PBS 08/1, 044 (P261143)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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 04950 + frags. & N 4255

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Redemption document of the fatherly house; (Obv)15x(Rev)13 lines, seal impressions on Rev.& 4 edges.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz)# sar 1(u) gin2 e2# du3#-a#
2. 1(disz) {gesz}ig mi#-[ri2]-za
3. da e2# i-[x-x]-USZ-mu i3-ra2-ra2
4. e2 [{d}]en#-lil2-be#-[el]-i3#-li2
5. dumu pa-[a]-gum#
6. ki {d}en-lil2-be-el-i3#-li2#-ta
7. [{disz}]{d}utu-dingir e2 ad-da-ni
8. in#-du8 sa10-am3 til-la-bi-sze3
9. 1/3(disz) ma-na 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
10. in-na-an-la2
11. u4 kur2-sze3 {disz}{d}en-lil2-be-el-i3-li2-ke4#
12. u3 ibila-a-ni a-na-me-a-[bi]
13. e2-bi-sze3
14. inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
15. mu lugal-bi in-pa3#
reverse
1. igi dingir-szu-i-bi-szu dumu x-x-x
2. igi i-bi-{d}nin-szubur lu2 x
3. igi ip-qa2-tum lu2 tug2-du8
4. igi i-bi-{d}en-lil2 dumu lu2-{d}suen#
5. igi i-din-{d}en-lil2 dumu {d}en-lil2-be-[el-i3-li2]
6. igi {d}en-lil2-na-da dumu ma-ti-dingir#
7. [igi] i3-li2-u3-{d}utu simug
8. [igi] x#-li-ia gi4-mil-{d}utu
9. [igi] ta-ri-ba-tum bur-gul
10. [igi] szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi dub-sar
  blank space
11. [iti] gan-gan-e3 mu ki 1(u) 9(disz) us2-sa
12. [{d}]ri-im-{d}suen lugal-e
13. [i3]-si-in{ki} ba-dab5-ba
envelope
obverse
  (to be transliterated)
seal 1
1. {d}en-lil2-be-el-i3-li2
2. dumu pa-a-gum#

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: frag,LU,Ru. &RLo. crnrs missing,cracked,ruled
  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal (Redemption document of the fatherly house; (Obv)15x(Rev)13 lines, seal impressions on Rev.& 4 edges.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: OB Contracts, B2 no. 8 +

    [Stone1976OBContracts] Stone, Elizabeth C. 1976. “Old Babylonian Contracts from Nippur.” Oriental Institute of Chicago Microfiche Archives. University of Chicago.

  • history: PBS 8/1, p. 58-59 no. 17

    [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. 1653

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

  • history: OB Contracts, B2 no. 8 (envelope)

    [Stone1976OBContracts] Stone, Elizabeth C. 1976. “Old Babylonian Contracts from Nippur.” Oriental Institute of Chicago Microfiche Archives. University of Chicago.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 04950 + frags. & N 4255
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2022-05-21 at 14:28:44 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram 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

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

P261143 leadP261143 lead

Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/1, 044 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P261143.
PBS 08/1, 044 artifact entry (No. P261143). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P261143 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/1, 044 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P261143 (Accessed: November 20, 2025).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/1, 044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P261143},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P261143},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P261143
LB  - CDLI:P261143
M1  - 2025/11/20/
TI  - PBS 08/1, 044 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P261143
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/1, 044 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P261143.
PBS 08/1, 044 artifact entry (No. P261143). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P261143 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/1, 044 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P261143 (Accessed: November 20, 2025).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/1, 044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P261143},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P261143},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P261143
LB  - CDLI:P261143
M1  - 2025/11/20/
TI  - PBS 08/1, 044 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P261143
ER  -
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