PBS 09, 028 + 034 (P216345)

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 06186 + CBS 06191

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

-

Has fragments

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]-mi
2. [...]-x-me
3. [... lugal?]-iti-da
4. [...]-e2-da
5. [...]-lul#
6. [...]-{d}nin#-lil2
7. [...]-x-nu
8. [...] x
  rest broken
column 2
1. 2(ban2@c) lugal#-[...]
2. ka!-[...]
3. 1(asz@c) su-birx(|SZIMxNIG2|)-a 2(ban2@c)
4. 2(ban2@c) i2-ti
5. 2(asz@c) i3-du8 ganun
6. 3(ban2@c) lugal-nir-gal2
7. 4(ban2@c) lugal-iti-da
8. 4(ban2@c) masz-da5#
9. 3(ban2@c) la-gi-[bum?]
10. 4(ban2@c) lugal-x-x [...] i3-du8 [...]
11. 3(ban2@c) a-ba-{d}en#-[lil2 x]
  rest broken
reverse
1. lugal#-[...]
2. sag-{d}en#-[lil2-da? ...]
3. na-pa2-lu5#? [...]
4. isz-me-{d}nin#-[...]
5. lugal-en#?-[...]
6. nita-zi# [...]
7. isz-me-{d}nin-[...]
8. e2-[...]
9. e2-gan-[...]
10. isz-me-{d}nin# [...]
  rest broken

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.
  • Condition Description:
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  • Seal no.:
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  • primary: PBS 9, 028 + 034

    [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: PBS 14, 0636

    [Legrain1925PBS14] Legrain, Léon. 1925. The Culture of the Babylonians from Their Seals in the Collections of the Museum. Publications of the Babylonian Section 14.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 06186 + CBS 06191
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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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
2011-08-29 at 17:15:20 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-08-29 at 17:14:48 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:05 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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P216345 leadP216345 lead

Cite this Artifact
“PBS 09, 028 + 034 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P216345.
PBS 09, 028 + 034 artifact entry (No. P216345). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216345 (Original work published 1970)
PBS 09, 028 + 034 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216345 (Accessed: May 16, 2025).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 09, 028 + 034 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216345},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216345},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P216345
LB  - CDLI:P216345
M1  - 2025/5/16/
TI  - PBS 09, 028 + 034 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216345
ER  - 
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