ARN 153 (P313268)

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 09304 + Ist Ni 13234

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 fragments Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1/2(disz) sar 2(disz)#? gin2 e2 du3-a sza3 ki lukur-ra
2. 1(disz) {gesz}ig ze2-na
3. da e2 nu-t,u3-ub#-tum lukur {d}nin-urta
4. dumu-munus {d}suen-da#-a-a-an
5. e2 e-ri#-isz#-tum# lukur# {d}nin-urta
6. dumu-munus [{d}nusku-ba-ni]
7. ki e-ri-isz-[tum] lukur# [{d}nin-urta-ta]
8. {disz}{d}ba-ba6-he2#-[gal2]
9. dumu-munus [...-ke4]
10. in-szi-[in-sa10]
11. sa10 [til-la-bi-sze3]
12. 1(u) 2(disz) [gin2 ku3-babbar]
13. in-na-[an-la2]
14. u4-kur2-sze3 e-ri#-[isz-tum]
15. u3 ibila-ni a-na-[me-a-bi]
reverse
1. e2-bi-sze3 {d}ba-ba6-he2-gal2 [...]
2. inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-ne-[a]
3. {disz}e-ri#-isz#-tum# [...]
4. mu lugal#-[bi in-pa3-de3-esz]
5. igi lu2-{d}[...]
6. igi lugal-x-[...]
7. igi lugal-bi-[...]
8. igi bi-tum#-[...]
9. igi ir3-{d}EN-[...]
10. igi wa-at-[ra-at-ha-tum]
11. igi hu-un-du#-[ul-tum dumu sa3-si2-ia]
12. igi a-ha-tum# [...]
13. igi be-ta-tum lukur dumu#-[munus ...]
14. igi la-al-la-an# [...]
  single ruling
  blank space
15. iti [apin]-du8#-a#
16. mu# [us2-sa {d}]da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu lugal-e [2(disz) {gesz}szu]-nir# ku3-sig17 min-a-bi [{d}iszkur] {d}inanna ni-a-nu{ki}-ra [mu]-ne-en-dim2-ma
seal 1
1. e-ri-isz-tum
2. dumu-munus {d}nusku-ba-ni
  (bur-gul seal)

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Seals

bur-gul seal

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

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

Record

Çig & Kizilyay, Belleten 26, 040Çig & Kizilyay, Belleten 26, 040

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P313268

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation Fragmented

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 09304 + Ist Ni 13234
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ni.9304

References

  • primary: ARN, 153

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

  • history: Belleten 26, p.1-44, p. 40

    [Çığ1962eskibabil] Çığ, Muazzez İlmiye, and Hatice Kızılyay. 1962. “Eskibabil Devrine Ait Yeni Tarihleri Ihtiva Eden Veya Formülleri Eski Tarihlere Varyant Teşkil Eden Beş Tablet.” Belleten 26: 1–44.

  • history: RA 076 (pp. 97-117), 105 (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
2021-12-20 at 08:36:18 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-02-07 at 09:19:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-02-04 at 01:49:44 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-12-22 at 08:29:48 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-12-22 at 08:22:29 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-12-19 at 00:55:38 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-12-17 at 08:17:10 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-12-17 at 08:16:22 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 153 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P313268.
ARN 153 artifact entry (No. P313268). (2024, August 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313268 (Original work published 2006)
ARN 153 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313268 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2024ARN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 28},
	title = {ARN 153 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313268},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313268},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P313268
LB  - CDLI:P313268
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - ARN 153 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313268
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ARN 153 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P313268.
ARN 153 artifact entry (No. P313268). (2024, August 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313268 (Original work published 2006)
ARN 153 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313268 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2024ARN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 28},
	title = {ARN 153 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313268},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313268},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P313268
LB  - CDLI:P313268
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - ARN 153 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313268
ER  -
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