PBS 08/2, 103 (P262078)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 07024

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (A man purchases from his partner a house they had bought together; (Obv)14x(Rev)18x(UE)1 lines)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sar e2 du3-a {gesz}kesz2 gub
 en: One built house plot of 1 SAR, the roofing in place,
2. e2 gub-ba-ni-du10 us2-sa
 en: next to the house of Gubbanidu,
3. sa10-am3 til-la-bi
 en: its full price is
4. 2/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar
 en: 2/3 of mina (= 40 shekels) of silver;
5. 5/6(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 kislah
 en: one unbuilt plot of 5/6 SAR and 5 shekels (= 55 shekels)
6. e2 lugal-a-ma-ru us2-sa
 en: next to the house of Lugal-amaru,
7. sa10-am3 til-la-bi
 en: its full price is
8. 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
 en: 5 shekels of silver.
9. e2 {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2#
 en: The house, which Nanna-manšum
10. u3 dingir-szu#-mu-[ba]-li2-it,
 en: and Ilšu-muba(l)liṭ
11. nam-tab-ba-ne-ne-ta
 en: with their partnership
12. in-sa10-esz-a
 en: had bought, (now)
13. ki {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 dumu u4-du10-mu-ta#
 en: from Nanna-manšum, son of Udumu,
reverse
1. dingir-szu-mu#-[ba-li2-it,] dumu [hi-li-abzu]
 en: Ilšu-muballiṭ, son of Ḫili-abzu,
2. in-szi#-[in-sa10]
 en: has bought;
3. sa10-am3 til#-[la]-bi#
 en: its full price,
4. 2/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
 en: 2/3 of mina and 5 shekels (= 45 shekels) of silver
5. in-na-la2
 en: he has paid.
6. u4 kur2-sze3 {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
 en: In future, that Nanna-manšum
7. e2-bi-sze3 inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
 en: will not make a claim concerning this house,
8. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
 en: he has sworn by the name of the king.
9. igi {d}da-mu-mu-dah dumu du-du
 en: Before Damu-mudaḫ, son of Dudu;
10. igi bur-{d}iszkur dumu lu2-{d}iszkur
 en: before Bur-adad, son of Lu-adad;
11. igi {d}utu-he2-gal2 dumu {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
 en: before Šamaš-ḫegal, son of Nanna-manšum;
12. igi puzur4-{d}da-mu dumu ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
 en: before Puzur-damu, son of Ur-enlila;
13. igi ku-gu-za-na-sze3
 en: before Ku(g)guza(n)na.
14. iti sze-sag11-ku5
 en: The month of Addarum,
15. mu {d}er3-ra-i-mi-ti lugal-e ki-sur-ra ba-gul
 en: the year (in which) Erra-imi(t)ti the king destroyed Kisurra.
seal 1
1. {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
 en: Nanna-manšum
2. dumu u4-du10-mu
 en: son of Udumu.

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (A man purchases from his partner a house they had bought together; (Obv)14x(Rev)18x(UE)1 lines)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P262078

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 07024
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 581705
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.7024

References

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 103

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

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
2020-10-06 at 05:16:20 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI Approved View
2020-10-06 at 05:14:27 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2020-05-29 at 03:24:34 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2020-05-29 at 02:38:59 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2017-12-29 at 11:27:39 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2017-12-29 at 11:20:02 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard 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 08/2, 103 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262078.
PBS 08/2, 103 artifact entry (No. P262078). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262078 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 103 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262078 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 103 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262078},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262078},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/2, 103 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262078.
PBS 08/2, 103 artifact entry (No. P262078). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262078 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 103 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262078 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 103 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262078},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262078},
}


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PY  - 2023
ID  - P262078
LB  - CDLI:P262078
M1  - 2026/5/17/
TI  - PBS 08/2, 103 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P262078
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