PBS 08/2, 142 (P262143)

Legal 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

Cite

Photo

Photo (envelope)

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 07104

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (sale Sale of house; seal impressions on tablet & case; tablet (Obv)14x(Rev)16x(UE)3 lines, case (Obv)17x(Rev)19 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1/3(disz) sar 6(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a sza3 ki lukur-ra
en: One built house plot of 4800 grains into the compound of the Nadītu's
2. 1(disz) {gesz}ig ze2-na u3 {gesz}kun5
en: (with) one door (made of) palm frond and (one) ladder,
3. igi-te ha-la {disz}i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3
en: (is) the fraction of the (inheritance) share of Ilī-ippalsa(m)
4. u3 i3-li2-i-din-nam szesz-a-ni
en: and Ilī-i(d)dinam his brother,
5. dumu-me giri3-ni-i3-sa3-ke4
en: sons of Ĝirini-isa,
6. u3 im-gur-{d}nin-urta dumu {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
en: and (of) Imgur-ninurta son of Nanna-manšum,
7. ki {disz}i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3 {disz}i3-li2-i-din-nam
en: (that) from Ilī-ippalsa(m), Ilī-i(d)dinam
8. u3 im-gur-{d}nin-urta-ta#
en: and Imgur-ninurta
9. {disz}la-ma-sum2 lukur {d}nin-urta dumu-<munus> {d}en-lil2-ma-an-szum2-ke4
en: Lama(s)sum, Nadītu of Ninurta, daughter of Enlil-manšum,
10. in-szi-in-sa10
en: has bought;
11. sa10-am3 til-la-bi-sze3
en: for its full price,
12. 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-ne-en-la2
en: 14 shekels of silver, she has paid.
13. u4 kur2-sze3 i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3
en: That in future, Ilī-ippalsa(m),
14. {disz}i3-li2-i-din-nam szesz-a-ni
en: Ilī-i(d)dinam his brother
reverse
1. u3 im-gur-{d}nin-urta dumu {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
en: and Imgur-ninurta son of Nanna-manšum
2. u3 ibila-ne-ne a-na-me-a-bi
en: and their heirs, to all concerning
3. e2-bi-sze3 inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-ne-a
en: this house, wouldn't bring a claim
4. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz
en: they have sworn by the name of the king.
5. igi lu2-{d}nin-urta ugula e2
en: Before Lu-ninurta, overseer of the temple;
6. igi lugal-me-lam2-husz nar-gal
en: before lugal-melamḫuš, chief musician;
7. igi inim-{d}nin-urta nar-gal
en: before Inim-ninurta, chief musician;
8. igi dingir#-nig2#-ba-lu2-ti u3 i-din-{d}na-na-a-a i3-du8-me
en: before Diĝir-niĝ-baluti and I(d)din-na(n)nāya, doorkeepers;
9. [igi] husz#-szu-tum dumu er3-ra-ga-mil
en: before Ḫuššutum, son of Erra-gāmil;
10. igi la-ma-sum2 dumu tum-ma-a-a
en: before Lama(s)sum, son of Tummaya;
11. igi {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am maszkim lukur-e-ne
en: before Sîn-erībam, inspector of the Nadītu’s;
12. igi i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3 tab-ba-ni
en: before Ilī-ippalsa(m), his colleague;
13. igi {d}en-lil2-gal-zu dumu ip-qu2-sza
en: before Enlil-galzu, son of Ipquša;
14. igi a-pil-{d}kab-ta dumu ku-bu-tum
en: before Apil-kabta, son of Kubtum;
15. igi {d}suen-ma-gir ku3-dim2
en: before Sîn-magir, silversmith;
16. igi i3-li2-ma dub-sar
en: before Ilī-ma, the scribe;
17. igi i3-li2-tu-ra-am bur-gul
en: before Ilī-turra, stone cutter.
18. iti szu-numun-a mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal ama-ar-gi4 ki-en-gi ki-uri mi-ni-gar-ra
en: The month of Dumuzi, the year in which Samsu-iluna the king established the freedom of Sumer and Akkad.
envelope
obverse
1. 1/3(disz) sar 6(disz)# 2/3(disz)# gin2# e2 du3-a sza3 ki lukur#-[ra]
en: One built house of 4800 grains into the compound of the nadītu's
2. 1(disz) {gesz}ig ze2#-na# 1(disz) {gesz}kun5#
en: (with) one door (made of) palm frond and (one) ladder,
3. igi-te ha-la {disz}i3-li2-ip-pa#-al-sa3
en: (is) the fraction of the (inheritance) share of Ilī-ippalsa(m)
4. u3 i3-li2-i-din-nam dumu-me giri3-ni-i3-sa3
en: and Ilī-i(d)dinam, sons of Ĝirini-isa,
5. u3 im-gur-{d}nin-urta# dumu {d}nanna-[ma]-an-szum2
en: and (of) Imgur-ninurta son of Nanna-manšum
6. ki i3-li2-ip-pa-[al]-sa3
en: (that) from Ilī-ippalsa(m),
7. {disz}i3-li2#-[i-din-nam] szesz#-a-ni
en: Ilī-i(d)dinam his brother
8. u3 im#-[gur-{d}nin-urta] dumu {d}nanna-[ma-an-szum2-ta]
en: and Imgur-ninurta son of Nanna-manšum,
9. {disz}la-ma-sum2# lukur {d}nin-urta
en: Lama(s)sum, nadītu of Ninurta,
10. dumu-munus {d}en-lil2-ma-an-szum2-ke4
en: daughter of Enlil-manšum
11. in-szi-in-sa10
en: has bought;
12. sa10-am3 til-la-bi-sze3
en: for its full price,
13. 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-ne-en-la2
en: 14 shekels of silver, she has paid.
