PBS 08/1, 057 (P259755)

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, USA

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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 03382

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Tax receipt; 6x5 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) u8
 en: 3 sheep (and)
2. 1(disz) udu-nita 4(disz) udu hi-a
 en: 1 ram, (total) 4 sheep,
3. na-gada {d}suen-e-ri-im-szu
 en: from the herdsman Sîn-erimšu
4. e2-tur3 nam-en-na
 en: the stockyard of the priesthood
5. sa2-du11-sze3 ba-gid2
 en: has received for the regular offering.
reverse
  blank space
1. iti ki 8(disz) kin-{d}inanna u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam
 en: The month 8-Elūnum, the day 26
2. mu ki 3(disz) us2-sa i3-si-in{ki} ba-dab5-ba
 en: (of) the year 3 after Isin was seized.

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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: obv ruled
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  • primary: PBS 8/1, 57

    [Chiera1914PBS8/1] Chiera, Edward. 1914. Legal and Administrative Documents from Nippur, Chiefly from the Dynasties of Isin and Larsa. Publications of the Babylonian Section 8/1. Philadelphia: University Museum.

  • history: PBS 8/1, p. 62 no. 21

    [Chiera1914PBS8/1] Chiera, Edward. 1914. Legal and Administrative Documents from Nippur, Chiefly from the Dynasties of Isin and Larsa. Publications of the Babylonian Section 8/1. Philadelphia: University Museum.

  • history: Hammurabi's Gesetz 6, no. 1812

    [Koschaker1923HG6] Koschaker, Paul, and Arthur Ungnad. 1923. Hammurabi’s Gesetz. Band VI: Übersetzte Urkunden Mit Rechtserläuterungen. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.

  • history: Robertson diss, . p. 208

    [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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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-12 at 18:36:12 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-12 at 18:33:33 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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
2020-09-05 at 09:48:34 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Guidi, Carlo CDLI approved View
2020-05-27 at 08:01:25 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2016-12-09 at 10:12:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-12-08 at 03:32:28 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 08/1, 057 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P259755.
PBS 08/1, 057 artifact entry (No. P259755). (2024, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P259755 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/1, 057 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P259755 (Accessed: March 15, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 12},
	title = {PBS 08/1, 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P259755},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P259755},
}


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