PBS 08/2, 118 (P262230)
Business / Contracts 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 07198Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal > Business / Contracts (loan Contract; loan of barley; (Obv)9x(Rev)2 lines)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur#
en: 1 kor, 2 pānum (and) 2 seahs of barley,
2. szu-<la2> masz2 nu-ub-tuku
en: as a "qīptum" loan with no interest,
3. ki {d}en-lil2-ba-ni-ta
en: from Enlil-bani
4. {disz}{d}utu-dingir-ke4
en: Šamaš-ilī
5. szu# ba-an-ti
en: has borrowed.
6. mu-kux(DU) u4 buru14-ka
en: At the delivery of the harvest,
7. sze al-ag2-e
en: the barley will be measured out.
8. igi {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni
en: Before Sîn-išmea(n)ni;
9. igi ha-ab#-lum
en: before Ḫablum;
reverse
1. igi i-din-na-na-a-a
en: I(d)din-nanâya;
2. igi dingir-ma-an-szum2
en: Ilī-manšum.
blank space
3. iti sig4-a-ka
en: The month of Simāmum,
4. mu ha-mu-ra-pi2 lugal#
en: the year “Ḫa(m)murapi the king”.
obverse
1. 1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur#
en: 1 kor, 2 pānum (and) 2 seahs of barley,
2. szu-<la2> masz2 nu-ub-tuku
en: as a "qīptum" loan with no interest,
3. ki {d}en-lil2-ba-ni-ta
en: from Enlil-bani
4. {disz}{d}utu-dingir-ke4
en: Šamaš-ilī
5. szu# ba-an-ti
en: has borrowed.
6. mu-kux(DU) u4 buru14-ka
en: At the delivery of the harvest,
7. sze al-ag2-e
en: the barley will be measured out.
8. igi {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni
en: Before Sîn-išmea(n)ni;
9. igi ha-ab#-lum
en: before Ḫablum;
reverse
1. igi i-din-na-na-a-a
en: I(d)din-nanâya;
2. igi dingir-ma-an-szum2
en: Ilī-manšum.
blank space
3. iti sig4-a-ka
en: The month of Simāmum,
4. mu ha-mu-ra-pi2 lugal#
en: the year “Ḫa(m)murapi the king”.
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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Legal > Business / Contracts (loan Contract; loan of barley; (Obv)9x(Rev)2 lines)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: PBS 8/2, 118
[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 07198
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.31.03.00
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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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| 2021-12-20 at 10:56:06 | Lafont, Bertrand | Atf | Guidi, Carlo | CDLI | approved |
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| 2020-06-25 at 05:13:22 | 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:
- Penn Museum (582043) (582043)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.7198) (CBS.7198)
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Cite this Artifact
“PBS 08/2, 118 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262230.
PBS 08/2, 118 artifact entry (No. P262230). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262230 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 118 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262230 (Accessed: November 10, 2025).
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month = {feb 1},
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howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262230},
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