OSP 1, 102 (P216140)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 08424

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. [n amar-munus]-kir
2. [...] bala-a
3. x x-ni
4. 1(u) 2(disz) [...] amar-munus-kir ad-la2
5. [a]-ba-{d}en-lil2
6. 1(u) 2(disz) [...] amar-munus-kir ad-la2
7. ne#-sag
8. 1(u) 5(disz) amar-munus-kir ad-la2
column 2
1. ur-PA
2. e2 {d}lugal-mes-lam{ki}
3. ($ blank space $) amar-munus-kir ad-la2
4. adab{ki}-ki-du10
5. ($ blank space $) amar-munus-kir ad-[la2]
6. nam-zi#-[tar-ra?]
blank space
7. _szu-nigin2_# [...]
reverse
column 1
1. amar-munus#-[kir]
2. ugula unu3-[ne]
3. an-ne-szum2
4. 6(disz) amar-munus-kir sze3
5. {d}i7-de3-de3
6. he2-dab5-sze3
7. an-na-szum2
8. sim-da uri3{uruda}
9. ab-szu2
blank space
column 2
1. amar-munus?-gaba-am3
2. ganun-mah-ta
3. [dingir]-ga2#-ab-e
4. i3-ne-szum2
5. iti sze-sag11-ku5
6. mu ma-ri2{ki}-<<a>>
7. hul-a

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Collections

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: OSP 1, 102

[Westenholz1975OSP1] Westenholz, Aage. 1975. Old Sumerian and Old Akkadian Texts in Philadelphia, Chiefly from Nippur. Part 1: Literary and Lexical Texts and the Earliest Administrative Documents from Nippur. Bibliotheca Mesopotamica, Volume 1. Malibu: Undena Publications.
history: PBS 13, 27

[Legrain1922PBS13] Legrain, Léon. 1922. Historical Fragments. Publications of the Babylonian Section 13. University Museum, Pennsylvania. http://www.etana.org/sites/default/files/coretexts/14913.pdf.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CBS 08424
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
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
2021-01-18 at 06:14:06	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru		CDLI	Approved
2019-06-19 at 06:35:28	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:00	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Penn Museum (583211) (583211)
Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.8424) (CBS.8424)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“OSP 1, 102 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P216140.

OSP 1, 102 artifact entry (No. P216140). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216140 (Original work published 1970)

OSP 1, 102 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216140 (Accessed: February 17, 2026).

@misc{2023OSP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OSP 1, 102 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216140},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216140},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P216140
LB  - CDLI:P216140
M1  - 2026/2/17/
TI  - OSP 1, 102 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216140
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“OSP 1, 102 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P216140.

OSP 1, 102 artifact entry (No. P216140). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216140 (Original work published 1970)

OSP 1, 102 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216140 (Accessed: February 17, 2026).

@misc{2023OSP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OSP 1, 102 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216140},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216140},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P216140
LB  - CDLI:P216140
M1  - 2026/2/17/
TI  - OSP 1, 102 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216140
ER  -