BE 06/2, 028 (P266334)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
CBS 11173Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Legal document; w/seal impressions; Harper's mark Ni.41-2-16-89 (Feb. 16).*Peters describes as Nippur I, though Ur II tablets are characteristic to Nippur II. I" came from Tablet Hill)Language(s)
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1. {disz}[ip]-qu2#-sza dumu dingir-ku3#-[sza]
en: Ipquša, son of Ankuša,
2. {disz}e2-a-ta-a-a-ar dumu abzu-he2#-[gal2]
en: Ea-tayar, son of Abzu-ḫegal,
3. nam-ibila-ni-sze3 ba-an-da#-[ri]
en: has adopted as his heir.
4. u4 nam-ibila-ni-sze3 ba-an-da-ri-a
en: At the time when he adopted him as his heir,
5. 4(asz) sze gur# ur5-ra ip-qu2-sza ad-da-ni
en: Ipquša 4 kor of interest grain
6. {disz}e2-a-ta-a-a-ar in-su
en: has returned to Ea-tayar.
7. gibil-bi-sze3-am3 ip-qu2-sza ad-da ti-la-ke4#
en: Recently, Ipquša, the living father,
8. {disz}e2-a-tu-ra-am dumu nita3-dam-ni
en: to Ea-turam, the son by his wife,
9. u3 e2-a-ta-a-a-ar dumu szu TI? x x [...]
en: and to Ea-tayar, the adopted son,
10. ha-la in-ne-en-ba
en: has distributed the inheritance.
11. 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a da e2 ip-qu2-e2-a dumu dingir-ku3-ta
en: A built-up house plot of 15 shekels, adjoining the house of Ipqu-ea son of Ankuta;
12. 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 {d}en-lil2 gar-ra us2-a-du ip-qu2-e2-a
en: 1 iku of Enlil-field, cultivated, alongside (the property of) Ipqu-ea;
13. nig2 gu2-na e2-a szu-ri-a-bi-sze3
en: one half of the property in the house
14. ha-la-ba e2-a-tu-ra-am
en: is the (inheritance) portion of Ea-turam.
15. 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a da e2 e2-a-tu-ra-am szesz-a-ni
en: A built-up house plot of 15 shekels, adjoining the house of Ea-turam his brother;
16. 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 {d}en-lil2 gar-ra us2-a-du e2-a-tu-ra-am szesz-a-ni
en: 1 iku of Enlil-field, cultivated, alongside (the property of) Ea-turam his brother;
17. nig2 gu2-na e2-a szu-ri-a-bi-sze3
en: one half of the property in the house
18. ha-la-ba e2-a-ta-a-a-ar szesz-a-ni
en: is the (inheritance) portion of Ea-tayar, his brother.
19. 2(asz) 2(barig) sze gur 3(disz) ma-na siki 3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
en: 2 kor (and) 2 pānū of grain, 3 mina of wool (and) 3 qu of sesame oil
reverse
1. a2 mu-u8-a-sze3
en: annually;
2. 2(asz) 2(barig) sze gur 3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz 3(disz) ma-na siki
en: 2 kor (and) 2 pānū of grain, 3 qu of sesame oil (and) 3 mina of wool
3. a2 mu-u8-a-sze3
en: annually
4. {disz}e2-a-tu-ra-am u3 e2-a-ta-a-a-ar
en: Ea-turam and Ea-tayar
5. {disz}ip-qu2-sza ad-da-ne-ne-ra
en: to Ipquša their father
6. in-na-ab-kal-la-ge-ne
en: will deliver promptly.
7. ibila lu2 nu-mu-na-ab-kal-la-ge
en: The heir who does not deliver it promptly,
8. nam-ibila-ni-ta ba-ra-e11-de3
en: forfeits his status as heir.
9. sze-ga-ne-ne-ta mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3-esz
en: In mutual agreement, by the name of the king, they have sworn.
10. igi ni-din-esz18-dar dumu {d}nanna-tum
en: Before Nidin-ištar, son of Nannatum;
11. igi dingir-sukkal dumu ip-qa2-tum
en: before Dingir-sukkal, son of Ipqatum;
12. igi {d}nuska-ni-szu dumu ad-da-du10-ga
en: before Nuskanišu, son of Adda-du(g)ga;
13. igi e2-a-i-din-nam dumu ip-qu2-sza
en: before Ea-i(d)dinam, son of Ipquša;
14. igi i-bi-{d}en-lil2 dumu {d}suen-ma-gir
en: before Ibi-enlil, son of Sîn-magir;
15. igi ku3-{d}nin-imma3 dub-sar
en: before Ku-ninimma, the scribe;
16. igi nu-ur2-{d}utu bur-gul
en: before Nur-šamaš, the stone-cutter.
17. iti sig4-a mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal-e {uruda}ki-lugal-gub hur-sag i7-da didli
en: The month of Simānum (of) the year (in which) Samsu-iluna the king (installed in Eturkalamma) a royal stall of copper (decorated with) a mountain and several streams
seal 1
1. ip-qu2-sza
2. dumu dingir-ku3-sza
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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- Artifact Preservation: 75%
- Condition Description: Tablet, Obv.somewhat chipped off
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primary: BE 6/2, 28
[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.
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history: MC 3,, 04
[Stone1991Adoption] Stone, Elizabeth C., and David I. Owen. 1991. Adoption in Old Babylonian Nippur and the Archive of Mannum-Mešu-Liṣṣur. Mesopotamina Civilizations, no. 3.
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- Museum No.: CBS 11173
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Findspot Comments:
E.side of Shatt, while "II" came from T.H.; W.sd.of Shatt; 19x18 lines"
- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.08.03.00
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- Accounting Period: 0
Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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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 | |
2020-07-24 at 02:31:25 | Lafont, Bertrand | Atf | Guidi, Carlo | CDLI | approved | ||
2020-07-24 at 02:30:38 | Lafont, Bertrand | Atf | Guidi, Carlo | CDLI | approved | ||
2020-06-02 at 02:56:29 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | 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 |
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- Penn Museum (585257)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.11173)