ARN 104 (P313221)

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 00263

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(barig) 1(ban2) sze
2. masz2 gi-na dah-he-dam
3. ki ra-i-im-sin#
4. {disz}sin-a-sza-re-ed# dumu a-ku
5. szu# ba-an-ti
6. u4 buru14-sze3
7. sze u3 masz2-bi
8. i3-ag2-e#
reverse
1. igi e2-a-iri-ba-am dumu daq-qum
2. igi a-at-ta-a dub-sar
  blank space
3. iti bara2-za3-gar u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
4. mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal nig2 babbar2-ra siskur2-ra# me#-te a2-ki-te du7-szar2-ra-kam
seal 1
  ARN p. 63
1. {d}suen-a-sza#-[re-ed]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P313221

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 00263
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ni.263

References

  • primary: ARN, 104

    [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: BE 6/2, 67

    [Poebel1909BE6/2] Poebel, Arno. 1909. Babylonian Legal and Business Documents from the Time of the First Dynasty of Babylon, Chiefly from Nippur. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. Series A: Cuneiform Texts 6/2. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Department of Archaeology.

    (date only)

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
2022-05-21 at 09:00:03 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram 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 104 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313221.
ARN 104 artifact entry (No. P313221). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313221 (Original work published 2006)
ARN 104 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313221 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
@misc{2023ARN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {ARN 104 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313221},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313221},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313221
LB  - CDLI:P313221
M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - ARN 104 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313221
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ARN 104 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313221.
ARN 104 artifact entry (No. P313221). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313221 (Original work published 2006)
ARN 104 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313221 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
@misc{2023ARN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {ARN 104 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313221},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313221},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313221
LB  - CDLI:P313221
M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - ARN 104 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313221
ER  -
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