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, USA

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 07107

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (Loan Contract; Loan of a pole; (Obv)8x(Rev)5 lines)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

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

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (Loan Contract; Loan of a pole; (Obv)8x(Rev)5 lines)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P262146

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

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 07107
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 581967
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.7107

References

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 124

    [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
2021-03-12 at 06:56:04 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI Approved View
2020-07-01 at 08:28:24 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, 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: May 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 124 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262146},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262146},
}


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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: May 17, 2026).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 124 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262146},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262146},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P262146
LB  - CDLI:P262146
M1  - 2026/5/17/
TI  - PBS 08/2, 124 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P262146
ER  -
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