PBS 08/2, 141 (P262145)

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 07106

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 Contract; Loan of barley with interest; seal impressions; (Obv)8x(Rev)11 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) 1(barig) sze gur masz2 in-tuku
 en: 1 kor (and) 1 pānum of barley with an interest,
2. ki na-bi-{d}utu-ta
 en: from Nabi-Šamaš
3. {disz}a-me-er-tum dam ba-la-t,um-ke4
 en: Amertum, wife of Balaṭum,
4. szu ba-an-ti
 en: has received.
5. mu-kux(DU) buru14-ka
 en: At the delivery of the harvest,
6. sze u3 masz2-bi
 en: the barley and its interest
7. al-ag2-e
 en: will be measured out.
reverse
1. igi qu2-ur-du-um dumu {d}da-mu-gal-zu
 en: Before Kurdum, son of Damu-galzu;
2. igi i3-li2-e-ri-ba#-am#
 en: before Ilī-eribam;
3. igi nibru{ki}-ga-mil
 en: before Nippur-gāmil;
4. igi na-ap-lu-us2-e2-a
 en: before Naplus-ea.
5. iti {gesz}apin-du8-a u4 2(disz)-kam
 en: The month of Kinūnum, the day 2 (of)
6. mu {gesz}tukul szu-nir nig2 babbar2-ra ku3-babbar ku3-sig17 {d}marduk-ra a mu-na-ru
 en: the year (in which Samsu-iluna) dedicated to Marduk a brillantly weapon-emblem (covered with) silver and gold.
envelope
obverse
1. 1(asz) 1(barig) sze gur masz in#-tuku#
 en: 1 kor (and) 1 pānum of barley with an interest,
2. ki na-bi-{d}utu-ta
 en: from Nabi-Šamaš
3. {disz}a-me-er-tum dam# ba-la-t,um-ke4
 en: Amertum, wife of Balaṭum,
5. szu ba-an-ti
 en: has received.
6. mu-kux(DU) buru14-ka
 en: At the delivery of the harvest,
7. sza u3 masz2#-bi
 en: the barley and its interest
8. al-ag2#-e
 en: will be measured out.
reverse
1. igi qur2-du-um dumu {d}da-mu-gal-zu
 en: Before Kurdum, son of Damu-galzu;
2. igi i3-li2-e-ri-ba-am dumu i3-li2-an-dul3-li2
 en: before Ilī-eribam, son of Ilī-andulli;
3. igi nibru{ki}-ga-mil dumu {d}utu-na-s,ir
 en: Nippur-gāmil, son of Šamaš-nāṣir;
4. igi na-ap-lu-us2-e2-a dub-sar
 en: before Naplus-ea, the scribe.
5. iti apin-du8-a u4 2(disz)-kam
 en: The month of Kinūnum, the day 2 (of)
6. mu {gesz}tukul szu-nir nig2 babbar2-ra {d}marduk-ra a mu-na-ru-a
 en: the year in which in which (Samsu-iluna) dedicated a brillantly weapon-emblem to Marduk.
seal 1
1. a-li2-a-bi
 en: Ali-abī
2. dumu-munus ta-ri-bu-um
 en: daughter of Taribum
3. geme2 {d}iszkur
 en: servant of Adad
seal 2
1. {d}da-mu
 en: Damu
2. a-zu-gal
 en: chief doctor
3. dumu {d}x-x
 en: son of ...

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: Case
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  • primary: PBS 8/2, 141

    [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 07106
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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
2021-06-21 at 09:00:28 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Guidi, Carlo CDLI approved View
2020-07-08 at 03:45:40 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, 141 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262145.
PBS 08/2, 141 artifact entry (No. P262145). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262145 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 141 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262145 (Accessed: May 2, 2025).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 141 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262145},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262145},
}


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