OECT 08, 21 (P283649)

Business / Contracts 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 1926-0386

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (adoption)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. {disz}i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am dumu {d}suen#-ma-gir
2. u3 el-me-szum dam-a-ni
3. {disz}{d}nin-urta-mu-ba-al-li2-it, dumu a-wi-il-ia
4. nam-ibila-a-ni-sze3 ba-da-ri-esz
5. e2 a-sza3 {gesz}kiri6 garza2 nig2-gur11 e2-a gal2-la
6. {disz}{d}nin-urta-mu-ba-li2-it, dumu#-[na]-ra
7. in-[na]-an-ku4-re#-[esz]
8. u3 {d#}[nin]-urta-mu-ba-li2-it,# [dumu]-ni
9. {disz}i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am ad-da-ni-ra
10. u3 el-me-szum ama-ni-ra
11. 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-ku4-re-esz
12. tukum-bi i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am
13. u3 el-me-szum dam-a-ni
14. dumu-mu nu-me-en ba-na-an-du11
reverse
1. e2 a-sza3 {gesz}kiri6 garza2 nig2-gur11 e2-a gal2-la
2. ba-ra-e11-de3
3. u3 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2
4. u3 tukum-bi {d}nin-urta-mu-ba-li2-it,
5. {disz}i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am ad-da-ni-ra
6. u3 el-me-szum ama-ni-ra
7. ad-da-mu nu-me-en u3 ama-mu nu-me-en
8. ba-na-an-du11
9. e2 a-sza3 {gesz}kiri6 garza2 nig2-gur11 e2-a gal2-la#
10. ba-ra-e11-de3
11. u3 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2#
12. igi lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 agrig
13. igi {d}nuska-ni-szu dumu {d}nin-urta-mu-sza-lim
14. igi i3-li2-ip-pa#-al#-sa3-am szesz-a-ni
15. igi ri-isz#?-[e2-a dumu] si2#-na-tum
16. [igi ... bur]-gul
17. [iti ...] u4# 2(u) 2(disz)-kam
18. [mu] sa#-am-su-i#-lu-na lugal bad3 uri2{ki}-ma unu{ki}-ga#
seal 1
1. i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am
2. dumu {d}suen-ma-gir

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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  • primary: OECT 8, 21

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

  • history: MC 3, 32

    [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 1926-0386
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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 07:25:33 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2020-06-01 at 07:25:15 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, 21 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P283649.
OECT 08, 21 artifact entry (No. P283649). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283649 (Original work published 2005)
OECT 08, 21 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283649 (Accessed: May 14, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {OECT 08, 21 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283649},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283649},
}


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