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SAOC 44, 60 (P429754)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 55-21-433

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (Cultivation contract)

Language(s)

Undetermined

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(iku) _GAN2 a-sza3 apin nu-zu_
2. {disz}sin-im-gur-an-ni _dumu_ gid2-da
3. u3 ma-na-ah-ta-szu
4. i-ta-na-asz-szu
5. 1(barig)? _sze-a_ a-pil2-{d}iszkur
6. _dumu_ na-pa-al-asz-szu
7. u3 sza-dingir-szu _geme2_-su2
8. a-na _nig2-ka9_ u2-ba-lam
9. [x?] x _szu-ri-a-bi_
10. a#-pil2-{d}iszkur _dumu_ za-x
reverse
1. 1(esze3)? _GAN2 a-sza3 uszur3_
2. {disz#}a-pil2-{d}iszkur _dumu_ gid2-da
3. _nu? ki sahar? 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_-lim
4. sza e-re-szi-im a-pil2-{d}iszkur
5. i-tab-al
6. _sze-ga-ne-ne-ta mu lugal-bi in-pa3_
7. _igi_ {d}da-mu-ia _dumu_ hu-pa-tum
8. _igi_ {d}nin-urta-ni-szu _dumu_ hu-[...]
9. _igi_ i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3 _dumu_ ur-du6-ku3-[ga]
10. _igi_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _bur-gul_
11. _[iti] NE-NE-gar_
12. _mu# {uruda}alan szud3-szud3_

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)

Collections

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
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Join Information:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal > Business / Contracts (Cultivation contract)
Language(s): Undetermined

Related publications

primary: SAOC 44, 60

[Stone1987neighborhoods] Stone, Elizabeth C. 1987. Nippur Neighborhoods. Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization 44. Chicago: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: UM 55-21-433
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No: 3N-T0103
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:
TA 153 XA-2

Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.06.05.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2020-01-16 at 10:10:59	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2012-05-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Penn Museum (567947) (567947)
Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.55-21-433) (UM.55-21-433)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“SAOC 44, 60 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P429754.

SAOC 44, 60 artifact entry (No. P429754). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P429754 (Original work published 2012)

SAOC 44, 60 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P429754 (Accessed: March 31, 2026).

@misc{2023SAOC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {SAOC 44, 60 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P429754},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P429754},
}

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M1  - 2026/3/31/
TI  - SAOC 44, 60 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P429754
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“SAOC 44, 60 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P429754.

SAOC 44, 60 artifact entry (No. P429754). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P429754 (Original work published 2012)

SAOC 44, 60 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P429754 (Accessed: March 31, 2026).

@misc{2023SAOC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {SAOC 44, 60 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P429754},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P429754},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P429754
LB  - CDLI:P429754
M1  - 2026/3/31/
TI  - SAOC 44, 60 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P429754
ER  -