PBS 08/1, 057 (P259755)

Administrative tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 03382

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Tax receipt; 6x5 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) u8
 en: 3 sheep (and)
2. 1(disz) udu-nita 4(disz) udu hi-a
 en: 1 ram, (total) 4 sheep,
3. na-gada {d}suen-e-ri-im-szu
 en: from the herdsman Sîn-erimšu
4. e2-tur3 nam-en-na
 en: the stockyard of the priesthood
5. sa2-du11-sze3 ba-gid2
 en: has received for the regular offering.
reverse
  blank space
1. iti ki 8(disz) kin-{d}inanna u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam
 en: The month 8-Elūnum, the day 26
2. mu ki 3(disz) us2-sa i3-si-in{ki} ba-dab5-ba
 en: (of) the year 3 after Isin was seized.

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Tax receipt; 6x5 lines)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P259755

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
obv ruled

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 03382
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 578573
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.3382

References

  • primary: PBS 8/1, 57

    [Chiera1914PBS8/1] Chiera, Edward. 1914. Legal and Administrative Documents from Nippur, Chiefly from the Dynasties of Isin and Larsa. Publications of the Babylonian Section 8/1. Philadelphia: University Museum.

  • history: PBS 8/1, p. 62 no. 21

    [Chiera1914PBS8/1] Chiera, Edward. 1914. Legal and Administrative Documents from Nippur, Chiefly from the Dynasties of Isin and Larsa. Publications of the Babylonian Section 8/1. Philadelphia: University Museum.

  • history: Hammurabi's Gesetz 6, no. 1812

    [Koschaker1923HG6] Koschaker, Paul, and Arthur Ungnad. 1923. Hammurabi’s Gesetz. Band VI: Übersetzte Urkunden Mit Rechtserläuterungen. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.

  • history: Robertson diss, . p. 208

    [Robertson1981diss] Robertson, John F. 1981. “Redistributive Economies in Ancient Mesopotamian Society: A Case Study from Isin-Larsa Period Nippur.” Phdthesis, University of Pennsylvania.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-12 at 18:36:12 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-12 at 18:33:33 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2020-09-05 at 09:48:34 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI Approved View
2020-05-27 at 08:01:25 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2016-12-09 at 10:12:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-12-08 at 03:32:28 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/1, 057 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P259755.
PBS 08/1, 057 artifact entry (No. P259755). (2024, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259755 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/1, 057 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259755 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 12},
	title = {PBS 08/1, 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P259755},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P259755},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/1, 057 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P259755.
PBS 08/1, 057 artifact entry (No. P259755). (2024, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259755 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/1, 057 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259755 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
@misc{2024PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 12},
	title = {PBS 08/1, 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P259755},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P259755},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/12/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P259755
LB  - CDLI:P259755
M1  - 2026/5/17/
TI  - PBS 08/1, 057 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P259755
ER  -
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