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

Photo

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)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

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
  illegible

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P262231

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 07199
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 582044
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.7199

References

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 127

    [Chiera1922PBS8/2] Chiera, Edward. 1922. Old Babylonian Contracts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 8/2. Philadelphia: University Museum.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata 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 Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI Approved View
2020-07-03 at 06:42:15 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2020-07-03 at 06:40:31 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI Approved View

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 18, 2026).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 127 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262231},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262231},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P262231
LB  - CDLI:P262231
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - PBS 08/2, 127 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P262231
ER  -

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 18, 2026).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 127 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262231},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262231},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P262231
LB  - CDLI:P262231
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - PBS 08/2, 127 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P262231
ER  -
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