PBS 08/2, 255 (P262757)

Legal tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), 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 07744

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Legal decision Contract; decision concerning payment for a priestly office; seal impressions all over the surfaces; (Obv)12x(Rev)10 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. asz-szum _mar-za#_
 en: Concerning the office
2. _nig2_ lu2-{d}asal-lu2#-[hi]
 en: (lit. property) of Lu-asalluḫi,
3. _nig2_ e2-sag-gu2-gal2
 en: a property for which Esaggugal
4. _ku3 i3-la2-e_
 en: was to pay the money,
5. gi-me-er-szu
 en: (with the payment of) its full (price)
6. _5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
 en: five shekels of silver,
7. {disz}{d}nanna-ibila-ma-an-szum2
 en: Nanna-ibila-manšum
8. u3 ma-ti-dingir _szesz-ni_
 en: and Mati-anum, his brother,
9. _sza3-ga-a-ni-<<mesz>> al-du10_
 en: have satisfied his (of Esaggugal) heart.
10. _u4-kur2-sze3_
 en: (That) in future,
11. _nam-mar-za u3 ku3-bi_
 en: regarding the office and the silver,
12. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2_
 en: they will not raise a claim,
reverse
1. _mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz_
 en: they have sworn by the life of the king.
2. _igi_ ib-ni-e2-a _sanga_
 en: Before: Ibni-ea, chief administrator (of the temple);
3. {disz}lugal-ma-an-szum2 _gudu4-abzu_
 en: Lugal-manšum, gudapsû-priest;
4. {disz}isz8-tar2-dingir _gudu4-abzu_
 en: Ištar-ilī, gudapsû-priest;
5. {disz}AN-KA-e2-a _enkum_
 en: Anu-pī-ea, treasurer (of the temple);
6. {disz}ib-ni-{d}suen _gudu4-abzu_
 en: Ibni-sîn, gudapsû-priest;
7. {disz}suen-i-[din]-nam _dumu#_ e2-ku3-ta
 en: Sîn-iddinam, son of Ekuta;
8. _kiszib lu2-inim#-[ma]-bi#-mesz
 en: the seal of the witnesses.
9. _iti sze-sag11-[ku5 ...]_
 en: The month of Addarum ...
10. _mu ki_ [...]
 en: the year ...
left
  seal impressions
seal 1
1. e2-sag-gu2-gal2
 en: Esaggugal
2. enkum
 en: treasurer (in the temple) of
3. {d}en-ki eridu{ki}-ga
 en: Enki at Eridu
seal 2
1. lugal-ma-an-szum2
 en: Lugal-manšum
2. _gudu4-abzu_ {d}en-ki
 en: gudapsû-priest of Enki
3. eridu{ki}-du10-ga
 en: at Eridu,
4. _dumu_ ku3-{d}en-ki-ka
 en: son of Ku-enkika

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Legal decision Contract; decision concerning payment for a priestly office; seal impressions all over the surfaces; (Obv)12x(Rev)10 lines)
Language(s) Akkadian

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/P262757

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
ru. cnr. missing, rev. lo. pt. broken, ruled

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Charpin, Tell Sifr, p. 57
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 07744
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 582544
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.7744

References

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 255

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

  • history: Charpin Clergé d'Ur, p. 188-189

    [Charpin1986Clergé] Charpin, Dominique. 1986. Le Clergé d’Ur Au Siècle d’Hammurabi (XIXe-XVIIIe Siècles Av. J.-C.). Hautes Études Orientales 22. Genève - Paris: Librairie Droz.

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
2021-06-03 at 13:00:32 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI Approved View
2019-07-13 at 07:37:52 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. 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, 255 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262757.
PBS 08/2, 255 artifact entry (No. P262757). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262757 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 255 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262757 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 255 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262757},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262757},
}


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TI  - PBS 08/2, 255 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/2, 255 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262757.
PBS 08/2, 255 artifact entry (No. P262757). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262757 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 255 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262757 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 255 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262757},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262757},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P262757
LB  - CDLI:P262757
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - PBS 08/2, 255 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P262757
ER  -
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