PBS 08/1, 002 + ARN 004 (P261131)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey, Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 04938 + Ist Ni 09201

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (litigation Legal document; (Obv)16x(Rev)7x(LE)2 lines. *Year in which Amar-Sin made for Enlil an emblem of gold, silver and lapis-lazuli.")

Language(s)

Sumerian

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: lower upper corner, ruled
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  • Genre(s): Legal (litigation Legal document; (Obv)16x(Rev)7x(LE)2 lines. *Year in which Amar-Sin made for Enlil an emblem of gold, silver and lapis-lazuli.")
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: PBS 8/1, 2

    [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. 1768

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

  • history: JCS 03 (pp. 1-209), p. 184-198

    [Kraus1951JCS3] Kraus, Fritz R. 1951. “Nippur Und Isin Nach Altbabylonischen Rechtsurkunden.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 3: 1–209.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 04938 + Ist Ni 09201
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-10 at 15:37:26 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-10 at 15:36:11 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-10-06 at 03:04:42 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/1, 002 + ARN 004 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P261131.
PBS 08/1, 002 + ARN 004 artifact entry (No. P261131). (2024, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P261131 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/1, 002 + ARN 004 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P261131 (Accessed: November 13, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 10},
	title = {PBS 08/1, 002 + {ARN} 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P261131},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P261131},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P261131
LB  - CDLI:P261131
M1  - 2025/11/13/
TI  - PBS 08/1, 002 + ARN 004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P261131
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/1, 002 + ARN 004 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P261131.
PBS 08/1, 002 + ARN 004 artifact entry (No. P261131). (2024, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P261131 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/1, 002 + ARN 004 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P261131 (Accessed: November 13, 2025).
@misc{2024PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 10},
	title = {PBS 08/1, 002 + {ARN} 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P261131},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P261131},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P261131
LB  - CDLI:P261131
M1  - 2025/11/13/
TI  - PBS 08/1, 002 + ARN 004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P261131
ER  - 
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