Robertson diss. p. 110, CBS 7659 (P262660)

Administrative 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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 07659

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Contract; (Obv)7x(Rev)6x(UE)2 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ansze
2. 5(disz) sila3 ansze-edin-na
3. 1(barig) 3(ban2) gu4 niga
4. 1(barig) 4(ban2) gu4-hu-nu
5. 2(ban2) udu niga
6. 2(ban2) udu-nita
reverse
1. 2(ban2) szah2 niga
2. 4(ban2) szah2 ze2-eh-tur
3. 4(disz) sila3 dara3-masz
4. 1(asz) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3
5. iti sig4-a
6. u4 3(u)-kam
7. mu us2-sa i3-si-in{ki} ba-dab-ba

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Contract; (Obv)7x(Rev)6x(UE)2 lines)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

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Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
center part broken, ruled

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 07659
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 582450
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.7659

References

  • primary: Robertson diss, 110, CBS 7659

    [Robertson1981diss] Robertson, John F. 1981. “Redistributive Economies in Ancient Mesopotamian Society: A Case Study from Isin-Larsa Period Nippur.” Phdthesis, University of Pennsylvania.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-12 at 18:36:12 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-12 at 18:33:33 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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
2017-01-15 at 16:23:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-01-08 at 12:57:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-01-08 at 02:08:28 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard 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 Artifacts

“Robertson Diss. p. 110, CBS 7659 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P262660.
Robertson diss. p. 110, CBS 7659 artifact entry (No. P262660). (2024, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262660 (Original work published 2005)
Robertson diss. p. 110, CBS 7659 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262660 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“Robertson Diss. p. 110, CBS 7659 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P262660.
Robertson diss. p. 110, CBS 7659 artifact entry (No. P262660). (2024, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262660 (Original work published 2005)
Robertson diss. p. 110, CBS 7659 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262660 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).
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