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

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

-

Text

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

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P262153

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
and case fragments

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 07114
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 581973
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.7114

References

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 123

    [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
2022-02-24 at 14:56:45 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI Approved View
2020-07-01 at 09:00:29 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, 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 18, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262153},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262153},
}

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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 18, 2026).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	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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