PBS 08/2, 122 (P262157)

Legal 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 07118

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Contract; Rent of a field, for cultivation; (Obv)13x(Rev)8 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 5(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 gug4#-sze#
 en: A field in stubble of 5 ikû
2. sza3 a-sza3 edin-szum2-la2
 en: in the district "Edin-šumla",
3. us2-a-du ib-ni-ia-tum
 en: alongside (the property of) Ibniyatum,
4. a-sza3 lu-ub!-lu-ut,#-i3-li2 dumu nu-ur2-esz18-dar
 en: (is) the field of Lubluṭ-ilī son of Nūr-ištar
6. ki lu-ub-lu-ut,-i3-li2-[ta]
 en: (that) from Lubluṭ-ilī
7. [{disz}]a-pil2-{d}kab-ta dumu t,a3-ab-szar2-i3-li2
 en: Apil-kabta, son of Ṭāb-šar-ilī,
9. nam-apin-la2-sze3
 en: in tenancy (for cultivation)
10. igi-3(disz)-gal2-sze3
 en: (at the rate of) one-third (of its produce)
11. ib2-ta-an-e3
 en: has rented.
12. 3(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur
 en: 110 seahs of barley
13. szu-la2 masz2 nu-ub-tuku
 en: as a “qīptum” loan, without interest,
reverse
1. ki lu-ub-lu-ut,-i3-li2-[ta]
 en: from Lubluṭ-ilī
2. {disz}a-pil2-{d}kab-ta
 en: Apil-kabta
3. szu ba-an-ti
 en: has received.
4. mu-kux(DU) u4 buru14#-ka
 en: At the delivery of the harvest
5. sze-bi al-ag2-e
 en: he will measure (back) the barley.
6. [igi] a#-ta-na-ah#-i3-li2
 en: Before Atanaḫ-ilī;
7. [igi x]-ru-um [...]
 en: before ...rum;
8. [igi] {d}suen-i-[...]
 en: before Sîn-i...
  blank space
9. [iti] kin#-{d}[inanna]
 en: The month of Elūnum,
10. [mu ha-am]-mu#-ra-pi2# [lugal-e geszkim-ti] an# {d}en-lil2-bi-da# [x x e-mu-ut]-ba-lum x x [... ri-im{d}]suen [...]
 en: the year: "Ḫammurapi the king, with the help of An and Enlil ... (conquered the land of) Emutbalum (and its king) Rim-sîn"

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Contract; Rent of a field, for cultivation; (Obv)13x(Rev)8 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 122

    [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 07118
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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
2022-02-24 at 14:54:31 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Guidi, Carlo CDLI approved View
2020-06-28 at 06:52:31 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, 122 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262157.
PBS 08/2, 122 artifact entry (No. P262157). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262157 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 122 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262157 (Accessed: January 14, 2026).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 122 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262157},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262157},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P262157
LB  - CDLI:P262157
M1  - 2026/1/14/
TI  - PBS 08/2, 122 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P262157
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/2, 122 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262157.
PBS 08/2, 122 artifact entry (No. P262157). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262157 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 122 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262157 (Accessed: January 14, 2026).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 122 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262157},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262157},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P262157
LB  - CDLI:P262157
M1  - 2026/1/14/
TI  - PBS 08/2, 122 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P262157
ER  -
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