OSP 2, 062 (P216216)

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 06168

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Sumario de transacciones entre Enlilemaba y Elu.)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(asz@c){sza-na-bi3} ku3
  written 2(asz@c) ku3 sza na pi
2. ku3 {gesz}dusu
3. e2-ad-da-kam
4. ur-{d}namma be-de3
5. in#-tak4
6. 8(asz@c) ku3 gin2
7. [ku3] {gesz#}dusu-kam
8. ur-{d}namma be-de3
9. in-tak4
10. e2-lu2
11. in-la2
12. u4-ba en-edin-ne2
13. ugula-ni
14. [1(esze3@c)] GAN2
15. [nig2-sa10-bi3]
16. [n ku3 gin2]
column 2
1. {d}en-lil2-le
2. dam-gar3-ra
3. za3-mu simug
4. in-na-la2
5. 1(esze3@c) GAN2
6. nig2-sa10-bi3
7. 1/3(asz@c){sza-na} ku3 la2 2(asz@c) gin2
  1/3(asz@c) ku3 sza na la2 2(asz@c) gin2
8. {d}en-lil2-le
9. dam-gar3-ra
10. lugal-nig2-zu
11. in-na-la2
12. 1(esze3@c) GAN2
13. nig2-sa10-bi3
14. 1/3(asz@c){sza-na} ku3 la2 2(asz@c) gin2
  1/3(asz@c) ku3 sza na la2 2(asz@c) gin2
15. {d}en-lil2-le
16. dam-gar3-ra
reverse
column 1
1. ba-de6
2. 1(asz@c) e2 sar igi-[3(disz) sar]
3. nig2-sa10-[bi3]
4. 1/3(asz@c){sza-na} ku3 la2 1(asz@c) igi 3(disz) gin2
  1/3(asz@c) ku3 sza na 1(asz@c) igi 3(disz) gin2
5. {d}en-lil2-le
6. dam-gar3-ra
7. lugal-gesz szandana-ke4
8. in-na-la2
9. [5(asz@c)] ku3 gin2
10. nig2-sa10 e2-kam
11. {d}en-lil2-le dam-gar3
12. ur-ag2-e
13. in-na-la2
14. 1(u@c) sze lid2-ga
15. nig2-sa10 e2-kam
16. e2-ki-gal-la
17. e2-lu2
18. in-na-ag2
column 2
1. [ku3 {gesz}dusu e2-ad]-da#-kam?
2. [{d}en]-lil2-le
3. e2-lu2
4. in-na-szum2
5. [1(asz@c) {d}en-lil2-le]
6. [1(asz@c) nin-gu-la]
7. [1(asz@c) {d}en-lil2]-la2
8. [1(asz@c) en]-nu
9. [1(asz@c)] ur2#-ni
10. [1(asz@c) ur]-esz2-dam
11. lu2-ki-inim-ma-bi3-me

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Sumario de transacciones entre Enlilemaba y Elu.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P216216

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

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 06168
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 581031
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.6168

References

  • primary: OSP 2, 62

    [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, 007

    [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, 61

    [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 12:34:02 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, 062 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P216216.
OSP 2, 062 artifact entry (No. P216216). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216216 (Original work published 1970)
OSP 2, 062 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216216 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2023OSP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OSP 2, 062 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216216},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216216},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P216216
LB  - CDLI:P216216
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - OSP 2, 062 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216216
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OSP 2, 062 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P216216.
OSP 2, 062 artifact entry (No. P216216). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216216 (Original work published 1970)
OSP 2, 062 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216216 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2023OSP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OSP 2, 062 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216216},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216216},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P216216
LB  - CDLI:P216216
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - OSP 2, 062 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216216
ER  -
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