PBS 08/2, 181 (P263013)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
CBS 08101Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Exchange w/seal impressions on LE.&UE.; (Obv)16x(Rev)5 lines)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
tablet
obverse
1. 1/2(disz) sar 9(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a
en: One built house plot of 1/2 SAR and 9 (and) 1/3 shekels
2. sza3 ki lukur-ra {gesz}ig u3 {gesz}sag-kul gub#-[ba]
en: into the compound of the nadītum women, door and lock are in place,
3. da e2 sza-at-esz18-dar dumu-munus u2-ba-a-a
en: adjoining the house of Šāt-ištar, daughter of Ubaya:
4. e2 be-le-su2-nu lukur {d}nin-urta dumu-munus {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni
en: the house of Bēle(s)sunu, nadītum of Ninurta, daughter of Sîn-ismeani,
5. ki-ba gar-ra-ni-sze3
en: in exchange for
6. 1/2(disz) sar 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a
en: One built house plot of 1/2 SAR and 7 (and) 1/2 shekels
7. sza3 ki lukur-ra {gesz}ig u3 {gesz}sag-kul gub-ba
en: into the compound of the nadītum women, door and lock are in place,
8. da e2 be-le-su2-nu dumu-munus {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni
en: adjoining the house of Bēle(s)sunu, daughter of Sîn-ismeani:
9. e2 da-mi-iq-tum lukur {d}nin-urta dumu-munus {d}nanna-a-a
en: the house of Damiqtum, nadītum of Ninurta, daughter of Nanna-aya.
10. e2 e2-gen7 lu2 lu2-u3
en: A house for a house, one to the other
11. in-szi-in!(NI)-gar
en: has given.
12. mu e2 e2-e sa2 nu-ub-du11-ga-asz
en: Because one house doesn't reach the other (in value),
13. 2/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
en: (with) two third of a shekel of silver
reverse
1. {disz}da-mi-iq-tum#-ke4
en: Damiqtum
2. [be-le-su2-nu-ra] in-na-an-bur2
en: has compensated Bēle(s)sunu.
3. [u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2]-u3#
en: (That) in future one against the other
4. [inim nu-um-ga2]-ga2#
en: shall not make a complaint,
5. [mu lugal-bi in-pa3]-de3#-esz
en: they have sworn by the name of the king.
rest broken
Partial signs visible on the edge at the end of many lines.
seal 1
1. be-le-su2-nu
en: Bēle(s)sunu
2. dumu-munus {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni
en: daughter of Sîn-ismeani
The final -ni written under the -a-.
obverse
1. 1/2(disz) sar 9(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a
en: One built house plot of 1/2 SAR and 9 (and) 1/3 shekels
2. sza3 ki lukur-ra {gesz}ig u3 {gesz}sag-kul gub#-[ba]
en: into the compound of the nadītum women, door and lock are in place,
3. da e2 sza-at-esz18-dar dumu-munus u2-ba-a-a
en: adjoining the house of Šāt-ištar, daughter of Ubaya:
4. e2 be-le-su2-nu lukur {d}nin-urta dumu-munus {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni
en: the house of Bēle(s)sunu, nadītum of Ninurta, daughter of Sîn-ismeani,
5. ki-ba gar-ra-ni-sze3
en: in exchange for
6. 1/2(disz) sar 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a
en: One built house plot of 1/2 SAR and 7 (and) 1/2 shekels
7. sza3 ki lukur-ra {gesz}ig u3 {gesz}sag-kul gub-ba
en: into the compound of the nadītum women, door and lock are in place,
8. da e2 be-le-su2-nu dumu-munus {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni
en: adjoining the house of Bēle(s)sunu, daughter of Sîn-ismeani:
9. e2 da-mi-iq-tum lukur {d}nin-urta dumu-munus {d}nanna-a-a
en: the house of Damiqtum, nadītum of Ninurta, daughter of Nanna-aya.
10. e2 e2-gen7 lu2 lu2-u3
en: A house for a house, one to the other
11. in-szi-in!(NI)-gar
en: has given.
12. mu e2 e2-e sa2 nu-ub-du11-ga-asz
en: Because one house doesn't reach the other (in value),
13. 2/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
en: (with) two third of a shekel of silver
reverse
1. {disz}da-mi-iq-tum#-ke4
en: Damiqtum
2. [be-le-su2-nu-ra] in-na-an-bur2
en: has compensated Bēle(s)sunu.
3. [u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2]-u3#
en: (That) in future one against the other
4. [inim nu-um-ga2]-ga2#
en: shall not make a complaint,
5. [mu lugal-bi in-pa3]-de3#-esz
en: they have sworn by the name of the king.
rest broken
Partial signs visible on the edge at the end of many lines.
seal 1
1. be-le-su2-nu
en: Bēle(s)sunu
2. dumu-munus {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni
en: daughter of Sîn-ismeani
The final -ni written under the -a-.
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
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- Condition Description: rev. destroyed
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primary: PBS 8/2, 181
[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 08101
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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- Accounting Period: 0
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 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 |
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| 2021-01-25 at 06:02:22 | Lafont, Bertrand | Atf | Guidi, Carlo | CDLI | approved |
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| 2021-01-25 at 06:01:31 | Lafont, Bertrand | Atf | Guidi, Carlo | CDLI | approved |
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| 2020-06-24 at 07:33:10 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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| 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 |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | - | - |
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