PBS 08/2, 123 (P262153)

Administrative 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

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 07114

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Contract; Account of wool for the god IM-dugud(gu); (Obv)5x(Rev)3 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz) 4(u) 3(disz) ud5 zu2-ra hi-a
 en: (The wool of) 103 goats
2. na-gada {d}suen-ma-gir
 en: from the herdsman Sîn-māgir,
3. tug2-mah-sze3 al-sur-ru-e-ne
 en: for ceremonial garments will be braided
4. anzu{muszen}
 en: (and to) Anzud
5. al-gub-bu-ne
 en: are pledged.
  blank space
reverse
  blank space
6. iti gu4-si-su u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
 en: The month of Ayyarum, the day 15
7. mu ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 lugal-e
 en: the year: "Ḫammurapi the king".
envelope
obverse
1. 1(gesz) 4(u) 3(disz) ud5 zu2-ra hi-a
 en: (The wool of) 103 goats
2. na-gada {d}suen-ma-gir
 en: from the herdsman Sîn-māgir
seal 1
1. x-{d}nin-szubur
 en: ...-Nin-šubur
2. x x x x x x
 en: ...
3. x x x x x-na
 en: ...na
  (with caption:)
1'. kiszib3 sa-mu-um
 en: Seal of Samum

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 Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: and case fragments
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Contract; Account of wool for the god IM-dugud(gu); (Obv)5x(Rev)3 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: PBS 8/2, 123

    [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 07114
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Cite this Artifact
“PBS 08/2, 123 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262153.
PBS 08/2, 123 artifact entry (No. P262153). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262153 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 123 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262153 (Accessed: May 1, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 123 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262153},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262153},
}

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