PBS 08/2, 129 (P269795)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 15251

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Legal decision Contract; cncg. the limits of 2 houses' plots; w/seal impressions all over the surfaces of both tablet & case; tablet:(Obv)20x(Rev)22 lines; case:(Obv)0x(Rev)10 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) ninda 3(disz) kusz3 us2 da e-sir2 egir {d}ama-a-ra-zu
 en: One side, long 51 cubits, on the street behind (the temple of) Ama-a'arazu,
2. 5(disz) ninda 2(disz) kusz3 us2 2(disz)-kam-ma da e2 dumu-me inim-{d}da-mu
 en: the other side, long 62 cubits, adjacent to the house of Inim-damu's sons,
3. 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 3(disz) 2/3(disz) kusz3 sag e-sir2 li-bur
 en: the front, long 42 cubits and 20 fingers, on the street "Libūr",
4. 4(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) 1/3(disz) kusz3 sag e-sir2 bad3
 en: the (other) front, long 56 cubits and 10 fingers, on the street of the Wall;
5. ($ blank space $) e2 kislah-bi 2(u) sar
 en: this is an unbuilt plot of 20 SAR (= 1200 shekels)
6. sza3-bi-ta 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sar e2 kislah
 en: of which 400 shekels,
7. da e-sir2 egir e2 {d}ama-a-ra-zu#
 en: adjacent to the street behind the temple of Ama-a'arazu,
8. inim dub ha-la-ba libir-ra-na ab-sar-ra
 en: are recorded in a old contract regarding the division of the inheritance
9. 1(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sar e2 kislah da e2 ha-la-ba-na
 en: (and) 800 shekels, adjacent to the house, portion of his inheritance,
10. dub didli ku3-ta sa10 egir ha#-la-ba-na
 en: according to several contracts were bought, after the division of inheritance,
11. {disz}im-szi-szi dumu {d}nin-lil2-zi-mu-ke4
 en: by Imšiši son of Ninlil-zimu.
12. 5(disz) ninda 2(disz) kusz3 us2 da e2 im-szi-szi
 en: One side, long 62 cubits, adjacent to the house of Imšiši,
13. 5(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) kusz3 us2 2(disz)-kam-ma da e2 lu2-dingir-ra
 en: the other side, long 68 cubits, adjacent to the house of Lu-diĝira,
14. 2(disz) ninda 2(disz) 1/3(disz) kusz3 sag e-sir2 li-bur
 en: the front, long 26 cubits and 10 fingers, on the street "Libūr",
15. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda sag e-sir2 bad3
 en: the (other) front, long 30 cubits, on the street of the Wall;
16. ($ blank space $) e2 kislah-bi 1(u) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sar
 en: this is an unbuilt plot of 760 shekels,
17. dub didli ku3-ta sa10 egir ha-la-ba#-na
 en: (that), according to several contracts, was bought, after the division of the inheritance,
18. {disz}inim-{d}da-mu dumu {d}nin-lil2-zi-mu-ke4
 en: by Inim-damu, son of Nilil-zimu.
19. sza3-bala-bala {disz}im-szi-szi
 en: After the heirs of Imšiši
20. u3 sza3-bala-bala inim-{d}da-mu-ke4-ne
 en: and the heirs of Inim-damu,
reverse
1. inim dub ha-la-ba libir-ra-ne-ne
 en: according to the old document recording the division of the inheritance
2. u3 inim dub didli ku3-ta sa10 egir ha-la-ba-ne-ne-sze3
 en: and according to the several documents (recording) the purchase after the division of the inheritance,
3. igi u3-bi2-in-sag5-esz
 en: have choosed;
4. lu2 lu2-u3-ra in-si-ge-esz
 en: one shall be satisfied with the other.
5. u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-u3-ra inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
 en: That in future one against the other shall not make a complaint
6. mu lugal tesz2-bi in-pa3-de3-esz
 en: they have sworn together by the name of the king.
7. igi {d}iszkur-gir3-ra gudu4 {d}nin-lil2-la2
 en: Before Adad-girra, pašīšu-priest of Ninlil;
8. igi ip#-qu2-er-s,e-tim dumu na-ra-am-{d}suen
 en: before Ipqu-erṣetim, son of Naram-sîn;
9. igi {d}nanna-ma# dumu i3-li2-i-din-nam
 en: before Nannama, son of Ilī-i(d)dinam;
10. igi {d}nin-urta-mu-sza-lim ugula e2 sikil
 en: before Ninurta-muša(l)lim, overseer of (the temple of) E-sikil;
11. igi {d}utu-ma-gir dumu {d}utu-gal-zu
