PBS 09, 043 (P216350)

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 06198

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] x [...] x-ni
2. [...] he2-li
3. [...]-x-zi
4. [...] x-geme2-ni
5. [...] nin-hi-li
6. [...] lugal-iti-da
7. 2(ban2@c) e2-ur2
8. 2(ban2@c) nin-di-a-ba-ni
9. 2(ban2@c) ur-masz
10. 1(barig@c) pi-mi
11. 1(barig@c) ama-giri3
12. [...] szu-na
column 2
1. 2(ban2@c) [...]
2. 2(ban2@c) [...]
3. 1(barig@c) [...]
4. 2(ban2@c) x [...]
5. bad a2-{d}en#-[lil2? ...]
6. 1(barig@c) tar-x [...]
7. 2(ban2@c) nin-nig2-ba-dag-ge#
8. 2(ban2@c) ur-li [...]
9. 1(barig@c) nin-ab-x [...]
10. 1(barig@c) nin-an-ne2 [...]
11. 2(ban2@c) geme2-{d}en-lil2-la2# [...]
reverse
column 1
  broken
column 2
1. [...] zi3?-bi
2. [...] 3(ban2@c) sze lid2-ga
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative [identification uncertain]
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P216350

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 06198
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 581052
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.6198

References

  • primary: PBS 9, 043

    [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
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:05 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

“PBS 09, 043 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P216350.
PBS 09, 043 artifact entry (No. P216350). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216350 (Original work published 1970)
PBS 09, 043 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216350 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 09, 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216350},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216350},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“PBS 09, 043 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P216350.
PBS 09, 043 artifact entry (No. P216350). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216350 (Original work published 1970)
PBS 09, 043 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216350 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 09, 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216350},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216350},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P216350
LB  - CDLI:P216350
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - PBS 09, 043 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216350
ER  - 
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