ARN 015 (P313136)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 00620

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (sale)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) sar {gesz}kiri6 nu-x
2. he2-SI ba-la2 sza3 a-sza3 x-ki-ka
3. us2-a-du du-ga-kum
4. ha-la#-ba {d}suen-ga-mil
5. 2(u) sar# a-sza3 gug4-sze
6. sza3 a-sza3 hi-li-a
7. us2-sa-du du-ga-kum
8. u3# {d}en-lil2-ba-ni
9. a-sza3 {d}suen-ga#-mi-il
10. dumu# zu#-[ur2]-zu#-ru-um
11. [ki {d}suen-ga-mi]-il-ta
12. [... szesz]-a-ni-ke4
13. [in-szi-in-sa10]
reverse
1. [sa10 til-la-bi-sze3]
2. 1(disz) gin2 igi# [n]-gal2# ku3#-babbar#
3. in-na-an-la2
4. u4-kur2-sze3 {d}suen-ga-mil
5. a-sza3 u3 {gesz}kiri6 i-di-ia-ra
6. inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
7. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
8. igi na-bi-{d}en-lil2 dumu u-bar-{d}en-[x]-sze3#
9. igi du-ga-kum dumu zu-ur2-zu-ru-um#-sze3
10. igi e-te-el-pi4#-{d}en-lil2
11. dumu i-bi-{d}iszkur-sze3
  single ruling
  blank space
12. iti ab-e3
  some text moved to next line
13. mu {d}da#-mi#-[iq]-i3-li2-szu mah# {d}nin#-i3-si#-in#[{ki}-na] masz2-e in#-[pa3]
seal 1
1. {d}suen-ga-mi-il#
2. dumu zu-ur2-zu-ru-um

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (sale)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P313136

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist Ni 00620
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ni.620

References

  • primary: ARN, 15

    [Çığ1952ARN] Çığ, Muazzez İlmiye, Hatice Kızılyay, and Fritz R. Kraus. 1952. Eski Babil Zamanına Ait Nippur Hukukî Vesikaları = Altbabylonische Rechtsurkunden Aus Nippur. Istanbul: Millî Eğitim Basımevi.

  • history: RA 076 (pp. 97-117), 101 (year-name only)

    [Lieberman1982RA76] Lieberman, Stephen J. 1982. “The Years of Damiqilishu, King of Isin.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 76 (2): 97–117. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23282471.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-28 at 12:23:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-07 at 18:47:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-07 at 18:40:53 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-05-20 at 09:07:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-19 at 15:39:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-02-04 at 03:22:25 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-12-19 at 11:24:19 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-12-19 at 11:19:11 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-03-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ARN 015 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P313136.
ARN 015 artifact entry (No. P313136). (2024, August 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313136 (Original work published 2006)
ARN 015 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313136 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
@misc{2024ARN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 28},
	title = {ARN 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313136},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313136},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P313136
LB  - CDLI:P313136
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - ARN 015 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313136
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ARN 015 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P313136.
ARN 015 artifact entry (No. P313136). (2024, August 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313136 (Original work published 2006)
ARN 015 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313136 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
@misc{2024ARN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 28},
	title = {ARN 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313136},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313136},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P313136
LB  - CDLI:P313136
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - ARN 015 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313136
ER  -
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