PBS 08/2, 106 (P262086)

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 07032

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Purchase of a house; seal impressions; (Obv)11x(Rev)11 lines)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n sar] e2# du3#-a
 en: One built house plot of n SAR,
2. [{gesz}]ig# u3# {gesz}sag-kul# gub#-ba
 en: door and bolt are in place,
3. e2 gub-ba-ni-du10 us2-sa
 en: next to the house of Gubbanidu,
4. e2 lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 lu2-azlag2
 en: (is) the house of Lu-enlila the fuller,
5. sa10-am3 til-la-bi-sze3
 en: its full price (of)
6. 6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
 en: 6 shekels of silver
7. in-na-an-la2#
 en: (Ilšu-muballiṭ) has paid;
8. ki lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2 dumu ga-ra-nu#-um#
 en: from Lu-enlila, son of Garanum,
9. {disz}dingir-szu-mu-ba-li2-it,-ke4
 en: Ilšu-muba(l)liṭ
10. in-szi-in-sa10#
 en: has bought.
11. u4 kur2-sze3#
 en: In future,
reverse
1. {disz}lu2-{d}en-lil2#-[la2]
 en: that Lu-enlila
2. e2-a inim nu-um-ga2#-[ga2-a]
 en: will not make a claim about the house,
3. mu lugal-bi in-[pa3]
 en: he has sworn by the name of the king.
4. igi inim-{d}inanna dumu i-ti-i3-li2
 en: Before Inim-nanna, son of Iti-ili;
5. igi {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 dumu u4-du10-mu
 en: before Nanna-manšum, son of Udumu;
6. igi e-te-el-pi4-{d}suen dumu ARAD2-e2-gu-la
 en: before Etel-pī-sîn, son of Warad-egula;
7. igi ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 dumu lu2-{d}mar#-[tu]
 en: before Ur-šulpae, son of Lu-martu;
8. igi ARAD2-{d}en-lil2-la2 dumu ARAD2-e2-gu-la dub-sar
 en: before Warad-enlila, son of Warad-egula, the scribe.
  blank space
9. iti# kin-{d}inanna
 en: The month of Elūnum,
10. [mu] {d}en-lil2-ba-ni lugal-e
 en: the year "Enlil-bani (is) king".
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2
 en: Lu-enlila
2. dumu ga-ra-nu-um
 en: son of Garanum

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Purchase of a house; seal impressions; (Obv)11x(Rev)11 lines)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 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/P262086

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 07032
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 581712
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.7032

References

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 106

    [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
2020-10-14 at 06:21:11 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI Approved View
2020-05-29 at 05:53:08 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2020-05-29 at 05:50:29 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, 106 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262086.
PBS 08/2, 106 artifact entry (No. P262086). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262086 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 106 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262086 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 106 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262086},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262086},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/2, 106 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262086.
PBS 08/2, 106 artifact entry (No. P262086). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262086 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 106 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262086 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 106 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262086},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262086},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P262086
LB  - CDLI:P262086
M1  - 2026/5/17/
TI  - PBS 08/2, 106 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P262086
ER  -
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