14. u4 kur2-sze3 {disz}i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3
en: That in future, Ilī-ippalsa(m),
15. {disz}i3-li2-i-din-nam szesz-a-ni
en: Ilī-i(d)dinam his brother
16. {disz}im-gur-{d}nin-urta dumu {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
en: and Imgur-ninurta son of Nanna-manšum
17. u3 ibila-ne-ne a-na-me-a-bi
en: and their heirs, to all concerning
reverse
1. e2-bi-sze3 inim nu-um-ga2#-[ga2-ne-a]
en: this house, wouldn't bring a claim
2. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-[de3-esz]
en: they have sworn by the name of the king.
3. igi lu2-{d}nin-urta ugula e2
en: Before Lu-ninurta, overseer of the temple;
4. igi lugal-me-lam2-husz nar-gal
en: before lugal-melamḫuš, chief musician;
5. igi inim-{d}nin-urta nar-gal
en: before Inim-ninurta, chief musician;
6. igi dingir-nig2-ba-lu2-ti i3-du8
en: before Diĝir-niĝ-baluti, doorkeeper;
7. igi i-din-{d}na-na-a-a i3-du8
en: I(d)din-na(n)nāya, doorkeeper;
8. igi {d}en-lil2-gal-zu dumu ip-qu2-sza
en: before Enlil-galzu, son of Ipquša;
9. igi {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am maszkim lukur-[e-ne]
en: before Sîn-erībam, inspector of the Nadītu’s;
10. igi husz-szu-tum dumu er3-ra-ga-mil
en: before Ḫuššutum, son of Erra-gāmil;
11. igi la-ma-sum2 dumu tum-ma-a-a
en: before Lama(s)sum, son of Tummaya;
12. igi i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3 maszkim [lukur-e-ne]
en: before Ilī-ippalsa(m), inspector of the Nadītu’s;
13. igi {d}suen-ma-gir ku3-dim2
en: before Sîn-magir, silversmith;
14. igi i3-li2-ma dub-sar
en: before Ilī-ma, the scribe;
15. igi i3-li2-tu-ra-am bur-gul
en: before Ilī-turra, stone cutter;
16. [igi] a-pil-{d}kab-ta dumu ku-bu-tum
en: before Apil-kabta, son of Kubtum.
17. iti szu#-numun#-a# mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal-e ama-ar-gi4 ki-en-gi ki-uri-a# mi#-ni#-in-gar-ra
en: The month of Dumuzi, the year in which Samsu-iluna the king established the freedom of Sumer and Akkad.
seal 1
1. i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3
en: Ilī-ippalsa(m)
2. i3-li2-i-din-nam
en: Ilī-i(d)dinam
3. dumu-me giri3-ni-i3-sa3
en: sons of Ĝirini-isa
seal 2
1. im-gur-{d}nin-urta
en: Imgur-ninurta
2. dumu {d}nanna-ma-an-[szum2]
en: son of Nanna-manšum

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (sale Sale of house; seal impressions on tablet & case; tablet (Obv)14x(Rev)16x(UE)3 lines, case (Obv)17x(Rev)19 lines)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Samsu-iluna.02.04.00 Si -/-/2
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

CDLI number	P262143
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P262143

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	Tablet and 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 07104
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn)	589435 + 589436
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	CBS.7104

References

primary: PBS 8/2, 142

[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
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
2021-06-21 at 08:36:12	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Guidi, Carlo		CDLI	Approved
2020-07-08 at 02:02:54	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
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

Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/2, 142 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262143.

PBS 08/2, 142 artifact entry (No. P262143). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262143 (Original work published 2005)

PBS 08/2, 142 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262143 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 142 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262143},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262143},
}

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DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
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TI  - PBS 08/2, 142 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/2, 142 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262143.

PBS 08/2, 142 artifact entry (No. P262143). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262143 (Original work published 2005)

PBS 08/2, 142 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262143 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).

@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 142 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262143},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262143},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P262143
LB  - CDLI:P262143
M1  - 2026/5/17/
TI  - PBS 08/2, 142 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P262143
ER  -