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PBS 13, 52 (P269164)

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 14190

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Contract; partnership (tab-ba); (Obv)5x(Rev)10 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Collections

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description: right upper corner missing, ruled
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal (Contract; partnership (tab-ba); (Obv)5x(Rev)10 lines)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: PBS 13, 52

[Legrain1922PBS13] Legrain, Léon. 1922. Historical Fragments. Publications of the Babylonian Section 13. University Museum, Pennsylvania. http://www.etana.org/sites/default/files/coretexts/14913.pdf.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CBS 14190
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Rim-Sin.47.07.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
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
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

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Penn Museum (587622) (587622)
Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.14190) (CBS.14190)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“PBS 13, 52 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P269164.

PBS 13, 52 artifact entry (No. P269164). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269164 (Original work published 2005)

PBS 13, 52 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269164 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 13, 52 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269164},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269164},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“PBS 13, 52 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P269164.

PBS 13, 52 artifact entry (No. P269164). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269164 (Original work published 2005)

PBS 13, 52 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269164 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).

@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 13, 52 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269164},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269164},
}

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DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P269164
LB  - CDLI:P269164
M1  - 2025/12/27/
TI  - PBS 13, 52 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P269164
ER  -