PBS 08/1, 032 (P269731)

Administrative 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 15175

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Accounts; (Obv)(i)22x(ii)21x(Rev)(iii)22x(iv)18 lines; *the year in which he dug the canal Mashtabba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(gesz2) 4(u) u8 2(u) 1(disz) udu-nita2 2(u) 4(disz) sila4 buru14
2. na-gada i-pi2-iq-esz18-dar
3. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) u8 1(u) 5(disz) udu-nita2
4. na-gada ur-da#-tum
5. 2(gesz2) 3(u) u8
6. na-gada ARAD2-{d}en-lil2
7. 5(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) u8
8. na-gada ur-da-tum
9. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) u8
10. 3(u) 6(disz) udu-nita2
11. 2(u) 4(disz) sila4 buru14
12. si-il-la2 ka2-{d}en-lil2-la2?
13. 5(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz)? u8
14. na-gada da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu
15. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) kir11 sila4
16. si-il-la2 {iri}ba-qum{ki}
17. 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) u8
18. 3(u) 6(disz) udu-nita2
19. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz) sila4 buru14
20. 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) u8
21. nig2-ka9 til-la
22. la2-iax(GAG) 4(u) u8
column 2
1. 5(gesz2) 4(disz) udu-[nita2?]
2. na-gada {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
3. 4(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) udu-nita2
4. na-gada {d}suen-i-din-nam
5. 4(gesz2) 5(u) udu-nita2
6. na-gada ka-mi-nu-um
7. 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 4(u) udu-nita2
8. si-il-la2 {iri}ba-qum{ki}
9. 3(u) 6(disz) udu-nita2 x-DU-a
10. si-il-la2 ka2-{d}en-lil2-la2
11. 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) udu-nita2
12. nig2-ka9 til-la
13. la2-iax(GAG) 3(u) 2(disz) udu-nita2
14. e2-tur3 nam-en-na
15. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) u8
16. 8(disz) udu-nita2
17. na-gada ta-ri-[bu]-um
18. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) u8
19. 3(u) 1(disz) udu-nita2
20. na-gada HA-x-UR-x
reverse
column 1
1. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz)? u8
2. na-gada {d}en-[...]
3. 1(u) 9(disz) sila4 [buru14]
4. ki {d}nanna-zi-mu
5. 8(gesz2) 4(disz) u8
6. 3(u) 9(disz) udu-nita2
7. 1(u)? 9(disz) sila4 buru14
8. si-il-la2 ka2-{d}en-lil2-la2
9. 5(gesz2)? 4(u) 7(disz) kir11 sila4
10. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) u8
11. na-gada da-mi-iq-i3-li2-szu
12. n 1(gesz2) 3(u) [...]
13. si-il-la2 x-ba
14. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) u8
15. gub-ba e2-tur3
16. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 2(u) u8
17. nig2-ka9 til-la
18. la2-iax(GAG) 4(u) 3(disz) u8
19. 5(gesz2) 3(disz) udu-nita2
20. na-gada {d}suen-ga-mi-il
21. 5(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz) udu-nita2
22. na-gada lu2-ga-tum
column 2
1. 1(gesz'u) 3(u) 4(disz) udu-nita2
2. si-il-la2 {iri}ba-qum{ki}
3. 3(u) 9(disz) udu-nita2 x-x-a
4. si-il-la2 ka2-{d}en-lil2-la2
5. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) udu-nita2
6. usz-ba e2-tur3
7. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) udu-nita2#
8. nig2-ka9 til-la
9. la2-iax(GAG) 1(u) 4(disz) udu-nita2
10. e2-tur3 ni2-te-na
11. 2(u) 4(disz)? u8
12. 9(disz)? udu-nita2
13. 1(gesz2) 3(disz) kir11 sila4
14. 1(gesz2) 3(u) udu hi-a
15. na-gada dumu ku3-{d}en-lil2-la2
16. iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 1(disz)-kam
17. mu i7 masz-tab-ba mu-ba#-al#

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: partially broken, ruled, 2 cols.
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Accounts; (Obv)(i)22x(ii)21x(Rev)(iii)22x(iv)18 lines; *the year in which he dug the canal Mashtabba)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: PBS 8/1, 32

    [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. 1938

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

  • history: PBS 5, 090 (date only)

    [Poebel1914PBS5] Poebel, Arno. 1914. Historical and Grammatical Texts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 5. University Museum, Pennsylvania.

  • history: Robertson diss, . p. 196-200

    [Robertson1981diss] Robertson, John F. 1981. “Redistributive Economies in Ancient Mesopotamian Society: A Case Study from Isin-Larsa Period Nippur.” Phdthesis, University of Pennsylvania.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 15175
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-12 at 18:36:12 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-12 at 18:33:33 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
2017-11-24 at 11:25:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2016-12-17 at 12:41:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-12-13 at 06:12:23 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-12-13 at 06:08:47 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-12-13 at 05:40:18 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard 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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Cite this Artifact
“PBS 08/1, 032 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P269731.
PBS 08/1, 032 artifact entry (No. P269731). (2024, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269731 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/1, 032 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269731 (Accessed: May 7, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 12},
	title = {PBS 08/1, 032 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269731},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269731},
}


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