ARN 043 (P313163)

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 09224

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (sale)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _[1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2] a-sza3 gug4#-sze_
2. _[sza3 a-sza3] {d#}nin-unu_
3. _[us2-a-du {d}]nanna-a-ra2#-mu-un-ge-en_
4. _[a-sza3 lu2]-e2#-szu-me-sza4 [dumu_ {d}]suen#-ta#-a-a-ar
5. _[ki lu2-e2]-szu#-me-sza4#-ta#_
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _[igi ...] NIM? bur#?-gul#?_
2'. _[iti szu-numun-a]_
  some text moved to next line
3'. _mu ki 2(u) 5(disz) us2-sa_ [{d}ri-im-{d}]suen _lugal-e [i3-si]-in#{ki} ba-dab5-ba_

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (sale)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P313163

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 09224
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ni.9224

References

  • primary: ARN, 43

    [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.

    Goddeeris: cf. TMH 10, 049a, 049b

  • history: TMH 10, 49c

    [Goddeeris2016TMH10] Goddeeris, Anne. 2016. The Old Babylonian Legal and Administrative Texts in the Hilprecht Collection Jena. Texte Und Materialien Der Frau Professor Hilprecht Collection. Neue Folge 10. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2017-11-10 at 12:15:29 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-11-10 at 12:01:20 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 043 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313163.
ARN 043 artifact entry (No. P313163). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313163 (Original work published 2006)
ARN 043 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313163 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2023ARN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {ARN 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313163},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313163},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313163
LB  - CDLI:P313163
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - ARN 043 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313163
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ARN 043 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313163.
ARN 043 artifact entry (No. P313163). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313163 (Original work published 2006)
ARN 043 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313163 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2023ARN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {ARN 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313163},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313163},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313163
LB  - CDLI:P313163
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - ARN 043 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313163
ER  -
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