PBS 08/2, 103 (P262078)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 07024

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (A man purchases from his partner a house they had bought together; (Obv)14x(Rev)18x(UE)1 lines)

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sar e2 du3-a {gesz}kesz2 gub
 en: One built house plot of 1 SAR, the roofing in place,
2. e2 gub-ba-ni-du10 us2-sa
 en: next to the house of Gubbanidu,
3. sa10-am3 til-la-bi
 en: its full price is
4. 2/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar
 en: 2/3 of mina (= 40 shekels) of silver;
5. 5/6(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 kislah
 en: one unbuilt plot of 5/6 SAR and 5 shekels (= 55 shekels)
6. e2 lugal-a-ma-ru us2-sa
 en: next to the house of Lugal-amaru,
7. sa10-am3 til-la-bi
 en: its full price is
8. 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
 en: 5 shekels of silver.
9. e2 {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2#
 en: The house, which Nanna-manšum
10. u3 dingir-szu#-mu-[ba]-li2-it,
 en: and Ilšu-muba(l)liṭ
11. nam-tab-ba-ne-ne-ta
 en: with their partnership
12. in-sa10-esz-a
 en: had bought, (now)
13. ki {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 dumu u4-du10-mu-ta#
 en: from Nanna-manšum, son of Udumu,
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1. dingir-szu-mu#-[ba-li2-it,] dumu [hi-li-abzu]
 en: Ilšu-muballiṭ, son of Ḫili-abzu,
2. in-szi#-[in-sa10]
 en: has bought;
3. sa10-am3 til#-[la]-bi#
 en: its full price,
4. 2/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
 en: 2/3 of mina and 5 shekels (= 45 shekels) of silver
5. in-na-la2
 en: he has paid.
6. u4 kur2-sze3 {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
 en: In future, that Nanna-manšum
7. e2-bi-sze3 inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
 en: will not make a claim concerning this house,
8. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
 en: he has sworn by the name of the king.
9. igi {d}da-mu-mu-dah dumu du-du
 en: Before Damu-mudaḫ, son of Dudu;
10. igi bur-{d}iszkur dumu lu2-{d}iszkur
 en: before Bur-adad, son of Lu-adad;
11. igi {d}utu-he2-gal2 dumu {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
 en: before Šamaš-ḫegal, son of Nanna-manšum;
12. igi puzur4-{d}da-mu dumu ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
 en: before Puzur-damu, son of Ur-enlila;
13. igi ku-gu-za-na-sze3
 en: before Ku(g)guza(n)na.
14. iti sze-sag11-ku5
 en: The month of Addarum,
15. mu {d}er3-ra-i-mi-ti lugal-e ki-sur-ra ba-gul
 en: the year (in which) Erra-imi(t)ti the king destroyed Kisurra.
seal 1
1. {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
 en: Nanna-manšum
2. dumu u4-du10-mu
 en: son of Udumu.

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal (A man purchases from his partner a house they had bought together; (Obv)14x(Rev)18x(UE)1 lines)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 103

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

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  • Museum No.: CBS 07024
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 View
2020-10-06 at 05:16:20 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Guidi, Carlo CDLI approved View
2020-10-06 at 05:14:27 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2020-05-29 at 03:24:34 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2020-05-29 at 02:38:59 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2017-12-29 at 11:27:39 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-12-29 at 11:20:02 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 08/2, 103 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262078.
PBS 08/2, 103 artifact entry (No. P262078). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262078 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 103 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262078 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 103 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262078},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262078},
}


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