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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
CBS 07193Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Exchange Contract; (Obv)13x(Rev)11x(UE)2 lines)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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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 ...
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 ...
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Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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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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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.11.11.00
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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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2022-01-02 at 08:33:26 | Lafont, Bertrand | Atf | Guidi, Carlo | CDLI | approved |
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2020-07-07 at 05:07:38 | 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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