PBS 08/2, 153 (P262080)

Business / Contracts 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 07026

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (adoption Adoption; seal impressions; (Obv)13x(Rev)14x(UE)2 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}{d}nin-szubur-ta-a-a-ar-ke4
 en: Ninšubur-tayar
2. {disz}pa-ti-ia-ra
 en: Patiya
3. [nam]-dumu-ni-sze3 ba-da-an-ri-ke4
 en: as his son has adopted;
4. [e2] a#-sza3 {gesz}kiri6 a-na-me-a-bi
 en: the house, the field (and) the orchard, all of it,
5. {disz}{d}nin-szubur-ta-a-a-ar
 en: Ninšubur-tayar
6. [{disz}]pa-ti#-ia dumu-ni-ra
 en: to Patiya his son
7. in#-na#-szum2 tukum-bi
 en: has given. If
8. [{disz}pa]-ti#-ia _a-na_ {d}nin-szubur-ta-a-a-ar
 en: Patiya to Ninšubur-tayar
9. [ad]-da#-na-ta ad-da-mu nu-me#-en
 en: his father: "My father you aren't"
10. ba#-na-an-du11 1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar
 en: says, 1/3 of mina of silver
11. i3-la2-e u3 tukum-[bi]
 en: he will pay; and if
12. {d}nin-szubur-ta-a-a-ar
 en: Ninšubur-tayar
13. {disz#}pa-ti-ia dumu-ni-ra
 en: to Patiya his son
reverse
1. dumu#-mu nu-me-en ba-na-an-du11
 en: says: "My son you aren't"
2. [n ma]-na# ku3-babbar i3-la2-e
 en: n minas of silver will pay (and)
3. x x a? u3 nig2 gu2-na
 en: ... and the belongings
4. ba#-na#-an-e11
 en: he will forfeit.
5. {disz}pa-ti#-ia _a-na_ {d}nin-szubur-ta-a-a#-[ar]
 en: Patiya to Ninšubur-tayar
6. iti-da gar-ra mu-am3 1(asz) 1(barig) sze gur
 en: every year a monthly supply of 1 kor (and) 1 pānu of barley,
7. [n] ma#-na# siki 6(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
 en: n minas of wool and 6 qa of oil
8. in-na#-ab-kal-ge
 en: will provide.
9. igi a-pil-{d}utu dumu a-gu-u2-a
 en: Before Apil-šamaš, son of Agū'a;
10. igi {d}nin-urta-ga-mil dumu dingir-szu-mu-ba-li2-it,
 en: before Ninurta-gamil, son of Ilšu-muba(l)liṭ;
11. igi# di-ku5-{d}iszkur bur-gul
 en: before Diku-adad, stone-cutter;
12. igi i3-li2-u3-{d}utu dub-sar
 en: before Ilī-u-šamaš, the scribe.
  blank space
13. iti gu4#-si-su2 u4 1(disz)-kam
 en: The month of Ayyarum, the day 1 (of)
14. mu sa-am-su2-i-lu-na lugal-e gan2 ki-sur-ra{ki} sa-bu-um ka-si-il-la2 bi2-in-ku4
 en: the year (in which) Samsu-iluna the king the region of Kisurra (and) Sabum brought to praise.
seal 1
1. {d}nin-szubur-ta-a-a-ar
 en: Ninšubur-tayar
  illegible

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (adoption Adoption; seal impressions; (Obv)13x(Rev)14x(UE)2 lines)
Language(s) Sumerian

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/P262080

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 07026
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 521943
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.7026

References

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 153

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

  • history: MC 3, 05

    [Stone1991Adoption] Stone, Elizabeth C., and David I. Owen. 1991. Adoption in Old Babylonian Nippur and the Archive of Mannum-Mešu-Liṣṣur. Vol. 3. Mesopotamina Civilizations.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-02 at 08:17:02 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
2021-01-25 at 05:56:04 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI Approved View
2020-07-08 at 06:07:12 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, 153 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P262080.
PBS 08/2, 153 artifact entry (No. P262080). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262080 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 153 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262080 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262080},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/2, 153 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P262080.
PBS 08/2, 153 artifact entry (No. P262080). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262080 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 153 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262080 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 153 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262080},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262080},
}


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UR  - https://cdli.earth/P262080
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