PBS 08/2, 149 (P262208)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 07175

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain] (Contract; List of persons (PBS 8/2 149); Seal impressions; (Obv)11x(Rev)8 lines)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. {d}nin-szubur
2. DISZ i3-li2-isz-me-a-ni
3. DISZ esz18-dar-ki-ma-i3-li2-ia
4. DISZ be-el-szu-nu
5. DISZ lugal-nir-gal2
6. [DISZ] ba-szi-dingir
7. DISZ sin-re-me-ni szu-ku6
8. DISZ sin-re-me-ni nu-{gesz}kiri6
9. DISZ {d}nin-urta-igi-du
10. DISZ i-din-esz18-dar
11. DISZ esz18-dar-dingir
reverse
1. DISZ {d}nin-szubur-ta-a-a-ar
2. DISZ an-pi4-{d}nin-szubur
3. DISZ sin-i-din-nam
4. DISZ a-wi-il-esz18-dar
5. DISZ {d}en-lil2-ma-lik
6. 1(u) 5(disz) lu2 za3-ga {d}nin-szubur-ke4
  blank space
7. iti sze-sag11-ku5
8. mu usu ir9-ra
seal 1
  (uninscribed)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Condition Description: very faint
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative [identification uncertain] (Contract; List of persons (PBS 8/2 149); Seal impressions; (Obv)11x(Rev)8 lines)
  • Language(s):


  • primary: PBS 8/2, 149

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 07175
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“PBS 08/2, 149 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262208.
PBS 08/2, 149 artifact entry (No. P262208). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262208 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 149 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262208 (Accessed: May 1, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 149 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262208},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262208},
}

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