PBS 08/2, 104 (P262079)

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 07025

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (sale Purchase of a house; seal impressions; (Obv)14x(Rev)10 lines)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar# [e2 du3-a ...]
 en: One built house plot of 1 and 1/2 SAR (= 90 shekels)
2. da e2 lu2-{d}[nin-urta] dumu {d}nanna-me-[sza4]
 en: adjoining the house of Lu-ninurta son of Nanna-meša,
3. e2 ha-an-ba-tum
 en: the house of Ḫanbatum,
4. ki ha-an-ba-tum lukur {d}i-szar-[ki]-di#-su# dumu-munus dingir-szu-mu-ba#-li2-it,-ta
 en: from Ḫanbatum, nadītu of Išar-kidiššu (and) daughter of Ilšu-muba(l)liṭ,
5. {disz}lu2-{d}nin-urta dumu {d}nanna-[me-sza4]
 en: Lu-ninurta, son of Nanna-meša,
6. in-szi-in-sa10
 en: has bought;
7. sa10-am3 til-la-bi-sze3
 en: its full price (of)
8. 7(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
 en: 7 shekels of silver
9. {disz}lu2-{d}nin#-urta
 en: Lu-ninurta
10. {disz}ha-an-ba-tum-ra
 en: to Ḫanbatum
11. in-na-an-la2
 en: has paid.
12. u4 kur2-sze3 ha-an-ba-tum
 en: In future, that Ḫanbatum
reverse
1. [e2-bi-sze3] inim# nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
 en: will not make a claim concerning this house,
2. [mu lugal]-bi# in-pa3
 en: she has sworn by the name of the king.
3. [igi] lugal-a2#-zi-da dumu {d}nanna-me-sza4 sa12-du5
 en: Before Lugal-azida, son of Nanna-meša, land registrar;
4. igi {d}en-lil2-be-el-i3-li2 dumu ur-du6-ku3-ga-sze3
 en: in the presence of Enlil-bēl-ilī, son of Ur-dukuga;
5. igi {d}nanna-ma-an-ba dumu ARAD2-{d}nanna-sze3
 en: in the presence of Nanna-manba, son of Warad-nanna;
6. igi a-ta-na-ah-i3-li2 dumu a-bu-ni-sze3
 en: in the presence of Atanaḫ-ili, son of Abuni;
7. igi {d}en-lil2-ma-an-szum2 dumu inim-{d}nin-urta-sze3
 en: in the presence of Enlil-manšum, son of Inim-ninurta;
8. igi nu-ur2-e2-a dumu dingir-lu2-ti-[sze3]
 en: in the presence of Nur-ea, son of Dingir-luti;
9. igi im-gur-{d}suen dumu szesz-du10-ga#-[sze3]
 en: in the presence of Imgur-sîn, son of Šeš-duga.
  blank space
10. [iti bara2]-za3#-gar mu {d}da-mi-iq#-[i3-li2-szu ...] x [...]
 en: The month of Nisānum, the year (in which) Damiq-ilišu ...
seal 1
1. ha-an-ba-tum
 en: Ḫanbatum
  rest illegible

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (sale Purchase of a house; seal impressions; (Obv)14x(Rev)10 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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P262079

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 07025
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 581706
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.7025

References

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 104

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

  • history: RA 076 (pp. 97-117), 108 n. 62 (year-name only)

    [Lieberman1982RA76] Lieberman, Stephen J. 1982. “The Years of Damiqilishu, King of Isin.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 76 (2): 97–117. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23282471.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-28 at 12:23:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-07 at 18:47:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-07 at 18:42:21 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
2020-10-06 at 05:19:31 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI Approved View
2020-05-29 at 03:21:33 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram 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, 104 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P262079.
PBS 08/2, 104 artifact entry (No. P262079). (2024, August 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262079 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 104 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262079 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 28},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 104 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262079},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262079},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/2, 104 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P262079.
PBS 08/2, 104 artifact entry (No. P262079). (2024, August 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262079 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 104 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262079 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 28},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 104 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262079},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262079},
}


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