PBS 08/2, 111 (P262211)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
CBS 07179Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (hire Contract of hire of a boy, from his mother; (Obv)8x(Rev)6 lines)Language(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. {disz}[{d}]en#-lil2-szar-ru-um
ts: enlil-šarrum
en: Enlil-šarrum
2. _ki_ si-ma-at-{d}suen _ama-a-ni_
ts: itti simat-sîn ummīšu
en: from Simat-sîn his mother
3. {disz}ak-sza-ki-i-din-nam
ts: akšak-i(d)dinam
en: Akšak-iddinam
4. _mu-am3 6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
ts: ina šattim šeššet šiqil kaspam
en: at six shekels of silver every year
5. i-gu2-ur-ma
ts: īgurma
en: has hired;
6. _iti szu-numun-a u4 7(disz)-kam_
ts: waraḫ dumuzi ūmam sebetti
en: in the month of Dumuzi, the day 7
7. i-hu-za
ts: īḫu(s)sa
en: he has taken her.
8. _igi_ sin-re-me-ni _dumu_ puzur4-{d}da-mu
ts: maḫar sîn-rēmēni mār puzur-damu
en: Before Sîn-rēmēni, son of Puzur-damu;
reverse
1. _igi_ du-lu-qum _dumu_ {d}en-lil2-ma-an-szum2
ts: maḫar duluqum mār enlil-manšum
en: before Duluqum, son of Enlil-manšum;
2. _igi_ e2-kur2-an-dul3-li2 _dumu_ sin-uru4
ts: maḫar ekur-andulli mār sîn-ēriš
en: before Ekur-andulli, son of Sîn-ēriš;
3. _igi_ [x x] x x-{d}nin-sun2
ts: maḫar ...nisun
en: before ...nisun;
4. _igi_ [x x]-sza#?-am _simug?_
ts: maḫar ...am nappāḫum
en: before ...am, smith;
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5. _iti x [x x x mu ri]-im-sin lugal mu x [...] x x [...]_
ts: waraḫ ... šanat rim-sîn šarrum ...
en: The month ... the year: Rim-sîn the king ...
obverse
1. {disz}[{d}]en#-lil2-szar-ru-um
ts: enlil-šarrum
en: Enlil-šarrum
2. _ki_ si-ma-at-{d}suen _ama-a-ni_
ts: itti simat-sîn ummīšu
en: from Simat-sîn his mother
3. {disz}ak-sza-ki-i-din-nam
ts: akšak-i(d)dinam
en: Akšak-iddinam
4. _mu-am3 6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
ts: ina šattim šeššet šiqil kaspam
en: at six shekels of silver every year
5. i-gu2-ur-ma
ts: īgurma
en: has hired;
6. _iti szu-numun-a u4 7(disz)-kam_
ts: waraḫ dumuzi ūmam sebetti
en: in the month of Dumuzi, the day 7
7. i-hu-za
ts: īḫu(s)sa
en: he has taken her.
8. _igi_ sin-re-me-ni _dumu_ puzur4-{d}da-mu
ts: maḫar sîn-rēmēni mār puzur-damu
en: Before Sîn-rēmēni, son of Puzur-damu;
reverse
1. _igi_ du-lu-qum _dumu_ {d}en-lil2-ma-an-szum2
ts: maḫar duluqum mār enlil-manšum
en: before Duluqum, son of Enlil-manšum;
2. _igi_ e2-kur2-an-dul3-li2 _dumu_ sin-uru4
ts: maḫar ekur-andulli mār sîn-ēriš
en: before Ekur-andulli, son of Sîn-ēriš;
3. _igi_ [x x] x x-{d}nin-sun2
ts: maḫar ...nisun
en: before ...nisun;
4. _igi_ [x x]-sza#?-am _simug?_
ts: maḫar ...am nappāḫum
en: before ...am, smith;
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5. _iti x [x x x mu ri]-im-sin lugal mu x [...] x x [...]_
ts: waraḫ ... šanat rim-sîn šarrum ...
en: The month ... the year: Rim-sîn the king ...
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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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primary: PBS 8/2, 111
[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 07179
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Rim-Sin.00.00.00
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- Accounting Period: 0
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 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 |
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| 2021-03-22 at 07:13:55 | Lafont, Bertrand | Atf | Guidi, Carlo | CDLI | approved |
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| 2020-06-24 at 08:45:44 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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| 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 |
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