OECT 08, 07 (P283653)

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 1926-0390

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

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tablet
obverse
1. nam-i3-du8 kisal e2 {d}nin-lil2-ka e2-gu-la
2. mu-a iti 1(disz)-kam
3. bala gub-ba {d}nin-urta-ra-hi-im-s,e-ri dumu {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
4. ki {d}nin-urta-ra-hi-im-s,e-ri dumu {d}nanna-a-ta
5. {disz}ma-an-nu-um-me-szu-li-s,ur dumu a-wi-li-a-ke4
6. in-szi-in-sa10
7. sa10 til-la-bi-sze3
8. 9(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar
9. in-na-an-la2
reverse
1. [u4 kur2-sze3] {d}nin-urta-ra-hi-im-s,e-ri
2. [u3] ibila#-a-ni
3. [a-na]-me-a-bi
4. nam-i3-du8 kisal-bi
5. inim# nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
6. [mu] lugal-bi in-pa3
7. [igi] lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 agrig
8. igi {d}suen-ip-t,u3-ra-am dumu na-bi-{d}en-lil2
9. igi ma-ri-er-s,e-tim dumu giri3-ni-i3-sa3
10. igi {d}iszkur-ta-a-a-ar
11. igi i-bi-{d}en-lil2 simug
12. igi du10-TAR-{d}iszkur bur-gul
13. igi i-bi-{d}nin-szubur dub#-[sar]
14. iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 2(disz)-kam
15. mu ki-sur-ra sa-bu
envelope
  There are under this Museum no. two different envelopes. One belongs to this tablet and is transliterated below. The other belongs to the tablet "MC 3, 48" (CDLI P270650) and is transliterated there.
obverse
1. [nam-i3-du8 kisal e2 {d}nin]-lil2 e2-gu-la
2. [mu-a iti 1(disz)-kam]
3. [bala gub-ba {d}nin-urta]-ra-hi-im-s,e-ri [dumu {d}nanna-ma]-an-szum2
4. [ki {d}nin-urta-ra-hi-im]-s,e2-ri-ta
5. [{disz}ma-an-nu-um-me-szu-li-s,ur dumu a-wi-li-ia]-ke4
6. [in-szi-in-sa10]
7. [sa10 til-la-bi-sze3]
8. [9(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 ku3]-babbar
9. [in-na-an-la2]
10. [u4 kur2-sze3 {d}nin-urta-ra-hi]-im-s,e-ri
11. [u3 ibila-a-ni]
reverse
1. a-na-me-a-bi
2. nam-i3-du8 kisal-bi
3. inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
4. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
5. igi lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 agrig
6. igi {d}suen-ip-t,u3-ra-am dumu na#-bi-{d}en-lil2
7. igi ma-ri-er-s,e-tim dumu giri3-ni-i3-sa3
8. igi {d}iszkur-ta-a-a-ar dumu hu-mu-rum
9. igi i-bi-{d}en-lil2 simug
10. igi du10-TAR-{d}iszkur bur-gul
11. igi i-bi-{d}nin-szubur dub-sar
  single ruling
12. iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 2(disz)-kam
13. mu ki-sur-ra{ki} sa-bu-um-bi-da-ke4 ka#-si-il-la2 [...]
seal 1
1. {d}nin-urta-ra-hi-im-s,e-[ri-im]
2. dumu {d}nanna-ma-an-[szum2]

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
  • Language(s):

  • primary: OECT 8, 7

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

  • history: MC 3, 50

    [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 1926-0390
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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
2020-06-06 at 09:04:31 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2020-06-06 at 08:47:56 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, 07 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P283653.
OECT 08, 07 artifact entry (No. P283653). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283653 (Original work published 2005)
OECT 08, 07 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283653 (Accessed: May 18, 2025).
@misc{2024OECT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {OECT 08, 07 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283653},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283653},
}


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