JCS 36, 169, UM 29-15-879 (P256556)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
UM 29-15-879Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Receipt of wages for hired men; 8x10 lines)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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obverse
1. 4(barig) 2(ban2)? sa10#? [...]
2. 3(ban2) a2# lu2 [hun-ga2?]
3. zu2-lum in-il2-esz-a
4. 5(ban2) ur-du6-ku3-ga aga3-us2
5. szu-ti-a dumu lu2-ga-tum dumu ur-{d}gu2
6. 1(barig) sze-bi diri-ga nu-um
7. giri3 ad-da mar-tu-me
reverse
1. 5(ban2) hi-sza-ar-sza
2. gudu4 {d}nin-in-si-an{ki}
3. bur-szu-ma gu2-en-na
4. 1(barig) sa10 ka-mar{ku6}
5. i-bi-{d}nin-szubur lu2 x ra
6. 4(barig) lu2 hun-ga2 x x sa10?
7. 2(barig) 1(ban2) lu2 hun-[ga2 sig4-al-ur3-ra?]
8. udun i-[s,e-nu ...]
9. iti du6-[ku3 ...]
10. mu us2#-[sa i3-si-in{ki} ba-dab-ba]
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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- Genre(s): Administrative (Receipt of wages for hired men; 8x10 lines)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: JCS 36 (pp. 145-190), UM 29-15-879
[Robertson1984JCS36] Robertson, John F. 1984. “The Internal Political and Economic Structure of Old Babylonian Nippur: The Guennakkum and His ‘House.’” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 36 (2): 145–90. https://doi.org/10.2307/1360054.
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history: Robertson diss, . p. 334
[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.: UM 29-15-879
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Rim-Sin.31.07.00
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| 2024-07-02 at 13:39:37 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-06-12 at 18:36:12 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-06-12 at 18:33:33 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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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 |
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| 2016-12-30 at 13:25:55 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-12-28 at 07:43:10 | Firth, Richard | Atf | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved |
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| 2005-02-24 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah | CDLI | approved |
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