BE 06/2, 029 (P266083)

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

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 10890

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (W/seal impressions on all edges; *From the kiln of Tablet Hill; (Obv)11x(Rev)10 lines)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 gug4-sze
 en: A stubble field of 4 iku
2. sza3 a-sza3 {d}nin-unug
 en: in the field of the god Nin-unug
3. us2-a-du a-gu-u2-a
 en: adiacent to Agūa,
4. a-sza3 ip-qa2-tum dumu ur-du6-ku3-ga
 en: the field of Ipqatum son of Ur-dukugga,
5. ki ip-qa2-tum dumu ur-du6-ku3-ga-ta
 en: from Ipqatum, son of Ur-dukugga,
6. {disz}{d}da-mu-i-din-nam-ke4
 en: Damu-i(d)dinam
7. nam-apin-la2-sze3
 en: in tenancy
8. igi-3(disz)-gal2-sze3
 en: for one-third (of the crop)
9. a2# mu-u2-a-sze3
 en: as yearly rent
10. [ib2]-ta-an-e3
 en: has rented.
reverse
1. igi dingir-ma-an-szum2
 en: Before Dingir-manšum,
2. igi i-na-e2-kur-ra-bi
 en: before Ina-ekurabi,
3. igi lu2-{d}nanna dub-sar
 en: before Lu-nanna the scribe,
4. igi {d}en-lil2-gal-zu
 en: before Enlil-galzu.
  blank space
5. iti sig4-a
 en: The month of Simānum
6. mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal du11-ga an {d}en-lil2-bi-da bad3 uri2{ki} u3 unu{ki}-ga mu-un-gul-la
 en: (of) the year (in which) king Samsu-iluna by the order of Anu and Enlil the wall of Ur and Uruk destroyed.
seal 1
1. {d}asznan
2. {d}asznan-gal2

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (W/seal impressions on all edges; *From the kiln of Tablet Hill; (Obv)11x(Rev)10 lines)
Language(s)

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/P266083

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
well preserved, broken off on corner

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 10890
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 585040
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.10890

References

  • primary: BE 6/2, 29

    [Poebel1909BE6/2] Poebel, Arno. 1909. Babylonian Legal and Business Documents from the Time of the First Dynasty of Babylon, Chiefly from Nippur. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. Series A: Cuneiform Texts 6/2. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Department of Archaeology.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2020-08-13 at 08:44:16 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI Approved View
2020-06-02 at 02:55:26 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram 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

“BE 06/2, 029 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P266083.
BE 06/2, 029 artifact entry (No. P266083). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P266083 (Original work published 2005)
BE 06/2, 029 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P266083 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
@misc{2023BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 06/2, 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P266083},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P266083},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P266083
LB  - CDLI:P266083
M1  - 2026/5/17/
TI  - BE 06/2, 029 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P266083
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BE 06/2, 029 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P266083.
BE 06/2, 029 artifact entry (No. P266083). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P266083 (Original work published 2005)
BE 06/2, 029 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P266083 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
@misc{2023BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 06/2, 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P266083},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P266083},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P266083
LB  - CDLI:P266083
M1  - 2026/5/17/
TI  - BE 06/2, 029 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P266083
ER  -
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