PBS 08/2, 132 (P269733)

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

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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 15177

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Exchange Contract; exchange of two houses of equal value; seal impressions on all the surfaces; (Obv)10x(Rev)11x(UE)1 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 e2 du3-[a]
 en: One built house plot of 12 1/3 shekels
2. da e2 sza-ma-a-a-tum#
 en: adjoining the house of Šamatum,
3. e2 hu-mu-ru-um dumu ta#-ri-bu-um
 en: the house is of Ḫumurrum son of Tarībum;
4. 1/3(disz) sar e2 du3#-[a]
 en: one built house plot of 1/3 SAR
5. da e2 hu-mu#-ru-um
 en: adjoining the house of Ḫumurrum,
6. e2 ib-bi-{d}utu dumu lu2-ur-sag-e-ne
 en: the house is of Ibbi-šamaš son of Ku-ursaggene;
7. e2 e2-e-gen7-nam
 en: one house is like the other house,
8. lu2 lu2-u3-ra in-szi-in-gar
 en: one man to the other man has given.
9. u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-u3-ra
 en: That in future one against the other
reverse
1. inim nu-ga2-ga2-a
 en: wouldn't bring a claim
2. mu lugal-la tesz2-bi in-pa3-de3-esz
 en: they have sworn together by the name of the king.
3. igi {d}da-gan-ma-an-szum2 dumu {d}en-lil2-lu2-ti
 en: Before Dagan-manšum, son of Enlil-luti;
4. igi ri-ba-tum dumu ku3-{d}inanna
 en: before Ribatum, son of Ku-inanna;
5. igi {d}suen-im-gur-ra-an-ni dumu i3-li2-[x]-x
 en: before Sîn-imguranni, son of Ili...;
6. igi im-gur-{d}utu dumu la-a-lum
 en: before Imgur-šamaš, son of Lālûm;
7. igi i-di-szum bur-gul
 en: before Idišum, stone-cutter;
8. igi {d}nin-urta-ga-mil dub-sar
 en: before Ninurta-gāmil, the scribe.
9. iti kin-{d}inanna
 en: The month of Elūnum,
10. mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal {d}utu {d}marduk-e-ne-bi-da-ra?
 en: the year in which Samsu-iluna the king, for Šamaš and Marduk (brought into Ebabbar in front of Šamaš and into Esagila in front of Marduk, images praying).
seal 1
1. hu-mu-[ru-um]
 en: Ḫumurrum
2. dumu ta-[ri-bu-um]
 en: son of Tarībum
3. ARAD# [...]
 en: Servant of ...
seal 2
  illegible

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: slightly abraded, 1 col.
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Exchange Contract; exchange of two houses of equal value; seal impressions on all the surfaces; (Obv)10x(Rev)11x(UE)1 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 132

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

  • history: PBS 5, 097 (date formula)

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

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  • Museum No.: CBS 15177
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2021-03-12 at 07:01:36 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Guidi, Carlo CDLI approved View
2020-07-06 at 04:42:46 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“PBS 08/2, 132 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P269733.
PBS 08/2, 132 artifact entry (No. P269733). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P269733 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 132 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P269733 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 132 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P269733},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P269733},
}


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