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PBS 08/2, 254 (P262068)

Administrative 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 07014

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (List of persons to whom onion fields have been apportioned)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 8(disz) sar a-pil-{d}ku-bi
2. 2(u) 1(disz) sar {d}nuska#-ma-lik
3. 2(u) 1(disz) sar {d}nuska#-a-bi
4. 2(u) 1(disz) sar dingir-szu-ba-ni
5. 1(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sar ri-im-{d}iszkur
6. 1(u) sar a-ha-su2-nu
7. 5(disz) sar ki 2(disz) ri-im-{d}iszkur
blank space
8. szu-nigin2 1(iku) GAN2 2(u) 1/2(disz) sar a-sza3 ki-szum2-ma
9. sze-bi 4(asz) 6(disz) sila3 sze gur
single ruling
10. ($ blank space $) x#
11. [...]
reverse
blank

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)

Collections

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation: fragment
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (List of persons to whom onion fields have been apportioned)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: PBS 8/2, 254

[Chiera1922PBS8/2] Chiera, Edward. 1922. Old Babylonian Contracts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 8/2. Philadelphia: University Museum.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CBS 07014
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
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
2022-06-12 at 08:19:25	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
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

External Resources

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

Penn Museum (581698) (581698)
Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.7014) (CBS.7014)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifacts

“PBS 08/2, 254 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262068.

PBS 08/2, 254 artifact entry (No. P262068). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262068 (Original work published 2005)

PBS 08/2, 254 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262068 (Accessed: February 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 254 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262068},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262068},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“PBS 08/2, 254 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262068.

PBS 08/2, 254 artifact entry (No. P262068). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262068 (Original work published 2005)

PBS 08/2, 254 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262068 (Accessed: February 3, 2026).

@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 254 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262068},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262068},
}

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