Belleten 26, 041-042 (P500488)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 13209

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1/3(disz) sar e2 du3-a sza3 ki lukur-ra
2. {gesz}kesz2-da ib2-si ba-la2-a-bi-sze3
3. da e2 hu-na-ba-tum lukur {d}nin-urta
4. dumu-munus {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
5. e2 geme2-{d}nanna
6. ki geme2-{d}nanna lukur {d}nin-urta
7. dumu-munus ur-{d}nin-mug-ta
8. {disz}hu-na-ba-tum lukur {d}nin-urta
9. dumu-munus {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2-ke4
10. mu i7 lagasz{ki} mu-ba-al-la-a
11. in-szi-in-sa10
12. sa10 til-la-bi-sze3
13. 1(u) 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2
14. egir-bi-ta mu 2(disz)-am3 du-u3-bi
15. {disz}{d}nanna-a2-dah dumu ur-{d}nin-mug-ta
16. mu iz-zi dal-ba-na {gesz}ur3 hi-a
17. u3 gi hi-a-bi
18. inim in-da-an-gar-ma
19. {disz}hu-na-ba-tum dumu-munus {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2-ke4
20. 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
reverse
1. {disz}{d}nanna-a2-dah dumu ur-{d}nin-mug-ra
2. in-ne-en-dah
3. u4-kur2-sze3 geme2-{d}nanna lukur {d}nin-urta
4. {disz}{d}nanna-a2-dah szesz-a-ni
5. u3 ibila-a-ni na-me
6. e2#-bi-sze3 hu-na-ba-tum lukur {d}nin-urta
7. dumu-munus {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2-ra
8. inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-ne-a
9. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz
10. igi dingir-mu-pa3-da nar-sze3
11. igi a-gu-u2-a nar-sze3
12. igi ha-la-{d}ama-a#-ra#-zu
13. dumu-munus a-wa-[...]-an#-sze3
14. igi isz-ta-a-a dumu#-[munus ...]-sze3
15. igi da-mi-iq-[... dumu ...]-i3-li2-sze3
16. igi lu2-e2-mah# [...]
17. igi s,i-li2-esz18-dar [...]
18. igi ur-{d}x-[...-ta]-sze3
19. igi {d}nanna-[... dumu ...]-sze3
20. igi ku3-{d}[...]
21. iti sze-sag11-ku5
  some text moved to next line
22. mu# [{d}da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu lugal]-e lu2-mah {d}nin#-[in-si-na] masz2-e in#-[pa3]
seal 1
1. geme2-{d}nanna
2. lukur {d}nin-[urta]
3. dumu#-munus szi-x-x
  (bur-gul seal)
seal 2
1. {d}nanna-a2-dah
2. dumu ur-{d}nin-mug
  (bur-gul seal)

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
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 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P500488

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 13209
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ni.13209

References

  • primary: Belleten 26, p.1-44, p. 41-42

    [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), 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
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2021-12-20 at 08:36:57 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2018-01-16 at 21:03:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-12-19 at 09:08:49 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-06-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Belleten 26, 041-042 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P500488.
Belleten 26, 041-042 artifact entry (No. P500488). (2024, August 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500488 (Original work published 2017)
Belleten 26, 041-042 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500488 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500488},
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Cite this Artifact

“Belleten 26, 041-042 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P500488.
Belleten 26, 041-042 artifact entry (No. P500488). (2024, August 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500488 (Original work published 2017)
Belleten 26, 041-042 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500488 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500488},
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PY  - 2024
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