PBS 08/2, 141 (P262145)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 07106

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (loan Contract; Loan of barley with interest; seal impressions; (Obv)8x(Rev)11 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) 1(barig) sze gur masz2 in-tuku
 en: 1 kor (and) 1 pānum of barley with an interest,
2. ki na-bi-{d}utu-ta
 en: from Nabi-Šamaš
3. {disz}a-me-er-tum dam ba-la-t,um-ke4
 en: Amertum, wife of Balaṭum,
4. szu ba-an-ti
 en: has received.
5. mu-kux(DU) buru14-ka
 en: At the delivery of the harvest,
6. sze u3 masz2-bi
 en: the barley and its interest
7. al-ag2-e
 en: will be measured out.
reverse
1. igi qu2-ur-du-um dumu {d}da-mu-gal-zu
 en: Before Kurdum, son of Damu-galzu;
2. igi i3-li2-e-ri-ba#-am#
 en: before Ilī-eribam;
3. igi nibru{ki}-ga-mil
 en: before Nippur-gāmil;
4. igi na-ap-lu-us2-e2-a
 en: before Naplus-ea.
5. iti {gesz}apin-du8-a u4 2(disz)-kam
 en: The month of Kinūnum, the day 2 (of)
6. mu {gesz}tukul szu-nir nig2 babbar2-ra ku3-babbar ku3-sig17 {d}marduk-ra a mu-na-ru
 en: the year (in which Samsu-iluna) dedicated to Marduk a brillantly weapon-emblem (covered with) silver and gold.
envelope
obverse
1. 1(asz) 1(barig) sze gur masz in#-tuku#
 en: 1 kor (and) 1 pānum of barley with an interest,
2. ki na-bi-{d}utu-ta
 en: from Nabi-Šamaš
3. {disz}a-me-er-tum dam# ba-la-t,um-ke4
 en: Amertum, wife of Balaṭum,
5. szu ba-an-ti
 en: has received.
6. mu-kux(DU) buru14-ka
 en: At the delivery of the harvest,
7. sza u3 masz2#-bi
 en: the barley and its interest
8. al-ag2#-e
 en: will be measured out.
reverse
1. igi qur2-du-um dumu {d}da-mu-gal-zu
 en: Before Kurdum, son of Damu-galzu;
2. igi i3-li2-e-ri-ba-am dumu i3-li2-an-dul3-li2
 en: before Ilī-eribam, son of Ilī-andulli;
3. igi nibru{ki}-ga-mil dumu {d}utu-na-s,ir
 en: Nippur-gāmil, son of Šamaš-nāṣir;
4. igi na-ap-lu-us2-e2-a dub-sar
 en: before Naplus-ea, the scribe.
5. iti apin-du8-a u4 2(disz)-kam
 en: The month of Kinūnum, the day 2 (of)
6. mu {gesz}tukul szu-nir nig2 babbar2-ra {d}marduk-ra a mu-na-ru-a
 en: the year in which in which (Samsu-iluna) dedicated a brillantly weapon-emblem to Marduk.
seal 1
1. a-li2-a-bi
 en: Ali-abī
2. dumu-munus ta-ri-bu-um
 en: daughter of Taribum
3. geme2 {d}iszkur
 en: servant of Adad
seal 2
1. {d}da-mu
 en: Damu
2. a-zu-gal
 en: chief doctor
3. dumu {d}x-x
 en: son of ...

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (loan Contract; Loan of barley with interest; seal impressions; (Obv)8x(Rev)11 lines)
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 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P262145

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
Case

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 07106
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 589437 + 589438
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.7106

References

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 141

    [Chiera1922PBS8/2] Chiera, Edward. 1922. Old Babylonian Contracts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 8/2. Philadelphia: University Museum.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2021-06-21 at 09:00:28 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2020-07-08 at 03:45:40 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/2, 141 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262145.
PBS 08/2, 141 artifact entry (No. P262145). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262145 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 141 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262145 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 141 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262145},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262145},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/2, 141 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262145.
PBS 08/2, 141 artifact entry (No. P262145). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262145 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 141 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262145 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 141 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262145},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262145},
}


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