BE 06/2, 040 (P262072)
Legal tablet & envelope 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 07018 & UM 29-13-040Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Marriage contract of a priest of enlil, pre-marital agreement; seal impressions; (Obv)17x(Rev)18 lines)Language(s)
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-Has fragments Has seal impression(s)
obverse
1. {disz}{d}en-lil2-id-su2 nu-esz3 {d}en-lil2-la2 dumu lugal-a2-zi-da
en: Enlil-idzu nešakku-priest of Enlil, son of Lugal-azida,
2. {disz}ama-sukkal dumu-munus {d}nin-urta-ma-an-szum2-ke4
en: Ama-sukkal, daughter of Ninurta-manšum,
3. nam-dam-sze3 ba-an-tuku
en: has taken for marriage.
4. 1(u) 9(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar {disz}ama-sukkal-ke4
en: 19 shekels of silver Ama-sukkal
5. {disz}{d}en-lil2-id-su2 dam-a-ni-ra
en: to Enlil-idzu, her husband,
6. in-na-ni-in-ku4
en: has brought.
7. u4-kur2-sze3 tukum-bi {disz}{d}en-lil-id-su2-ke4
en: In future, if Enlil-idzu
8. {disz}ama-sukkal dam-a-ni-ra
en: to Ama-sukkal his wife
9. dam-mu nu-me-en ba-na-an-du11
en: says: "my wife you aren't",
10. 1(u) 9(disz) gin2 ku3-bi gur-ru-dam
en: he shall return the 19 shekels of silver
11. u3 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3 dam-tag4-ni-ra i3-la2-e
en: and, as her divorce money, will pay half a mine;
12. u3 tukum-bi {disz}ama-sukkal-ke4
en: and if Ama-sukkal
13. {disz}{d}en-lil2-id-su2 dam-a-ni-ra
en: to Enlil-idzu her husband
14. dam-mu nu-me-en ba-na-an-du11
en: says: "my husband you aren't",
15. 1(u) 9(disz) ku3-bi ba-ra-e11-de3
en: she shall forfeit the 19 shekels
16. u3 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar i3-la2-e
en: and will pay half a mine of silver.
17. sze-ga-ne-ne-ta
en: In mutual agreement
reverse
1. mu lugal tesz2-bi in-pa3-de3-esz
en: by the name of the king, together they have sowrn.
2. igi a-at-ta-a dumu na-ra-am-{d}suen
en: Before Attâ, son of Naram-sîn;
3. igi i-din-{d}iszkur gudu4 {d}nin-lil2-la2 dumu {d}iszkur-ir9-ra
en: before Idin-iškur, pašīšu-priest of Ninlil, son of Iškur-irra;
4. igi lu2-{d}nanna gudu4 {d}nin-lil2-la2 dumu {d}en-lil2-me-sza4
en: before Lu-nanna, pašīšu-priest of Ninlil, son of Enlil-meša;
5. igi dingir-ma-an-szum2 lu2-bappir {d}nin-lil2-la2 dumu i-lu-ni
en: before Dingir-manšum, brewer of Ninlil, son of Iluni;
6. igi {d}en-lil2-ma-lik dumu s,i-li-{d}nin-urta
en: before Enlil-malik, son of Ṣili-ninurta;
7. igi dingir-ma-an-szum2 dub!-sar dumu lu2-{d}ama-a-ra-zu
en: before Dingir-manšum, scribe, son of Lu-amarazu;
8. igi {d}nusku-ni-szu dumu ad-da-du10-ga nu-esz3
en: before Nusku-nišu, son of Adda-dugga, nešakku-priest;
9. igi esz18-dar-la-ma-si2 dam ad-da-du10-ga nu-esz3
en: before Ištar-lama(s)si, wife of Adda-dugga nešakku-priest;
10. igi esz18-dar-la-ma-si2 dam lugal-a2-zi-da nu-esz3
en: before Ištar-lama(s)si, wife of Lugal-azida, nešakku-priest;
11. igi {d}nin-urta-ra-i-im-ze-ri-im dumu {d}nin-urta-ma-an-szum2
en: before Ninurta-imzerim, son of Ninurta-manšum;
12. igi {d}nin-urta-mu-ba-li2-it, dumu du-um-qi2-esz18-dar
en: before Ninurta-muba(l)liṭ, son of Dumqi-ištar;
13. igi a-wi-li-ia bur-gul dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
en: before Awīliya, stone-cutter, son of Ur-baba.
single ruling
14. iti bara2-za3-gar u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam
en: The month of Nisānum, the day 28
15. mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal-e inim {d}en-lil2-la2-ta ki-sur-ra{ki} sa-bu-um{ki}-bi-da-ke4 ka-si-il-la2-asz bi2-in-ku4-ra
en: (of) the year (in which) Samsu-iluna, the king, by the command of Enlil, brought Kisurra and Sabum to praise.
bottom
seal impression
left
seal impression
seal 1
1. {d}en-lil2-id-su2!
2. dumu lugal-a2-zi-da
seal 2
1. ama-sukkal
2. dumu-munus {d}nin-uta-ma-an-szum2
envelope
beginning broken
1'. dub nam-dam-ma#
2'. {disz}a-wa-tu-ia
3'. ki na-ra-am-tum dam-a-ni
seal impression
seal 1
1. x x le?
2. dumu ARAD-{d}x
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 & envelope
- Material: Clay
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- This artifact is composed of fragments.
- Condition Description: Tablet (case=UM 29-13-40)
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- Genre(s): Legal (Marriage contract of a priest of enlil, pre-marital agreement; seal impressions; (Obv)17x(Rev)18 lines)
- Language(s):
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primary: BE 6/2, 40
[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: Hallo, William W., Studies Oppenheim (1964) 095-105,
[sec48617] N.d.
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history: OB Contracts, D4 no. 24 (envelope)
[Stone1976OBContracts] Stone, Elizabeth C. 1976. “Old Babylonian Contracts from Nippur.” Oriental Institute of Chicago Microfiche Archives. University of Chicago.
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- Museum No.: CBS 07018 & UM 29-13-040
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.13.01.28
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- Accounting Period: 0
Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved | |
2020-07-06 at 09:32:21 | Lafont, Bertrand | Atf | Guidi, Carlo | CDLI | approved | ||
2020-07-06 at 09:30:06 | Lafont, Bertrand | Atf | Lafont, Bertrand | CDLI | approved | ||
2020-06-07 at 02:32:33 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved | ||
2018-07-21 at 20:42:15 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Woestenburg, Els | 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 |
Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Penn Museum (588448)
- Penn Museum (588449)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.7018)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.29-13-40)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | - | - |
P262072 leadP262072 lead