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

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

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

Text content

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

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/P262142

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
Tablet+ case

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 07103
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 589433 + 589434
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.7103

References

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 143

    [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
2021-10-11 at 19:21:35 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI Approved View
2020-07-05 at 05:27:31 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, 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 17, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262142},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262142},
}


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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 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	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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M1  - 2026/5/17/
TI  - PBS 08/2, 143 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P262142
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