PBS 08/1, 090 (P261150)

Legal 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

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 04957

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Rent of a house; (Obv)7x(Rev)6 lines, seal impressions on all the surfaces.)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. e2 {d}da-mu-eri-ba-am
2. ki {d}da-mu-eri-ba-am-ta
3. {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam dam-gar3-ke4
4. nam-ga-an-tusz-u3-de3
5. a2 mu-u8-a-sze3
6. 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
7. ib2-ta-an-e3
reverse
1. igi {d}suen-ma-gir dumu zi-bu-u2-a
2. igi e-na-e2-kur-ra-bi dub-sar
  blank space
3. iti szu-numun-a u4 1(disz)-kam
4. mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal-e a2-ag2-ga2 {d}en-lil2-la2-ta
seal 1
  illegible

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Rent of a house; (Obv)7x(Rev)6 lines, seal impressions on all the surfaces.)
  • Language(s):


  • primary: PBS 8/1, 90

    [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. 1666

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

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  • Museum No.: CBS 04957
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

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

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“PBS 08/1, 090 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P261150.
PBS 08/1, 090 artifact entry (No. P261150). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P261150 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/1, 090 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P261150 (Accessed: May 2, 2025).
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	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/1, 090 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P261150},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P261150},
}

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