PBS 08/2, 143 (P262142)

Business / Contracts 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

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 07103

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (loan Loan of barley, with and without interest, and loan of money, without interest; seal impressions on tablet & case; tablet (Obv)9x(Rev)7 lines, case (Obv)10x(Rev)9 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 4(asz) sze gur masz2 in-tuku
 en: 4 kor of barley bearing an interest,
2. 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze masz2 nu-ub-tuku
 en: 1 pānum (and) 4 seahs of barley without interest,
3. 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar sa10-am3 masz2 nu-ub-tuku
 en: 1/2 shekel of silver bought, without interest,
4. ki na-bi-{d}utu
 en: from Nabi-šamaš
5. {disz}u-bar-{d}lu-lu
 en: Ubār-lulu
6. szu ba-an-ti
 en: has received.
7. mu-kux(DU) u4 buru14-ka
 en: At the delivery of the harvest,
8. ku3-bi sze u3 masz2-bi
 en: the silver, the barley and its interest
9. szum2-mu-dam
 en: are to be given.
reverse
1. igi qur2-du-um
 en: Before Kurdum;
2. igi nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta
 en: before Nūr-kabta;
3. igi kesz3{ki}-i-din-nam dub-sar
 en: before Keš-i(d)dinam, the scribe.
  blank space
4. iti sze-sag11-ku5
 en: The month of Addarum
5. mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal {gesz}gu-za nesag-a {d}nanna-ra mu-na-an-dim2-ma
 en: (of) the year in which Samsu-iluna the king, a throne as an offering for Nanna has made.
envelope
obverse
1. 4(asz) sze gur masz2 in-tuku
 en: 4 kor of barley bearing an interest,
2. 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze masz2 nu-ub-tuku
 en: 1 pānum (and) 4 seahs of barley without interest,
3. 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar sa10-am3 masz2 nu-ub-tuku
 en: 1/2 shekel of silver bought, without interest,
4. ki na-bi-{d}utu
 en: from Nabi-šamaš
5. {disz}u-bar-{d}lu-lu
 en: Ubār-lulu
6. szu ba-an-ti
 en: has received.
7. mu-kux(DU) u4 buru14-ka
 en: At the delivery of the harvest,
8. sze u3 masz2-bi
 en: the barley with (lit. and) its interest
9. u3 ku3-babbar
 en: and the silver
10. szum2-mu-dam
 en: are to be given.
reverse
1. igi qur2-du-um
 en: Before Kurdum;
2. igi nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta dumu {d}suen-i-din-nam
 en: before Nūr-kabta son of Sîn-i(d)dinam;
4. igi kesz3{ki}-i-din-nam dub-sar
 en: before Keš-i(d)dinam, the scribe.
  blank space
5. iti sze-sag11-ku5
 en: The month of Addarum
6. mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal {gesz}gu-za nesag-a {d}nanna-ra mu-na-an-dim2-ma
 en: (of) the year in which Samsu-iluna the king, a throne as an offering for Nanna has made.
seal 1
  (uninscribed)
  (with caption:)
1. kiszib3 nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta
 en: The seal of Nūr-kabta
seal 2
  (uninscribed)
  (with caption:)
1. kiszib3 qur2-du-um
 en: The seal of Kurdum

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Condition Description: Tablet+ case
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  • Genre(s): Legal > Business / Contracts (loan Loan of barley, with and without interest, and loan of money, without interest; seal impressions on tablet & case; tablet (Obv)9x(Rev)7 lines, case (Obv)10x(Rev)9 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 143

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

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  • Museum No.: CBS 07103
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-10-11 at 19:21:35 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Guidi, Carlo CDLI approved View
2020-07-05 at 05:27:31 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“PBS 08/2, 143 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262142.
PBS 08/2, 143 artifact entry (No. P262142). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262142 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 143 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262142 (Accessed: May 2, 2025).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 143 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262142},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262142},
}


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