OECT 08, 03 (P385009)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1926-0394

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
1. _4(u) 1(disz) sar igi-4(disz)-gal2 {gesz}kiri6_
2. _us2-sa-du pa5 {gesz}geszimmar_
3. _us2-sa-du_ ri-sza-tum
4. _sag-bi an-za-gar3_
5. _5(disz) sar {gesz}geszimmar da_ a-hu-t,a3-bu-um
6. _sag-bi i7-da_
7. _us2-bi 8(disz) gi-mesz_
8. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
9. _1/2(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2 in-na-la2_
10. _ki_ {d}suen-ma-lik _dumu_ ib-na-a-a
11. {disz}a-hu-nu-um! _in-szi-sa10_
12. _gesz-gan-na ib-ta-bala_
13. _u4 kur2-sze3 {gesz}kiri6 nu-ub-be2-a_
reverse
1. _mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz_
2. wa-ar-ka-at s,i2-im-da-ti
3. sza su-mu-li-el isz-ku-nu
4. _igi_ lu2-{d}iszkur
5. _igi_ {d}suen-na-da
6. _igi#_ bur-{d}suen
7. _[igi]_ ra-szu-ba-zu
8. _[igi]_ {d#}iszkur-i-din-nam
9. _[igi]_ en-num-{d}iszkur
10. _[igi]_ a-ku-ni-ia _szesz-a-ni_
11. _igi_ {d}nanna-ba-ni _dub-sar_
12. _iti szu-numun-a_
13. _mu us2-sa bad3 sag#-da#-i3-pa3{ki} ba-du3_
envelope
obverse
1. _4(u) 1(disz) [sar igi-4(disz)-gal2 {gesz}kiri6]_
2. _us2-sa-du pa5 [{gesz}geszimmar]_
3. _us2-sa-du_ ri-sza-[tum]
4. _sag-bi an-za-gar3_
5. _5(disz) sar {gesz}kiri6 {gesz}geszimmar#
6. _us2-sa-du_ a-hu-t,a3-bu-[um]
7. _sag-bi i7-da_
8. _us2-bi 8(disz) gi-[mesz]_
9. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
10. _1/2(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2 in-[na-la2]_
11. _ki_ {d}suen-ma-lik _dumu_ [ib-na-a-a]
12. {disz}a-hu-nu-um _in-szi-[sa10]_
13. _gesz-gan-na ib-ta-bala_
reverse
1. _u4 kur2-sze3 {gesz}kiri6 nu-ub-be2#-[a]_
2. _mu lugal-a-bi [in-pa3-de3-esz]_
3. wa-ar-ka-[at s,i2-im-da-ti]
4. sza su-mu-[li-el]
5. u3 su-mu-e-[mu-ut-ba-lum] isz-ku-nu
6. _igi_ lu2-[{d}iszkur ...]
7. _igi_ {d}suen-na-[da ...]
8. _igi_ {d}iszkur-i-[din-nam ...]
9. _igi_ bur-{d}suen [...]
10. _igi_ a-ku-ni-[ia _szesz-a-ni_]
11. _igi_ ra-szu-ba-[zu ...]
12. _igi_ x-[...]
  rest broken
seal 1
1. {d}suen-ma-[lik]
2. dumu ib-ni-a-[a]

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal
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  • primary: OECT 8, 3

    [Hunter1930OECT8] Hunter, Guy R. 1930. Sumerian Contracts from Nippur. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts 8. London: Oxford University Press.

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  • Museum No.: Ashm 1926-0394
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar) [uncertain]
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2020-05-30 at 00:08:29 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2008-05-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“OECT 08, 03 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P385009.
OECT 08, 03 artifact entry (No. P385009). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P385009 (Original work published 2008)
OECT 08, 03 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P385009 (Accessed: March 18, 2025).
@misc{2023OECT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OECT 08, 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P385009},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P385009},
}

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