PBS 08/2, 121 (P262156)

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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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 07117

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)7x(Rev)3 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) gu2 2(u) ma-na munsub-ud5
 en: 1 talent and 20 minas of goat hair
2. na-gada e2-a-ba-bil
 en: (from) the herdsman Ea-babil;
3. 3(u) 6(disz) ma-na munsub-ud5
 en: 36 minas of goat hair
4. na-gada {d}suen-ma-gir
 en: (from) the herdsman Sîn-māgir;
5. szunigin 1(asz) gu2 5(u) 6(disz) ma-na munsub-ud5
 en: total: 116 minas of goat hair
6. tug2-mah-sze3 al-sur-ru-e-ne
 en: for ceremonial garments, will be braided
7. nig2 anzu{muszen}
 en: (as) property of Anzud.
reverse
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1. iti gu4-si-su u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
 en: The month of Ayyarum, the day 15
2. mu ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 lugal-e
 en: the year: "Ḫammurapi the king".

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Contract; Account of wool for the god IM-dugud(gu); (Obv)7x(Rev)3 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: PBS 8/2, 121

    [Chiera1922PBS8/2] Chiera, Edward. 1922. Old Babylonian Contracts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 8/2. Philadelphia: University Museum.

  • history: Year-names, 2, 143

    [Horsnell1999Yearnames] Horsnell, Malcolm J. A. 1999. The Year-Names of the First Dynasty of Babylon. Hamilton, Ont. : McMaster University Press.

    (year-name only)


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  • Museum No.: CBS 07117
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-14 at 09:35:57 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-14 at 07:28:04 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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
2022-02-24 at 14:48:31 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Guidi, Carlo CDLI approved View
2020-06-25 at 05:37:32 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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Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/2, 121 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P262156.
PBS 08/2, 121 artifact entry (No. P262156). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262156 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 121 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262156 (Accessed: October 20, 2025).
@misc{2024PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 121 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262156},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262156},
}

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TI  - PBS 08/2, 121 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/2, 121 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P262156.
PBS 08/2, 121 artifact entry (No. P262156). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262156 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 121 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262156 (Accessed: October 20, 2025).
@misc{2024PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 121 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262156},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262156},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P262156
LB  - CDLI:P262156
M1  - 2025/10/20/
TI  - PBS 08/2, 121 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P262156
ER  - 
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