OSP 2, 052 (P216206)

Legal 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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 06208 + CBS 06209 + N 0052

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Propiedad de Gan-Åenirda y venta de tierra, con testigos.)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has fragments

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(esze3@c) GAN2
2. GAN2 ab2-za-an
3. 3(iku@c) GAN2 ki-im-du
4. 2(iku@c) e2 sar
5. 1(asz@c) lugal-nidba2-e
6. 1(asz@c) nin-i3-gara2
7. 1(asz@c) bur din-di
8. 5(asz@c) za-gin3 za-us2
9. 1(asz@c) {gesz}dur2-gar sal-la mes
10. 1(asz@c) gada
11. |U.SZA| he2-{d}{[sze3]}szer7-[da]
12. amar-{d}asznan#
reverse
1. {d}en-lil2-le-[ma-ba]
2. dam-gar3 i3-[...]
3. mu lugal-[sze3]
4. inim-bi al#-[til]
5. 1(esze3@c) GAN2 a2-[ti]-hi#
6. 1(esze3@c) GAN2 kun#
7. nig2-sa10-bi 2/3(asz@c){sza-na-bi} ku3
  gar sa10 bi 2/3(asz@c) ku3 sza na bi
8. 1(asz@c) e2 sar igi 3(disz) sar
9. ku3-bi 1/3(asz@c){sza-na} la2 1(asz@c) gin2 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ@c))|) ma-na
10. ku3# dusu e2-ad-da-ke4 ba-de6
11. 1(asz@c) ur2-ni
12. 1(asz@c) ur-esz2-dam dumu a-zu-zu-me
13. 1(asz@c) en-nu dumu AN-lu2
14. 1(asz@c) {d}en-lil2-la2 dumu sag-a-du
15. 1(asz@c) ur-esz2-dam aszgab
16. lu2-ki-inim-ma-bi-me

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Propiedad de Gan-Åenirda y venta de tierra, con testigos.)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Classical Sargonic
Accounting Period

Record

P216206 leadP216206 lead

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P216206

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation Fragmented

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 06208 + CBS 06209 + N 0052
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 581766 + 581767 + 581768
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.6208 + N.52

References

  • primary: OSP 2, 52

    [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, 051 + 052

    [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.

  • history: SRU, 101 & 102

    [Edzard1968SRU] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1968. Sumerische Rechtsurkunden Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur. Abhandlungen. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse. Neue Folge, Heft 67. München: Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:01 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“OSP 2, 052 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P216206.
OSP 2, 052 artifact entry (No. P216206). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216206 (Original work published 1970)
OSP 2, 052 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216206 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
@misc{2023OSP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OSP 2, 052 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216206},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216206},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P216206
LB  - CDLI:P216206
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - OSP 2, 052 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216206
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OSP 2, 052 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P216206.
OSP 2, 052 artifact entry (No. P216206). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216206 (Original work published 1970)
OSP 2, 052 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216206 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
@misc{2023OSP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OSP 2, 052 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216206},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216206},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P216206
LB  - CDLI:P216206
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - OSP 2, 052 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216206
ER  -
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