PBS 08/2, 151 (P262171)

Business / Contracts 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 07135

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (loan Contract; (Obv)13x(Rev)12x(UE)2 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2/3(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2# [ku3-babbar]
 en: 2/3 of mina (and) 2 shekels (= 42 shekels)
2. udu hi-a sa10-[sa10-de3]
 en: for buying sheep,
3. ki {d}en-lil2-nig2-du10 dam-gar3#-[ta]
 en: from Enlil-nigdu the merchant,
4. {disz}lu-mur-sza-i3-li2 u3 {gesz}kiri6-ga#-mil#
 en: Lūmur-ša-ilī and Kiri-gāmil
5. szu ba-an-ti-esz
 en: have received.
6. ku3-bi sa10 kur2-sze3
 en: The silver, for a different purchase
7. nu-ga2-ga2-ne
 en: is not to be used.
8. sag-du-ga-ne-ne
 en: After the two of them
9. u3-bi2-ib-us2-u3-ne
 en: will join,
10. kaskal-sze3 al-su8-be2-esz
 en: on a business trip they will travel.
11. silim-ma kaskal-la-ne-ne
 en: At the safe (completion) of their trip,
12. sag nig2-gur11-ra sza3 um-mi-a
 en: with the capital on hand the heart of the creditor
13. un-du10-ge-esz-ma
 en: they will satisfy;
reverse
1. [nig2] a2# gal2#-la-bi
 en: everything that will be available,
2. min!-na-ne-ne tesz2-a se3-ga-bi
 en: together equally
3. i3-ba-e-ne
 en: they will divide;
4. geszkim am3-ti-la u3 am3-mi-ib2-taka4-taka4
 en: for what will be entrusted and is abandoned
5. um-mi-a nu-ub-zu-zu
 en: the creditor shall not be liable.
6. igi nam-zi-tar-ra lu2 a-igi-du8
 en: Before Namzitara, canal worker;
7. igi a-pil2-{d}sza-la szitim-gal
 en: before Apil-šala, chief builder;
8. igi du10-ga#-u2-lu-szu a-il2
 en: before Duga-ulušu, water carrier;
9. igi igi-an-na-ke4-zu dub-sar
 en: before Igi-annakezu, the scribe.
  blank space
10. iti szu-numun-a u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam
 en: The month of Dumuzi, the day 17
11. mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal-[e] {gesz}gu-za bara2 ku3-sig17-ta# min#-[a-bi] {d}marduk {d}zar-[pa-ni-tum] in-ne-szi-in#-[dim2-ma]
 en: of the year in which Samsu-iluna the king, made two golden throne daises for Marduk and Zarpanitum.

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (loan Contract; (Obv)13x(Rev)12x(UE)2 lines)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P262171

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

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 07135
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 581992
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.7135

References

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 151

    [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
2021-10-11 at 19:14:19 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI Approved View
2020-07-07 at 07:46:13 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, 151 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262171.
PBS 08/2, 151 artifact entry (No. P262171). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262171 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 151 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262171 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262171},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/2, 151 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262171.
PBS 08/2, 151 artifact entry (No. P262171). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262171 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 151 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262171 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 151 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262171},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262171},
}


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