 en: before Šamaš-māgir, son of Utu-galzu;
12. igi ni-id-ni-esz18-dar dumu {d}nanna-tum
 en: before Nidni-ištar, son of Nannatum;
13. igi {d}suen-gi4-im-la-an-ni lu2-esz3
 en: before Sîn-gimlanni, priest;
14. igi dingir-ma-an-szum2 gudu4 {d}nin-lil2-la2
 en: before Diĝir-manšum, pašīšu-priest of Ninlil;
15. igi na-bi-{d}en-lil2 nimgir dumu lu2-ga-tum
 en: before Nabi-enlil, herald, son of Lugātum;
16. igi u4-ta-u18-lu-he2-ti dub-sar
 en: before Utta'ulu-ḫeti, the scribe;
17. igi a-wi-li-ia bur-gul dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
 en: before Awīlīya, stone-cutter, son of Ur-baba.
18. iti szu-numun-a
 en: The month of Dumuzi,
19. mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal-e {uruda}gu-za nesag {d}nanna dingir sag-du-ni-ra mu-na-an-dim2-ma
 en: the year in which Samsu-iluna the king has made a throne as an offering for Nanna, the god his begetter
envelope
obverse
1. dub e2 [kislah]
 en: Contract for an unbuilt plot;
2. sag-bi# 1(disz)-[kam-ma] e-sir2 li-bur
 en: its front (is adjacent to) the street "Libūr",
3. sag-[bi 2(disz)]-kam-ma e-sir2 bad3
 en: the other front (is adjacent to) the street of the Wall;
4. inim dub ha-la-ba# libir-ra-sze3 [...]
 en: according to the former inheritance contract
5. u3 inim dub didli ku3-ta sa10 egir ha-la#-ba-ne-ne#
 en: and according to several contracts (recording) the purchase after the division of the inheritance,
6. sza3-bala-bala {disz}im-szi-szi
 en: the heirs of Imšiši
7. u3 sza3-bala-bala {disz}inim-{d}da-[mu-ke4-ne]
 en: and the heirs of Inim-damu
8. igi u3-bi2-in-sag5-esz-a
 en: have choosed;
9. lu2 lu2-u3-ra in-si-ge-esz
 en: one shall be satisfied with the other.
reverse
  blank space
seal 1
1. ibila im-szi-szi-ke4-ne
 en: The heirs of Imšiši
2. ibila inim-{d}da-mu-ke4-ne
 en: The heirs of Inim-damu

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Legal decision Contract; cncg. the limits of 2 houses' plots; w/seal impressions all over the surfaces of both tablet & case; tablet:(Obv)20x(Rev)22 lines; case:(Obv)0x(Rev)10 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/P269795

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
Tablet, w/case, ruled, partially abraded

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 15251
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 589523 + 589524
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.15251

References

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 129

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

  • history: PBS 5, 096 (date only)

    [Poebel1914PBS5] Poebel, Arno. 1914. Historical and Grammatical Texts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 5. University Museum, Pennsylvania.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2021-04-30 at 07:43:54 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2020-07-07 at 03:52:25 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Guidi, Carlo 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, 129 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P269795.
PBS 08/2, 129 artifact entry (No. P269795). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269795 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 129 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269795 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269795},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269795},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/2, 129 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P269795.
PBS 08/2, 129 artifact entry (No. P269795). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269795 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 129 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269795 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 129 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269795},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269795},
}

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