OSP 2, 011 (P216163)

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 04684 + CBS 04685 + CBS 04690 + CBS 04699b + c + f

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Cebada, pescado seco y sal para capataces y personal.)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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Has fragments

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]-ta#
2. [...]-ta#
3. [...]-ta#
4. [...]-ta#
5. [...]-ta#
  rest broken
column 2
1. [... nu-banda3]
2. [...] x ka-gal
3. [...] sze gur-ta
4. 1(ban2@c) ku6 had2-ta
5. [1(disz)] sila3 mun-ta
6. 6(disz) dub-sar lugal
7. 7(disz) ugula dub-nagar
8. 6(disz) ugula ku3-dim2
9. 1(disz) ugula bur-gul
10. 3(disz) ugula nagar
11. 1(u) 5(disz) ugula# simug
12. 3(disz)# ugula mu-sar#
13. [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [n sze gur-ta]
2. 5(disz) sila3 [ku6 had2-ta]
3. 1/2(disz) sila3 mun-ta
4. 1(gesz2) 2(u) la2 3(asz@c) tibira
5. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) ku3-dim2
6. 1(u) bur-gul
7. 1(gesz2) la2 6(disz) nagar
8. 1(gesz2) 3(u) la2 1(asz@c) gurusz
9. nu-banda3 lu5-ur2-da
10. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) gurusz
11. nu-banda3 dingir-su-ra-bi2
12. [...]
column 2
1. [... x]-li-[im]
2. [...] gim
3. [n szu-la2]-te
4. [_szu-nigin2_ x sze] gur
5. [_szu-nigin2_ x ku6 had2] gur
6. [_szu-nigin2_ x] mun gur
7. [im-hu]-ru
8. [iti ...]

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Cebada, pescado seco y sal para capataces y personal.)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: OSP 2, 11

    [Westenholz1987OSP2] Westenholz, Aage. 1987. Old Sumerian and Old Akkadian Texts in Philadelphia, Chiefly from Nippur. Part 2: The “Akkadian” Texts, the Enlilemaba Texts, and the Onion Archive. CNI Publications 3. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum press, University of Copenhagen.

  • history: PBS 9, 120+unp.

    [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.

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 216 n. 675

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 04684 + CBS 04685 + CBS 04690 + CBS 04699b + c + f
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    Classical Sargonic

  • Dates Referenced: Shar-kali-sharri.00.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact 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 Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:01 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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CDLI Notes:

P216163 leadP216163 lead

Cite this Artifact

“OSP 2, 011 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P216163.
OSP 2, 011 artifact entry (No. P216163). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216163 (Original work published 1970)
OSP 2, 011 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216163 (Accessed: November 4, 2025).
@misc{2023OSP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OSP 2, 011 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216163},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216163},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P216163
LB  - CDLI:P216163
M1  - 2025/11/4/
TI  - OSP 2, 011 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216163
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OSP 2, 011 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P216163.
OSP 2, 011 artifact entry (No. P216163). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216163 (Original work published 1970)
OSP 2, 011 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216163 (Accessed: November 4, 2025).
@misc{2023OSP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OSP 2, 011 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216163},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216163},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P216163
LB  - CDLI:P216163
M1  - 2025/11/4/
TI  - OSP 2, 011 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216163
ER  -
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