PBS 08/2, 131 (P262225)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 07193

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Exchange Contract; (Obv)13x(Rev)11x(UE)2 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. nam-ugula-e2 e2 {d}nuska
 en: The office of overseer in the temple of Nuska
2. mu-a iti 2(disz)-kam
 en: for 2 months a year;
3. nam#-lu2#-nig2-dab5-ba e2 {d}nuska
 en: the office of presenting offerings in Nuska's temple
4. mu-a iti 2(disz)-kam
 en: for 2 months a year;
5. 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 gug4-sze sza3 a-sza3 {d}nin-urta
 en: a field in stubble of 1 ikû in the "Ninurta" district
6. us2-a-du szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi dumu ur-du6-ku3-ga
 en: alongside (the property of) Šumum-libši, son of Ur-dukuga;
8. bala gub-ba szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi dumu ur-du6-ku3-ga
 en: the term of office of Šumum-libši, son of Ur-dukuga,
10. ki-ba gar-ra-bi-sze3
 en: in exchange for
11. 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 gug4-sze
 en: a field in stubble of 3 ikû
12. sza3 a-sza3 a-gar3 asal2#
 en: in the "poplar meadow" district,
13. us2#-a-du szu-mu-um-li-[ib-szi]
 en: alongside (the property of) Šumum-libši
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [x x x x] x x [...]
 en: ...
2'. [x x x x] x x [...]
 en: ...
3'. [x] x ra x [...]
 en: ...
4'. mu# a-sza3 garza2 sa2 nu-ub-du11#-ga-asz
 en: Since the field (and) the office don't reach the same value,
5'. 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar lu2-e2-szu-me-sza4-ke4
 en: Lu-ešumeša (with) 2 shekels of silver
6'. {disz}szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi-ra
 en: Šumum-libši
7'. in#-na-an-bur2
 en: has compensated.
8'. [u4 kur2]-sze3# lu2 lu2-ra inim# nu#-ga2-ga2-ne-a
 en: That in future one against the other shall not make a complain
9'. mu lugal-la tesz2-bi in-pa3-de3-esz
 en: they have sworn by the life of the king.
10'. igi i3-li2-ma lu2 bara2 {d}utu
 en: Before Ilīma, "man of the shrine" (lit.) of Šamaš;
11'. igi li-pi2-it-esz18-dar dumu lal3-e2-mah
 en: before Lipit-ištar, son of Lal-emaḫ;
12'. igi a-ab-ba-tum bur-gul
 en: before Abbatum, stone cutter;
13'. igi {d}nin-urta-ga-mil dub-sar
 en: before Ninurta-gāmil, the scribe.
14'. iti udru{duru5} mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal bad3 uri2{ki} unu{ki}-ga mu-un-gul-la
 en: The month of Šabāṭum, the year in which Samsu-iluna the king destroyed the city walls of Ur and Ururk.
seal 1
1. szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi
 en: Šumum-libši
2. dumu ur-du6-ku3-ga
 en: son of Ur-dukuga
3. lu2-e2-[szu-me-sza4]
 en: Lu-ešumeša
4. [dumu ...]
 en: son of ...

Consult previous versions and their differences
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Exchange Contract; (Obv)13x(Rev)11x(UE)2 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: PBS 8/2, 131

    [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 07193
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Cite this Artifact
“PBS 08/2, 131 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262225.
PBS 08/2, 131 artifact entry (No. P262225). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262225 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 131 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262225 (Accessed: May 4, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 131 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262225},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262225},
}

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