PBS 08/2, 120 (P262406)

Administrative tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 07405

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain] (Contract; Account of beer, for the metal workers; (Obv)2x(Rev)3x(UE)2 lines)

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(ban2) kasz
2. ku3-dim2-sze3
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reverse
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1. iti szu-numun <u4> 2(u) 6(disz)-kam
2. mu us2-sa {d}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 lugal-e {uruda}alan {d}me-dim2-sza4 mu-na-dim2

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Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Administrative [identification uncertain] (Contract; Account of beer, for the metal workers; (Obv)2x(Rev)3x(UE)2 lines)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 120

    [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 07405
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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
2020-06-25 at 05:19:13 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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Cite this Artifact
“PBS 08/2, 120 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262406.
PBS 08/2, 120 artifact entry (No. P262406). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262406 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 120 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262406 (Accessed: May 5, 2025).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 120 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262406},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262406},
}


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