PBS 08/2, 127 (P262231)

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 07199

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Obligation Contract; Loan of barley from the temple of (d)Shamash; Seal impressions; (Obv)8x(Rev)8 lines)

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur
 en: 1 kor, 4 pānū (and) 4 sâtum of barley,
2. sze nig2-gu7 {d}utu
 en: barley for the food of Šamaš,
3. ugu {d}da-mu-eri-ba-am dumu ur-da-tum
 en: from Damu-erībam son of Urdatum
5. {d}utu in-tuku
 en: Šamaš owns.
6. iti udru{duru5}-ka
 en: In the month of Šabāṭum,
7. nig2-gu7 sza3 {d}utu
 en: with the food, the heart of Šamaš
8. bi2-ib-du10-ge
 en: will be satisfied.
reverse
1. igi e2-szu-me-sza4-lu-mur
 en: Before Ešumeša-lūmur;
2. igi a-at-ta-a
 en: before Atâ;
3. igi i-da-tum
 en: before Idatum;
4. igi a-wi-il-{d}suen
 en: before Awīl-sîn;
5. igi {d}en-lil2-mu-ba-li2-it, dub-sar
 en: before Enlil-muba(l)liṭ, the scribe.
  blank space
6. iti kin-{d}inanna u4 2(u)-kam
 en: The month of Elūnum, the day 20 (of)
7. mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal-e nig2 babbar2-ra siskur2-ra
 en: the year (in which) Samsu-luna the king a shining object (and) an offering (suitable for the Akitu festival dedicated).
seal 1
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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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  • Genre(s): Legal (Obligation Contract; Loan of barley from the temple of (d)Shamash; Seal impressions; (Obv)8x(Rev)8 lines)
  • Language(s):


  • primary: PBS 8/2, 127

    [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 07199
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 View
2021-03-12 at 06:58:00 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Guidi, Carlo CDLI approved View
2020-07-03 at 06:42:15 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2020-07-03 at 06:40:31 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
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 View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“PBS 08/2, 127 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262231.
PBS 08/2, 127 artifact entry (No. P262231). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262231 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 127 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262231 (Accessed: May 3, 2025).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 127 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262231},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262231},
}

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