UET 5, 0256 (P266703)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 11561

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (W/seal impressions (inside of a case tablet????). Harper: Ni.2-2-19-89.)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. _{uruda}szita2_ {d}nin-urta
2. i-na ba-ab-tim iz-zi-iz-ma
3. szi-ba-tu-szu iz-zi-za-ma
4. ma-gi-ir-tam sza ama-sukkal
5. a-na {d}en-lil2-is-su2 qa2-ba-am
6. u2-ul u2-bi-ir-ra-szi
7. nu-un-zu-sza-ma u3 bu-zu-uh2-sza
8. sza {disz}{d}en-lil2-is-su2 u2-bi-ir-ra-szu
9. wa-ar-ka-ma {disz}{d}en-lil2-is-su2
10. ki-a-am iq-bi um-ma szu-ma
11. e-li i-na-an-na tu-ba-ar-ra-ni-in-ni-ma
12. u2-ul a-ah-ha-as-si2
13. li-ih-lu-lu-ni-in-ni-ma
14. _ku3-babbar_-am lu-usz-qu2-ul
reverse
1. _igi_ {d}en-lil2-ta-a-a-ar _lu2-bappir_ {d}en-lil2
2. _igi_ szu-mu-lib-szi _lu2-bappir_ {d}en-lil2
3. _igi_ a-pil-i3-li2-szu _lu2-bappir_ {d}en-lil2
4. _igi_ {d}en-lil2-mu-da-mi-iq _dumu_ ri-im-esz18-dar
5. _igi_ na-bi-{d}en-lil2 _dumu_ i-da-tum
6. _igi_ lu2-{d}nin-urta _dumu_ ap-lum
7. _igi_ li#-pi2-it-esz18-dar _muhaldim_
8. _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}nin-szubur _aga-us2_
9. _igi_ {[d]}en#-lil2-mu-ba-li2-it, _dub-sar_
  single ruling
10. _iti sig4-a u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam_
11. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e usu ir9-ra {d}en-lil2-le mu-na-an-szum2-ma-ta
bottom
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left
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seal 1
column 1
1. [...] nin-AB
2. [x] zi-al-ZA?
3. x [x?] AN TUR?
column 2
1. lu2 ki?-A2?-ma
2. dumu? x x x
  seal reading with BE 6/2, 58

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Seal information:

    illegible

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal (W/seal impressions (inside of a case tablet????). Harper: Ni.2-2-19-89.)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: UET 5, 256

    [Figulla1953UET5] Figulla, Hugo H., and William J. Martin. 1953. Letters and Documents of the Old-Babylonian Period. Ur Excavations. Texts 5. London: The Trustees of the two Museums.

  • history: Fs Oppenheim (pp. 95-105)

    [Hallo1964FsOppenheim] Hallo, William W. 1964. “The Slandered Bride.” In Studies Presented to A. Leo Oppenheim June 7, 95–105. Chicago, University of Chicago Press.

  • history: BE 6/2, 58

    [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: Kraus, OLZ 50 (1955) 517

    [sec49908] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 11561
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Excavation No: U 11561
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-06 at 10:13:32 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-07-21 at 20:42:15 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Woestenburg, Els CDLI approved View
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 View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“UET 5, 0256 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P266703.
UET 5, 0256 artifact entry (No. P266703). (2024, October 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P266703 (Original work published 2005)
UET 5, 0256 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P266703 (Accessed: May 13, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 6},
	title = {UET 5, 0256 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P266703},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P266703},
}


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