PBS 08/2, 140 (P262152)

Legal 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

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 07113

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Lawsuit Contract; Promise to deliver money; Seal impressions; Case (Obv)10x(Rev)10x(UE)1x(LE)1 lines)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

envelope
obverse
1. _3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar zi3-munu4_
 ts: šalāšat šaluš siqil kaspim isimmānim
 en: (Concerning) the 3 1/3 shekels of silver (worth of) food ingredients
2. sza zi-iz-zi-i _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta i-ku-lu
 ts: ša zizzī mār nūr-kabta īkulu
 en: that Zizzī, son of Nūr-kabta, has consumed,
3. _ugu_ zi-iz-zi-i
 ts: eli zizzī
 en: upon Zizzī
4. {disz}la-ma-sum2 _dumu-munus_ dingir-lu2-ti _in-tuku_
 ts: lama(s)sum mārat ilum-luti īšu;
 en: Lamassum, daughter of Ilum-luti, has (still) a claim;
5. bu-ul-t,a-am
 ts: bulṭam
 en: when (Zizzī) the health
6. i-na ka-sza-di-im#
 ts: ina kašadim,
 en: recuperates,
7. _3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar zi3-munu4_
 ts: šalāšat šaluš siqil kaspam isimmānim
 en: the 3 1/3 shekels of silver (worth of) food ingredients
8. {disz}la-ma-sum2 _dumu-munus_ dingir-lu2-ti
 ts: lama(s)sum mārat ilum-luti
 en: Lamassum, daughter of Ilum-luti,
9. i-ip-pa-al
 ts: ippal
 en: he will satisfy.
reverse
1. _inim-ta_ na-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ ha-bil-ki-nu-um
 ts: kattūm nabi-šamaš mār ḫabilkinum.
 en: The guarantor is Nabi-šamaš, son of Ḫabilkinum.
2. _igi_ {d}nin-urta-mu-sza-lim _dumu_ bi-tum-mu-ba-li2-it,
 ts: maḫar ninurta-muša(l)lim mār bitum-muba(l)iṭ
 en: Before Ninurta-mušallim, son of Bitum-muballiṭ;
3. _igi_ lu2-{d}nin-urta _dumu_ {d}nin-urta-me-sza4
 ts: maḫar lu-ninurta mār ninurta-meša
 en: before Lu-ninurta, son of Ninurta-meša;
4. _igi_ sza-mu-uh-{d}da-gan
 ts: maḫar šamuḫ-dagan
 en: before Šamuḫ-dagan;
5. _igi_ {d}pa-bil2-sag-ma-an-szum2
 ts: maḫar pabilšaga-manšum
 en: before Pabilšaga-manšum.
6. _iti udru{duru5} u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam_
 ts: waraḫ šabāṭum ūmam ešrā samānat
 en: The month of Šabāṭum, day 28,
7. _mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal bad3# uri2{ki} u3 unu{ki#}-ga mu-un-gul-la_
 ts: šanat samsu-iluna šarrum dūr akkad u uruk i'but
 en: the year (in which) Samsu-iluna, the king, the walls of Akkad and Uruk destroyed.
seal 1
1. x-[...]-x-x
 ts: ...
 en: ...
2. dumu x-[x]-x-x-x
 ts: mār ...
 en: son of ...
3. ARAD {d}ne3-eri11-gal
 ts: warad nergal
 en: servant of Nergal
seal 2
1. x [...]
2. dumu [...]
3. ARAD {d}[...]
  (with caption:)
1'. kiszib3 {d}nin-urta-mu-sza-lim

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Lawsuit Contract; Promise to deliver money; Seal impressions; Case (Obv)10x(Rev)10x(UE)1x(LE)1 lines)
Language(s)

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/P262152

Physical information

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

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 07113
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 581972
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.7113

References

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 140

    [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
2021-02-12 at 07:15:51 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2020-07-08 at 03:45:07 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, 140 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262152.
PBS 08/2, 140 artifact entry (No. P262152). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262152 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 140 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262152 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 140 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262152},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262152},
}


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DA  - 2023/2/1/
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TI  - PBS 08/2, 140 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/2, 140 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262152.
PBS 08/2, 140 artifact entry (No. P262152). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262152 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 140 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262152 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 140 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262152},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262152},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P262152
LB  - CDLI:P262152
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - PBS 08/2, 140 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P262152
ER  -
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