PBS 08/2, 112 (P262221)
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 07189Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Contract; Purchase of a house; Seal impressions; (Obv)13x(Rev)13 lines)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
tablet
obverse
1. [x x x x] x x [...]
en: ...
2. [da e2 u2]-ba-a-a
en: adjoining the house of Ubaya
3. [e2 sza-at]-esz18-dar dumu-munus u2-ba-a-a
en: (is) the house of Šāt-ištar, daughter of Ubaya,
4. [ki sza-at]-esz18-dar dumu-munus u2-ba-a-a-ta
en: (that) from Šāt-ištar, daughter of Ubaya,
5. [{disz}da-mi]-iq-tum dumu-munus {d}nanna-a-a-ke4
en: Damiqtum, daughter of Nannāya,
6. in#-szi#-in-sa10#
en: has bought;
7. sa10-am3# til-la-bi-sze3
en: its full price,
8. 6(disz) gin2# ku3-babbar
en: 6 shekels of silver
9. in-na-an-la2
en: has paid.
10. u4 kur2-sze3# sza-at-esz18-dar
en: That in future Šāt-ištar
11. u3 ibila-a-ni a-na-me-a-bi
en: and her heirs, to all (concerning)
12. e2-bi-sze3 inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
en: this house, will not raise a claim
13. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
en: she has sworn by the name of the king.
reverse
1. ugula e2 u3 ugula#? sza-at-esz18-dar
en: The overseer of the temple and the overseer (of the naditu's (?) and) Šāt-ištar
2. ba-ni-ib2#-gi4-gi4
en: will answer (claims).
3. igi lugal-{d}nin#-szubur ugula e2
en: Before Lugal-ninšubur, overseer of the temple;
4. igi a-gu-u2#-a ugula lukur-ra
en: before Agū’a, overseer of the naditu's;
5. igi {d}x-[x-(x)]-x i3-du8
en: before ..., doorkeeper;
6. igi na-x-[x-(x) dumu-munus] u-bar-ru-um
en: before ..., daughter of Ubarrum;
7. igi a-[x x x dumu]-munus# si2-ia-tum
en: before A..., daughter of Sîyatum;
8. igi [x x x x dumu-munus] {d}nanna-a-a
en: before ..., daughter of Nannāya;
9. [igi x x x x dumu]-munus# {d#}nanna#-i3-sa6
en: before ... daughter of Nanna-isa;
10. [igi x x x x dumu]-munus inim-{d}nin-urta
en: before ..., daughter of Inim-ninurta;
11. [igi x x x dumu-munus] x-ra-zu
en: before ... daughter of ...razu;
12. [...] x x AN
en: ...
13. [iti ...] {d#}ri-im-{d}suen lugal-e [...]
en: The month ... Rim-sîn the king.
seal 1
1. sza-at-[esz18-dar]
en: Šāt-ištar
2. dumu-munus u2-ba-[a-a]
en: daughter of Ubaya
obverse
1. [x x x x] x x [...]
en: ...
2. [da e2 u2]-ba-a-a
en: adjoining the house of Ubaya
3. [e2 sza-at]-esz18-dar dumu-munus u2-ba-a-a
en: (is) the house of Šāt-ištar, daughter of Ubaya,
4. [ki sza-at]-esz18-dar dumu-munus u2-ba-a-a-ta
en: (that) from Šāt-ištar, daughter of Ubaya,
5. [{disz}da-mi]-iq-tum dumu-munus {d}nanna-a-a-ke4
en: Damiqtum, daughter of Nannāya,
6. in#-szi#-in-sa10#
en: has bought;
7. sa10-am3# til-la-bi-sze3
en: its full price,
8. 6(disz) gin2# ku3-babbar
en: 6 shekels of silver
9. in-na-an-la2
en: has paid.
10. u4 kur2-sze3# sza-at-esz18-dar
en: That in future Šāt-ištar
11. u3 ibila-a-ni a-na-me-a-bi
en: and her heirs, to all (concerning)
12. e2-bi-sze3 inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
en: this house, will not raise a claim
13. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
en: she has sworn by the name of the king.
reverse
1. ugula e2 u3 ugula#? sza-at-esz18-dar
en: The overseer of the temple and the overseer (of the naditu's (?) and) Šāt-ištar
2. ba-ni-ib2#-gi4-gi4
en: will answer (claims).
3. igi lugal-{d}nin#-szubur ugula e2
en: Before Lugal-ninšubur, overseer of the temple;
4. igi a-gu-u2#-a ugula lukur-ra
en: before Agū’a, overseer of the naditu's;
5. igi {d}x-[x-(x)]-x i3-du8
en: before ..., doorkeeper;
6. igi na-x-[x-(x) dumu-munus] u-bar-ru-um
en: before ..., daughter of Ubarrum;
7. igi a-[x x x dumu]-munus# si2-ia-tum
en: before A..., daughter of Sîyatum;
8. igi [x x x x dumu-munus] {d}nanna-a-a
en: before ..., daughter of Nannāya;
9. [igi x x x x dumu]-munus# {d#}nanna#-i3-sa6
en: before ... daughter of Nanna-isa;
10. [igi x x x x dumu]-munus inim-{d}nin-urta
en: before ..., daughter of Inim-ninurta;
11. [igi x x x dumu-munus] x-ra-zu
en: before ... daughter of ...razu;
12. [...] x x AN
en: ...
13. [iti ...] {d#}ri-im-{d}suen lugal-e [...]
en: The month ... Rim-sîn the king.
seal 1
1. sza-at-[esz18-dar]
en: Šāt-ištar
2. dumu-munus u2-ba-[a-a]
en: daughter of Ubaya
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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primary: PBS 8/2, 112
[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 07189
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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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| 2022-02-24 at 14:51:39 | Lafont, Bertrand | Atf | Guidi, Carlo | CDLI | approved |
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| 2020-06-24 at 08:18:34 | 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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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | - | - |
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