BE 06/2, 040 (P262072)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 07018 & UM 29-13-040

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Marriage contract of a priest of enlil, pre-marital agreement; seal impressions; (Obv)17x(Rev)18 lines)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has fragments Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}{d}en-lil2-id-su2 nu-esz3 {d}en-lil2-la2 dumu lugal-a2-zi-da
 en: Enlil-idzu nešakku-priest of Enlil, son of Lugal-azida,
2. {disz}ama-sukkal dumu-munus {d}nin-urta-ma-an-szum2-ke4
 en: Ama-sukkal, daughter of Ninurta-manšum,
3. nam-dam-sze3 ba-an-tuku
 en: has taken for marriage.
4. 1(u) 9(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar {disz}ama-sukkal-ke4
 en: 19 shekels of silver Ama-sukkal
5. {disz}{d}en-lil2-id-su2 dam-a-ni-ra
 en: to Enlil-idzu, her husband,
6. in-na-ni-in-ku4
 en: has brought.
7. u4-kur2-sze3 tukum-bi {disz}{d}en-lil-id-su2-ke4
 en: In future, if Enlil-idzu
8. {disz}ama-sukkal dam-a-ni-ra
 en: to Ama-sukkal his wife
9. dam-mu nu-me-en ba-na-an-du11
 en: says: "my wife you aren't",
10. 1(u) 9(disz) gin2 ku3-bi gur-ru-dam
 en: he shall return the 19 shekels of silver
11. u3 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3 dam-tag4-ni-ra i3-la2-e
 en: and, as her divorce money, will pay half a mine;
12. u3 tukum-bi {disz}ama-sukkal-ke4
 en: and if Ama-sukkal
13. {disz}{d}en-lil2-id-su2 dam-a-ni-ra
 en: to Enlil-idzu her husband
14. dam-mu nu-me-en ba-na-an-du11
 en: says: "my husband you aren't",
15. 1(u) 9(disz) ku3-bi ba-ra-e11-de3
 en: she shall forfeit the 19 shekels
16. u3 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e
 en: and will pay half a mine of silver.
17. sze-ga-ne-ne-ta
 en: In mutual agreement
reverse
1. mu lugal tesz2-bi in-pa3-de3-esz
 en: by the name of the king, together they have sowrn.
2. igi a-at-ta-a dumu na-ra-am-{d}suen
 en: Before Attâ, son of Naram-sîn;
3. igi i-din-{d}iszkur gudu4 {d}nin-lil2-la2 dumu {d}iszkur-ir9-ra
 en: before Idin-iškur, pašīšu-priest of Ninlil, son of Iškur-irra;
4. igi lu2-{d}nanna gudu4 {d}nin-lil2-la2 dumu {d}en-lil2-me-sza4
 en: before Lu-nanna, pašīšu-priest of Ninlil, son of Enlil-meša;
5. igi dingir-ma-an-szum2 lu2-bappir {d}nin-lil2-la2 dumu i-lu-ni
 en: before Dingir-manšum, brewer of Ninlil, son of Iluni;
6. igi {d}en-lil2-ma-lik dumu s,i-li-{d}nin-urta
 en: before Enlil-malik, son of Ṣili-ninurta;
7. igi dingir-ma-an-szum2 dub!-sar dumu lu2-{d}ama-a-ra-zu
 en: before Dingir-manšum, scribe, son of Lu-amarazu;
8. igi {d}nusku-ni-szu dumu ad-da-du10-ga nu-esz3
 en: before Nusku-nišu, son of Adda-dugga, nešakku-priest;
9. igi esz18-dar-la-ma-si2 dam ad-da-du10-ga nu-esz3
 en: before Ištar-lama(s)si, wife of Adda-dugga nešakku-priest;
10. igi esz18-dar-la-ma-si2 dam lugal-a2-zi-da nu-esz3
 en: before Ištar-lama(s)si, wife of Lugal-azida, nešakku-priest;
11. igi {d}nin-urta-ra-i-im-ze-ri-im dumu {d}nin-urta-ma-an-szum2
 en: before Ninurta-imzerim, son of Ninurta-manšum;
12. igi {d}nin-urta-mu-ba-li2-it, dumu du-um-qi2-esz18-dar
 en: before Ninurta-muba(l)liṭ, son of Dumqi-ištar;
13. igi a-wi-li-ia bur-gul dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
 en: before Awīliya, stone-cutter, son of Ur-baba.
  single ruling
14. iti bara2-za3-gar u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam
 en: The month of Nisānum, the day 28
15. mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal-e inim {d}en-lil2-la2-ta ki-sur-ra{ki} sa-bu-um{ki}-bi-da-ke4 ka-si-il-la2-asz bi2-in-ku4-ra
 en: (of) the year (in which) Samsu-iluna, the king, by the command of Enlil, brought Kisurra and Sabum to praise.
bottom
  seal impression
left
  seal impression
seal 1
1. {d}en-lil2-id-su2!
2. dumu lugal-a2-zi-da
seal 2
1. ama-sukkal
2. dumu-munus {d}nin-uta-ma-an-szum2
envelope
  beginning broken
1'. dub nam-dam-ma#
2'. {disz}a-wa-tu-ia
3'. ki na-ra-am-tum dam-a-ni
  seal impression
seal 1
1. x x le?
2. dumu ARAD-{d}x

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Marriage contract of a priest of enlil, pre-marital agreement; seal impressions; (Obv)17x(Rev)18 lines)
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

P262072 leadP262072 lead

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P262072

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation Fragmented
Tablet (case=UM 29-13-40)

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 07018 & UM 29-13-040
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 588448 + 588449
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.7018 + UM.29-13-40

References

  • primary: BE 6/2, 40

    [Poebel1909BE6/2] Poebel, Arno. 1909. Babylonian Legal and Business Documents from the Time of the First Dynasty of Babylon, Chiefly from Nippur. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. Series A: Cuneiform Texts 6/2. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Department of Archaeology.

  • history: Fs Oppenheim (pp. 95-105)

    [Hallo1964FsOppenheim] Hallo, William W. 1964. “The Slandered Bride.” In Studies Presented to A. Leo Oppenheim June 7, 95–105. Chicago, University of Chicago Press.

  • history: OB Contracts, D4 no. 24 (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
2024-10-06 at 10:13:32 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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
2020-07-06 at 09:32:21 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI Approved View
2020-07-06 at 09:30:06 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2020-06-07 at 02:32:33 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2018-07-21 at 20:42:15 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Woestenburg, Els 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

“BE 06/2, 040 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P262072.
BE 06/2, 040 artifact entry (No. P262072). (2024, October 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262072 (Original work published 2005)
BE 06/2, 040 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262072 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
@misc{2024BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 6},
	title = {BE 06/2, 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262072},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262072},
}


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TI  - BE 06/2, 040 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BE 06/2, 040 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P262072.
BE 06/2, 040 artifact entry (No. P262072). (2024, October 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262072 (Original work published 2005)
BE 06/2, 040 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262072 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
@misc{2024BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 6},
	title = {BE 06/2, 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262072},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262072},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P262072
LB  - CDLI:P262072
M1  - 2026/5/17/
TI  - BE 06/2, 040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P262072
ER  -
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