OECT 08, 08 (P283654)

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 1926-0392

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. nam-i3-du8 ka2 {d}nin-lil2-la2
2. nam-i3-du8 ka2 us2-gid2-da
3. nam-i3-du8 ka2 e2-gal-mah
4. mu-am3 u4 2(u)-kam
5. nam-i3-du8 ka2 gesz-kin-ti
6. mu-am3 u4 2(u)-kam
7. bala# gub-ba {d}nin-urta-ma-an-szum2
8. dumu ta-ri-bu-um
9. [ki] {d}nin-urta-ma-an-szum2-ta
10. [{disz}]ma#-an-nu-um-me-szu-li-s,ur
11. dumu a-wi-li-ia-ke4
12. [in]-szi-in-sa10 sa10 til-la-bi-sze3
13. [n] gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2
reverse
1. u4 kur2-sze3 {d}nin-urta-ma-an-szum2
2. u3 ibila-a-ni a-na-me-a-bi
3. iti 1(disz) u4 1(u)-kam garza-bi-sze3
4. inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
5. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
6. igi lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 agrig {d}en-lil2-la2
7. igi ma-ri-er-s,e-tim
8. dumu giri3-ni-i3-sa6
9. igi i-di-szum bur-gul
10. igi im-gur-{d}suen dub-sar
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11. iti sig4-a-ka u4 5(disz)-kam
12. mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal ki-sur-ra{ki} sa-bu-um-da-ke4
envelope
obverse
1. nam-i3-du8 ka2 {d}nin#-[lil2-la2]
2. nam-i3-du8 ka2 us2-[gid2-da]
3. nam-i3-du8 ka2 e2-[gal-mah]
4. mu-am3 u4 2(u)-[kam]
5. nam-i3-du8 ka2 gesz-[kin-ti]
6. mu#-am3 u4 2(u)-[kam]
7. bala# gub-ba {d}nin-[urta-ma-an-szum2] dumu# ta-ri-[bu-um]
8. [...] x sa10-am3 {d}nin#-x-[ma-an]-szum2#
9. [{d}]nin#-urta-ma-szum2# in#-sa10
10. [ki {d}nin]-urta-ma-an-szum2#-ta#
11. [{disz}ma-an-nu]-um-me-szu-li-s,ur
12. [dumu a-wi]-li-ia
13. [in-szi-in]-sa10# sa10# til#-la-bi-sze3
reverse
1. [n] gin2# ku3#-babbar in-na-an#-la2#
2. [u4] kur2-sze3 {d}nin-urta-ma-an-szum2
3. u3# ibila-a-ni a-na-me-a-bi
4. nam# iti 1(disz) u4 1(u)-kam inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
5. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
6. igi lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 agrig {d}en-lil2-la2
7. igi dumu-ki dumu giri3-ni-i3-sa6
8. igi i-di-szum bur-gul
9. igi im-gur-{d}suen dub-sar
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10. iti sig4-a-ka u4 5(disz)-[kam]
11. mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na [lugal] ki-sur-ra#[{ki} sa]-bu#-um-[da-ke4]
seal 1
1. {d}nin-urta-ma-an-szum2#
2. dumu ta-ri-bu-um

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, 8

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

  • history: MC 3, 49

    [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 1926-0392
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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 06:26:16 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, 08 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P283654.
OECT 08, 08 artifact entry (No. P283654). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283654 (Original work published 2005)
OECT 08, 08 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283654 (Accessed: May 6, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {OECT 08, 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283654},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283654},
}

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