PBS 08/2, 145 (P262154)

Legal 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 07115

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Contract; Loan of money, without interest; Seal impressions; (Obv)7x(Rev)11x(UE)1x(LE)1 lines)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar sa10-am3 siki
2. ki na-bi-{d}utu-ta
3. {disz}{d}nin-urta-mu-sza-lim dumu {d}suen-sze-mi-ke4
4. szu ba-an-ti
5. mu-kux(DU) buru14-ka
6. ku3 i3-la2-e
reverse
1. igi i3-li2-ma dumu {d}suen-ga-mil
2. igi ur-du6-ku3-ga dumu ku-la-a
3. igi nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta dumu ha-bil2-ki-nu-um
4. igi lu2-{d}nuska dub-sar
5. igi na-ap-lu-us2-e2-a
6. iti NE-NE-gar
7. mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal ama-ar-gi4 ki-en-gi ki-uri i-ni-in-gar-ra
seal 1
  (uninscribed)
  (with caption:)
1. kiszib3 i3-li2-ma
seal 2
  (uninscribed)
  (with caption:)
1. kiszib3 {d}suen-sza-mu-uh2

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 Tablet, unopened
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal (Contract; Loan of money, without interest; Seal impressions; (Obv)7x(Rev)11x(UE)1x(LE)1 lines)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 145

    [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 07115
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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
2020-07-05 at 06:01:36 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) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“PBS 08/2, 145 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262154.
PBS 08/2, 145 artifact entry (No. P262154). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262154 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 145 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262154 (Accessed: May 1, 2025).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 145 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262154},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262154},
}


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