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

Photo

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

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

Text content

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

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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P261150

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

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 04957
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 579977
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.4957

References

  • 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.

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
2020-06-02 at 03:30:25 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI, CDLI Approved View

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: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/1, 090 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P261150},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P261150},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P261150
LB  - CDLI:P261150
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - PBS 08/1, 090 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P261150
ER  -

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: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/1, 090 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P261150},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P261150},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P261150
LB  - CDLI:P261150
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - PBS 08/1, 090 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P261150
ER  -
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