OECT 08, 04 (P283650)

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 1926-0379

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. mu 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar sa10-am3 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a
2. {disz}{d}nanna-me-sza4 ad-da ti-la
3. {disz}nin-ku3-zu dumu-munus-na-ra
4. in-szum2-ma-am3
5. sza3-mul e2 ad-da-na
6. {disz}a-ha-mar-szi dumu si2-ia-tum
7. {disz}ip-qu2-er-s,e-tim dumu illat-ti
8. {disz}i-na-sza-me-e-wu-sum2
9. u3 {d}nuska-a2-mah-ke4-ne
10. {disz}{d}nuska-a2-mah dumu {d}nanna-me-sza4-ra
11. in-la2-e-esz-am3
  The second -la2- seems to be an erasure.
12. u4 kur2-sze3 a-wi-li-ia
13. u3 mu-na-wi-ru-um-e
14. ibila {d}nuska-a2-mah-ke4-ne
15. 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a
16. da e2 {d}da-mu-a-zu!(SU)
17. nig2 {d}nanna-me-sza4 ad-da ti-la-ke4
18. {disz}nin-ku3-zu dumu-munus-na-ra
19. in-szum2-ma-am3
20. inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-ne-a
reverse
1. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz
2. u3 mu {d}en-lil2-u19-ru-mah-{d}utu
3. mu-a u4 1(u)-kam
4. 5/6(disz) gin2 1(u) sze ku3-babbar {disz}a-ha-mar-szi-ke4
5. {disz}ip-qu2-er-s,e-tim a-wi-li-ia
6. u3 mu-na-wi-ru-um szesz-a-na-ra
7. in-ne-en-bur2
8. u4 kur2-sze3 ip-qu2-er-s,e-tim {disz}a-wi-li-ia
9. u3 mu-na-wi-ru-um ku3 nam-bur2-ra
10. 5/6(disz) gin2 1(u) sze ku3-babbar inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-ne-a
11. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz
12. igi {d}en-lil2-gal-zu dumu a-gu-u2-a
13. igi {d}nin-urta-mu-sza-lim szesz-a-ni
14. igi ma-nu-um-ma-hir-szu dumu im-gu-ru-um
15. igi u-bar-ru-um gala
16. igi {d}da-mu-i-din-na-am dub-sar
17. igi ta-ri-ba-tum bur-gul
  single ruling
18. iti NE-NE-gar mu {d}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 lugal-e geszkim-ti {d}en-lil2-bi-da ma-da e-mu-ut-ba-lum{ki} u3 lugal-e szu-ni sa2 bi2-in-du11-ga
seal 1
1. a-wi-li-ia
2. mu-na-wi-ru-um
3. ibila# {d}nuska-a2-mah#

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, 4

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

  • history: MC 3, 25

    [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 1926-0379
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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
2020-05-31 at 08:24:47 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2020-05-31 at 08:24:17 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, 04 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P283650.
OECT 08, 04 artifact entry (No. P283650). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283650 (Original work published 2005)
OECT 08, 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283650 (Accessed: May 10, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {OECT 08, 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283650},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283650},
}

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