PBS 08/2, 176 (P262232)

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 07200

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Contract; division of inheritance; (Obv)10x(Rev)14 lines)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] ZU [...]
2'. da e2 da-mi-iq-i3-li2-[szu] dumu {d}nanna-tum
4'. ha-la-ba hu-mu-ru-um
5'. ibila ta-ri-bu-um dumu bur-ra-tum
7'. sze-ga-ne-ne-ta
8'. tesz2-a se3-ga-bi in-ba-esz
9'. u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra nu-gi4-gi4-de3
10'. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz
reverse
1. igi a-ha-nir-szi dumu lu2-{d}nin-urta
2. igi {d}en-lil2-a-bi dumu i-pi2-iq-{d}en-lil2
3. igi i#-[bi]-{d#}en#-lil2 dumu lugal-dumu-gi7
4. igi e2-szu-me-sza4#-ga-mil dumu im-gur-rum
5. igi a-wi-li-ia# ugula ga2-gi4-a
6. igi it-ta-[a]-tum dumu za-ki-ia
7. igi ma-ri-er#-s,e-tim dumu i-bi-{d}nin-szubur#
8. igi a-ku-u2-[a] dumu ip-qu2-sza
9. igi el-le-tum dumu i-din-{d}da-mu
10. igi im-me-er-dingir dumu {d}en-lil2#-ga-mil
11. igi bur-ra-tum szesz-a-ni
12. igi da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu dumu# x-[...]
13. [igi] {d#}en#-lil2-ba-ni gala [...]
14. [... {d}]nin-urta-mu-sza-[lim ...]
  rest broken

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
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal (Contract; division of inheritance; (Obv)10x(Rev)14 lines)
  • Language(s):


  • primary: PBS 8/2, 176

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 07200
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/2, 176 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262232.
PBS 08/2, 176 artifact entry (No. P262232). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262232 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 176 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262232 (Accessed: November 25, 2025).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 176 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262232},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262232},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P262232
LB  - CDLI:P262232
M1  - 2025/11/25/
TI  - PBS 08/2, 176 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P262232
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/2, 176 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262232.
PBS 08/2, 176 artifact entry (No. P262232). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262232 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 176 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262232 (Accessed: November 25, 2025).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 176 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262232},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262232},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P262232
LB  - CDLI:P262232
M1  - 2025/11/25/
TI  - PBS 08/2, 176 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P262232
ER  - 
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