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

Photo

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

-

Has fragments Has seal impression(s)

Text

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#

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

P261143 leadP261143 lead

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P261143

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment Fragmented
frag,LU,Ru. &RLo. crnrs missing,cracked,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 04950 + frags. & N 4255
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 580854 + 580855
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.4950 + N.4255

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2022-05-21 at 14:28:44 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram 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, 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: May 19, 2026).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/1, 044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P261143},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P261143},
}


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ID  - P261143
LB  - CDLI:P261143
M1  - 2026/5/19/
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: May 19, 2026).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	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  - 2026/5/19/
TI  - PBS 08/1, 044 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P261143
ER  -
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