BE 06/2, 028 (P266334)

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 11173

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Legal document; w/seal impressions; Harper's mark Ni.41-2-16-89 (Feb. 16).*Peters describes as Nippur I, though Ur II tablets are characteristic to Nippur II. I" came from Tablet Hill)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}[ip]-qu2#-sza dumu dingir-ku3#-[sza]
 en: Ipquša, son of Ankuša,
2. {disz}e2-a-ta-a-a-ar dumu abzu-he2#-[gal2]
 en: Ea-tayar, son of Abzu-ḫegal,
3. nam-ibila-ni-sze3 ba-an-da#-[ri]
 en: has adopted as his heir.
4. u4 nam-ibila-ni-sze3 ba-an-da-ri-a
 en: At the time when he adopted him as his heir,
5. 4(asz) sze gur# ur5-ra ip-qu2-sza ad-da-ni
 en: Ipquša 4 kor of interest grain
6. {disz}e2-a-ta-a-a-ar in-su
 en: has returned to Ea-tayar.
7. gibil-bi-sze3-am3 ip-qu2-sza ad-da ti-la-ke4#
 en: Recently, Ipquša, the living father,
8. {disz}e2-a-tu-ra-am dumu nita3-dam-ni
 en: to Ea-turam, the son by his wife,
9. u3 e2-a-ta-a-a-ar dumu szu TI? x x [...]
 en: and to Ea-tayar, the adopted son,
10. ha-la in-ne-en-ba
 en: has distributed the inheritance.
11. 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a da e2 ip-qu2-e2-a dumu dingir-ku3-ta
 en: A built-up house plot of 15 shekels, adjoining the house of Ipqu-ea son of Ankuta;
12. 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 {d}en-lil2 gar-ra us2-a-du ip-qu2-e2-a
 en: 1 iku of Enlil-field, cultivated, alongside (the property of) Ipqu-ea;
13. nig2 gu2-na e2-a szu-ri-a-bi-sze3
 en: one half of the property in the house
14. ha-la-ba e2-a-tu-ra-am
 en: is the (inheritance) portion of Ea-turam.
15. 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a da e2 e2-a-tu-ra-am szesz-a-ni
 en: A built-up house plot of 15 shekels, adjoining the house of Ea-turam his brother;
16. 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 {d}en-lil2 gar-ra us2-a-du e2-a-tu-ra-am szesz-a-ni
 en: 1 iku of Enlil-field, cultivated, alongside (the property of) Ea-turam his brother;
17. nig2 gu2-na e2-a szu-ri-a-bi-sze3
 en: one half of the property in the house
18. ha-la-ba e2-a-ta-a-a-ar szesz-a-ni
 en: is the (inheritance) portion of Ea-tayar, his brother.
19. 2(asz) 2(barig) sze gur 3(disz) ma-na siki 3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
 en: 2 kor (and) 2 pānū of grain, 3 mina of wool (and) 3 qu of sesame oil
reverse
1. a2 mu-u8-a-sze3
 en: annually;
2. 2(asz) 2(barig) sze gur 3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz 3(disz) ma-na siki
 en: 2 kor (and) 2 pānū of grain, 3 qu of sesame oil (and) 3 mina of wool
3. a2 mu-u8-a-sze3
 en: annually
4. {disz}e2-a-tu-ra-am u3 e2-a-ta-a-a-ar
 en: Ea-turam and Ea-tayar
5. {disz}ip-qu2-sza ad-da-ne-ne-ra
 en: to Ipquša their father
6. in-na-ab-kal-la-ge-ne
 en: will deliver promptly.
7. ibila lu2 nu-mu-na-ab-kal-la-ge
 en: The heir who does not deliver it promptly,
8. nam-ibila-ni-ta ba-ra-e11-de3
 en: forfeits his status as heir.
9. sze-ga-ne-ne-ta mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz
 en: In mutual agreement, by the name of the king, they have sworn.
10. igi ni-din-esz18-dar dumu {d}nanna-tum
 en: Before Nidin-ištar, son of Nannatum;
11. igi dingir-sukkal dumu ip-qa2-tum
 en: before Dingir-sukkal, son of Ipqatum;
12. igi {d}nuska-ni-szu dumu ad-da-du10-ga
 en: before Nuskanišu, son of Adda-du(g)ga;
13. igi e2-a-i-din-nam dumu ip-qu2-sza
 en: before Ea-i(d)dinam, son of Ipquša;
14. igi i-bi-{d}en-lil2 dumu {d}suen-ma-gir
 en: before Ibi-enlil, son of Sîn-magir;
15. igi ku3-{d}nin-imma3 dub-sar
 en: before Ku-ninimma, the scribe;
16. igi nu-ur2-{d}utu bur-gul
 en: before Nur-šamaš, the stone-cutter.
17. iti sig4-a mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal-e {uruda}ki-lugal-gub hur-sag i7-da didli
 en: The month of Simānum (of) the year (in which) Samsu-iluna the king (installed in Eturkalamma) a royal stall of copper (decorated with) a mountain and several streams
seal 1
1. ip-qu2-sza
2. dumu dingir-ku3-sza

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Legal document; w/seal impressions; Harper's mark Ni.41-2-16-89 (Feb. 16).*Peters describes as Nippur I, though Ur II tablets are characteristic to Nippur II. I" came from Tablet Hill)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P266334

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 75%
Tablet, Obv.somewhat chipped off

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
E.side of Shatt, while "II" came from T.H.; W.sd.of Shatt; 19x18 lines"
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 11173
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 585257
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.11173

References

  • primary: BE 6/2, 28

    [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.

  • history: MC 3, 04

    [Stone1991Adoption] Stone, Elizabeth C., and David I. Owen. 1991. Adoption in Old Babylonian Nippur and the Archive of Mannum-Mešu-Liṣṣur. Vol. 3. Mesopotamina Civilizations.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-02 at 08:17:02 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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
2020-07-24 at 02:31:25 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2020-07-24 at 02:30:38 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2020-06-02 at 02:56:29 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BE 06/2, 028 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P266334.
BE 06/2, 028 artifact entry (No. P266334). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P266334 (Original work published 2005)
BE 06/2, 028 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P266334 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {BE 06/2, 028 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P266334},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P266334},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BE 06/2, 028 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P266334.
BE 06/2, 028 artifact entry (No. P266334). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P266334 (Original work published 2005)
BE 06/2, 028 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P266334 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2024BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {BE 06/2, 028 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P266334},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P266334},
}


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DA  - 2024/7/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P266334
LB  - CDLI:P266334
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - BE 06/2, 028 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P266334
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