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, USA

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 07179

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (hire Contract of hire of a boy, from his mother; (Obv)8x(Rev)6 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

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;
  blank space
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 ...

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (hire Contract of hire of a boy, from his mother; (Obv)8x(Rev)6 lines)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P262211

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 07179
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 582028
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.7179

References

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 111

    [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
2021-03-22 at 07:13:55 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI Approved View
2020-06-24 at 08:45:44 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, 111 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262211.
PBS 08/2, 111 artifact entry (No. P262211). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262211 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 111 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262211 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 111 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262211},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262211},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/2, 111 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262211.
PBS 08/2, 111 artifact entry (No. P262211). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262211 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 111 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262211 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 111 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262211},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262211},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P262211
LB  - CDLI:P262211
M1  - 2026/6/15/
TI  - PBS 08/2, 111 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P262211
ER  -
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