PBS 08/1, 082 (P268594)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 13561

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Affidavit, taken in a temple; (Obv)12x(LoE)3x(Rev)13x(UE)1 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. {disz}lugal-zi-mu
2. i-na _e2_ {d}mar-tu _dingir-ra-ni_
3. ki-a-am iz-kur um-ma szu-u2-ma
4. a-wi-il-tum sza i-na bi-tim
5. usz-bu _mu 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_
6. lu-u2-szi-ib
7. u3 mi-im-me-e
8. a-ha-ti-ia
9. _{na4}ur5 {gesz}dilim2 gesz-nu2_
10. u2 mi-im-ma szu-um-ma
11. la e-el-qu3-u-ma
12. ma-mi-tam sza it-ma
13. u3 2(disz) _bar-si_ sza ra-ma-ni-ia
14. a-na a-ha-ti a-di-im-ma
15. 2/3(disz) _ma-na siki_ e-el-qe3
reverse
1. _igi_ {d}nanna-zi-mu _dumu_ da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu
2. _igi_ lu2-{d}nin-nibru{ki} _dumu_ lugal-ezem
3. _igi_ i3-li2-ip-pa-al-sa3-am _dumu_ lu2-{d}nin-urta
4. _igi_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_ ur-ga2-gesz-szu2-a
5. _igi_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am _aga3-us2_
6. _igi_ igi-{d}nanna-sze3-al-gub
  blank space
7. _iti du6-ku3 mu_ ha-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal geszkim-ti {d}en-lil2-bi-da ma-da_ e-mu-ut-ba-lum
seal 1
1. ARAD-i3-li2-szu
2. dumu im-gur-{d}utu
  (once with caption:)
1'. _kiszib3_ {d}nanna-zi-mu

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: ue. slightly damaged
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Affidavit, taken in a temple; (Obv)12x(LoE)3x(Rev)13x(UE)1 lines)
  • Language(s): Akkadian


  • primary: PBS 8/1, 82

    [Chiera1914PBS8/1] Chiera, Edward. 1914. Legal and Administrative Documents from Nippur, Chiefly from the Dynasties of Isin and Larsa. Publications of the Babylonian Section 8/1. Philadelphia: University Museum.

  • history: PBS 8/1, p. 61-62 no. 19

    [Chiera1914PBS8/1] Chiera, Edward. 1914. Legal and Administrative Documents from Nippur, Chiefly from the Dynasties of Isin and Larsa. Publications of the Babylonian Section 8/1. Philadelphia: University Museum.

  • history: Hammurabi's Gesetz 6, no. 1758

    [Koschaker1923HG6] Koschaker, Paul, and Arthur Ungnad. 1923. Hammurabi’s Gesetz. Band VI: Übersetzte Urkunden Mit Rechtserläuterungen. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 13561
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Cite this Artifact
“PBS 08/1, 082 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P268594.
PBS 08/1, 082 artifact entry (No. P268594). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P268594 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/1, 082 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P268594 (Accessed: July 13, 2025).
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	month = {feb 1},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P268594},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P268594},
}

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