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

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

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

Measurements

-

Text

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"

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P262157

Physical information

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

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 07118
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 581977
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.7118

References

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 122

    [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 14:54:31 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI Approved View
2020-06-28 at 06:52:31 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, 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: May 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 122 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262157},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262157},
}


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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: May 17, 2026).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 122 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262157},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262157},
}


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PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P262157
M1  - 2026/5/17/
TI  - PBS 08/2, 122 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P262157
ER  -
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