-li2
7'. igi lu2-{d}nanna dub-sar
8'. igi a-ab-ba-tum bur-gul
  blank space
9'. iti ab-e3 u4 2(disz)-kam
10'. mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal#-[e] bad3 uri2{ki} unu#[{ki}] mu#-un#-gul#-[la]
seal 1
1. {d}nin-urta-uru4
2. dumu ip-qa2-tum

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal
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  • primary: OECT 8, 2

    [Hunter1930OECT8] Hunter, Guy R. 1930. Sumerian Contracts from Nippur. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts 8. London: Oxford University Press.

  • history: MC 3, 38

    [Stone1991Adoption] Stone, Elizabeth C., and David I. Owen. 1991. Adoption in Old Babylonian Nippur and the Archive of Mannum-Mešu-Liṣṣur. Vol. 3. Mesopotamina Civilizations.

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  • Museum No.: Ashm 1926-0393
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-02 at 08:17:02 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2020-06-01 at 05:51:55 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2020-06-01 at 05:48:29 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2020-05-31 at 05:14:33 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2005-11-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“OECT 08, 02 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P283647.
OECT 08, 02 artifact entry (No. P283647). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283647 (Original work published 2005)
OECT 08, 02 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283647 (Accessed: May 13, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {OECT 08, 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283647},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283647},
}

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