OSP 2, 055 (P216209)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 06240 + CBS 06261

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Campos y casa y préstamo garantizado por Enlilemaba.)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has fragments

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz@c){sza-na-bi3}-ta ku3
  2(asz@c) ku3 sza na pi ta
2. mu 2(u) la2 3(disz)-sze3
3. e2-lu2
4. {gesz}dusu-sze3 i3-la2
5. {d}en-lil2-ma-ba
6. dumu a-ba-{d}en-lil2 dam-gar3-ke4
7. ab-gi-ne2
8. [n GAN2] kun a2-ti-hi
9. [...]
10. [n GAN2]
11. [GAN2 ka]-ki#-im-du an-gal2
12. lugal-nig2-zu
13. 1(asz@c) e2-sar igi 3(disz) la2 1(asz@c) gin2 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ@c))|) ma-na
14. [nig2-sa10-bi3 1/3(asz@c){sza-na} ku3] la2# 1(asz@c) gin2 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ@c))|) ma-na
  gar sa10 pi 1/3(asz@c) ku3 sza na la2 1(asz@c) gin2 2/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.2(ASZ@c))|) ma-na
reverse
1. [lugal]-gesz#
2. dumu szesz-kur-ra szandana
3. nin-gu-la szu-na ab-si
4. ISZ-GAN2-bi
5. i3-gu7
6. 1(esze3@c) GAN2 za3-mu simug x
7. szesz-ne i3-zi-esz2
8. {gesz}dusu ad-da-kam
9. e2-lu2 i3-su-su
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Campos y casa y préstamo garantizado por Enlilemaba.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

P216209 leadP216209 lead

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P216209

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 06240 + CBS 06261
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 581780 + 581781
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.6240

References

  • primary: OSP 2, 55

    [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, 086 + 107

    [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, p. 123

    [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, 055 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P216209.
OSP 2, 055 artifact entry (No. P216209). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216209 (Original work published 1970)
OSP 2, 055 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216209 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2023OSP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OSP 2, 055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216209},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216209},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P216209
LB  - CDLI:P216209
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - OSP 2, 055 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216209
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OSP 2, 055 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P216209.
OSP 2, 055 artifact entry (No. P216209). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216209 (Original work published 1970)
OSP 2, 055 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216209 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2023OSP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OSP 2, 055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216209},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216209},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P216209
LB  - CDLI:P216209
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - OSP 2, 055 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216209
ER  -
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