OSP 2, 047 (P216201)

Administrative tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 06257 +

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Cuenta de Elu con el fondo familiar.)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...]
  (amount of silver)
2. [ku3] {gesz}dusu-[kam]
3. mu 6(disz@t)-[sze3]
4. e2-lu2
5. en-edin-ne2
6. [dub]-sar-ra i3-na-[la2]
7. [...] gin2
8. [{gesz}]dusu la2-x
9. ur-{d}namma be-de3
10. e2-lu2 i3-na-tak4
11. 8(asz@c) gin2
12. ku3 {gesz#}dusu-ka
reverse
1. e2-lu2 bi2-tuku
2. ku3 ad-da i3-nu
3. 8(asz@c) gin2
4. du-du
5. i3-bi2-za
6. e2-ad-da-kam
7. e2-lu2
8. i3-su-su
9. 2(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) ku3 gin2
10. ku3 {gesz}dur2#-[gar sal]-la-[kam]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Cuenta de Elu con el fondo familiar.)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Classical Sargonic
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P216201

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) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 06257 +
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 581096
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.6257

References

  • primary: OSP 2, 47

    [Westenholz1987OSP2] Westenholz, Aage. 1987. Old Sumerian and Old Akkadian Texts in Philadelphia, Chiefly from Nippur. Part 2: The “Akkadian” Texts, the Enlilemaba Texts, and the Onion Archive. CNI Publications 3. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum press, University of Copenhagen.

  • history: PBS 9, 103

    [Barton1915PBS9] Barton, George A. 1915. Sumerian Business and Administrative Documents from the Earliest Times to the Dynasty of Agade. Publications of the Babylonian Section 9.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2015-05-05 at 10:04:20 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:01 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“OSP 2, 047 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P216201.
OSP 2, 047 artifact entry (No. P216201). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216201 (Original work published 1970)
OSP 2, 047 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216201 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2023OSP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OSP 2, 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216201},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216201},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P216201
LB  - CDLI:P216201
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - OSP 2, 047 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216201
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OSP 2, 047 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P216201.
OSP 2, 047 artifact entry (No. P216201). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216201 (Original work published 1970)
OSP 2, 047 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216201 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2023OSP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OSP 2, 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216201},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216201},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P216201
LB  - CDLI:P216201
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - OSP 2, 047 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216201
ER  -
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