PBS 08/2, 128 (P269725)

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 15170

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Rent Contract, rent of field for 5 years; seal imprssions all over the surfaces; (Obv)10x(Rev)11x(UE)1 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1/2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 {gesz}kiri6 gesz gub#-ba
 en: A field of 1/2 iku (consisting of) a garden planted with trees
2. sza3 a-sza3 gir2-si
 en: in the irrigation district "field of Girsi",
3. za3 {gesz}kiri6 dumu-me {d}suen-ta-a-a-ar
 en: the border is the garden of Sîn-tayar's sons,
4. {gesz}kiri6 a-wi-il-esz18-dar u3 dingir-da-mi-iq szesz#-a-ni
 en: is the garden of Awīl-ištar and Ilī-damiq his brother,
5. dumu-me ku-mu-nu-um
 en: sons of Kumunum,
6. {disz}e-ku-u2-a dumu dam-qum-ke4
 en: (that) Ekū’a, son of Damqum,
7. mu 5(disz)-kam-sze3 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze-ta
 en: for five years with 2 panu of barley
8. ib2-ta-e3
 en: has rented.
reverse
1. {disz}a-wi-il-esz18-dar u3 dingir-da-mi-iq
 en: Awīl-ištar and Ilī-damiq
2. gu2-un e2-gal-sze3
 en: the tax to the Palace
3. ba-an-ni-ib-gi4-gi4
 en: will pay.
4. igi ma-nu-um-ma-hir-szu dub-sar
 en: Before Manum-maḫiršu, the scribe;
5. igi mu-na-wi-rum dumu dam-qum
 en: before Muna(w)wirum, son of Damqum.
6. iti bara2#-za3-gar u4 1(disz)-kam
 en: The month of Nisānum, the day 1,
7. mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal mu us2-sa i-da-ma-ra-as,{ki}
 en: the year (of) Samsu-iluna the king after the year in which (he defeated the army) of Idamaraṣ.
seal 1
1. UR x x [...]
2. da-ga UN HI DUB
3. ZI x x TI x mu
4. SAG GU x x [x]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Rent Contract, rent of field for 5 years; seal imprssions all over the surfaces; (Obv)10x(Rev)11x(UE)1 lines)
Language(s) Sumerian

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/P269725

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

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 15170
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 588168
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.15170

References

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 128

    [Chiera1922PBS8/2] Chiera, Edward. 1922. Old Babylonian Contracts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 8/2. Philadelphia: University Museum.

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
2021-04-30 at 07:36:33 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI Approved View
2020-07-03 at 07:11:40 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

“PBS 08/2, 128 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P269725.
PBS 08/2, 128 artifact entry (No. P269725). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269725 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 128 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269725 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 128 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269725},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269725},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P269725
LB  - CDLI:P269725
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - PBS 08/2, 128 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P269725
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/2, 128 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P269725.
PBS 08/2, 128 artifact entry (No. P269725). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269725 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 128 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269725 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 128 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269725},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269725},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P269725
LB  - CDLI:P269725
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - PBS 08/2, 128 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P269725
ER  -
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