PBS 08/2, 139 (P262158)

Business / Contracts 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

Photo Photo (envelope)

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 07119

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (loan Contract; Loan of barley, with interest; Tablet (Obv)7x(Rev)6 lines, Case 8 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) 1(barig) sze gur
 en: 1 kor (and) 1 pānum of barley
2. masz2 in-tuku
 en: bearing an interest,
3. ki na-bi-{d}utu
 en: from Nabi-šamaš
4. {disz}ma-szum u3 e-ri-isz-tum dumu-munus-ni
 en: Mašum and Erištum his daughter
5. szu ba-an-ti-<esz>
 en: have received.
6. mu-kux(DU) u4 buru14-ka
 en: At the delivery of the harvest
7. sze u3 masz2-bi
 en: the barley with (lit. and) its interest
reverse
1. gur-ru-dam
 en: they will return.
2. igi {d}en-nu-gi4-a-bi
 en: Before Ennugi-abī;
3. igi i-din-dingir
 en: before I(d)din-ilum.
  blank space
4. iti du6-ku3 u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
 en: The month of Tašrītum, the day 21
5. mu {gesz}tukul szu-nir nig2 babbar-ra ku3-babbar ku3-sig17#
 en: (of) the year (in which Samsu-iluna the king dedicated to Marduk) a brillantly weapon-emblem (covered with) silver and gold.
envelope
obverse
1. 1(asz) [1(barig)] sze gur
 en: 1 kor (and) 1 pānum of barley
2. masz2 in-tuku
 en: bearing an interest,
3. ki na-bi-{d}utu
 en: from Nabi-šamaš
4. {disz}ma-szum
 en: Mašum
5. u3 e-ri-isz-tum
 en: and Erištum
6. szu ba-an-ti-<esz>
 en: have received.
7. mu-kux(DU) u4 buru14-ka#
 en: At the delivery of the harvest
8. sze# u3 masz2-[bi]
 en: the barley with its interest
9. gur#-ru#-[dam]
 en: they will return.
reverse
  broken
seal 1
  illegible

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (loan Contract; Loan of barley, with interest; Tablet (Obv)7x(Rev)6 lines, Case 8 lines)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P262158

Physical information

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

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 07119
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 581978
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.7119

References

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 139

    [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
2025-03-30 at 13:09:43 Senior, Andrew Transliteration Senior, Andrew Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
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
2021-10-11 at 19:17:36 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI Approved View
2021-10-11 at 19:17:10 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI Approved View
2020-07-08 at 03:44:26 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, 139 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262158.
PBS 08/2, 139 artifact entry (No. P262158). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262158 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 139 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262158 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 139 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262158},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262158},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/2, 139 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262158.
PBS 08/2, 139 artifact entry (No. P262158). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262158 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 139 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262158 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 139 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262158},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262158},
}


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M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - PBS 08/2, 139 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P262158
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