PBS 08/2, 124 (P262146)
Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
CBS 07107Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal > Business / Contracts (Loan Contract; Loan of a pole; (Obv)8x(Rev)5 lines)Language(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) {gesz}usz
en: One beam,
2. 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) kusz3 sukud-bi
en: its length is half a rod and two cubits (= 8 cubits),
3. ki na-bi-{d}utu-ta
en: from Nabi-šamaš
4. {disz}a-pil-i3-li2-szu dumu ARAD2-imin-bi-ke4
en: Apil-ilīšu son of Warad-sebetti
6. szu ba-an-ti
en: has received;
7. iti sig4-a-ka
en: the month of Simānum
8. sza3-ga-ni bi2-ib-du10-ge
en: he will satisfy his heart.
reverse
1. igi a-wi-li-ia
en: Before Awīlīya.
blank space
2. iti kin-{d}inanna
en: The month of Elūnum,
3. mu ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 lugal {d}tasz-me-tum inim# sa6-sa6-ga-ni
en: the year in which Ḫammurapi the king (for) Tašmetum (who announces) his good luck (made a statue of red gold).
seal 1
1. a-pil-{d}mar-tu
en: Apil-amurru
2. dumu e2-a-ga-mil
en: son of Ea-gāmil
3. ARAD {d}mar-tu
en: servant of Amurru
obverse
1. 1(disz) {gesz}usz
en: One beam,
2. 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) kusz3 sukud-bi
en: its length is half a rod and two cubits (= 8 cubits),
3. ki na-bi-{d}utu-ta
en: from Nabi-šamaš
4. {disz}a-pil-i3-li2-szu dumu ARAD2-imin-bi-ke4
en: Apil-ilīšu son of Warad-sebetti
6. szu ba-an-ti
en: has received;
7. iti sig4-a-ka
en: the month of Simānum
8. sza3-ga-ni bi2-ib-du10-ge
en: he will satisfy his heart.
reverse
1. igi a-wi-li-ia
en: Before Awīlīya.
blank space
2. iti kin-{d}inanna
en: The month of Elūnum,
3. mu ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 lugal {d}tasz-me-tum inim# sa6-sa6-ga-ni
en: the year in which Ḫammurapi the king (for) Tašmetum (who announces) his good luck (made a statue of red gold).
seal 1
1. a-pil-{d}mar-tu
en: Apil-amurru
2. dumu e2-a-ga-mil
en: son of Ea-gāmil
3. ARAD {d}mar-tu
en: servant of Amurru
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
- Material: Clay
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Legal > Business / Contracts (Loan Contract; Loan of a pole; (Obv)8x(Rev)5 lines)
- Language(s):
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primary: PBS 8/2, 124
[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 07107
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.41.06.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 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 |
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| 2021-03-12 at 06:56:04 | Lafont, Bertrand | Atf | Guidi, Carlo | CDLI | approved |
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| 2020-07-01 at 08:28:24 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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| 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 |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Penn Museum (581967) (581967)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.7107) (CBS.7107)
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Cite this Artifact
“PBS 08/2, 124 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262146.
PBS 08/2, 124 artifact entry (No. P262146). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262146 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 124 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262146 (Accessed: November 26, 2025).
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