JCS 36, 186, CBS 7111 (P262150)

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 07111

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Contract; (Obv)14x(Rev)16x(UE)2x(LE)1 lines)

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tablet
obverse
1. 3(asz) 3(barig) lu2 hun-ga2 a-in? x
2. 1(barig) 1(ban2) sahar ka2 ki-lukur-ra
3. giri3 a-li2-illat-ti
4. 2(asz) gur sa10 gi
5. iti ki 2(disz) du6-ku3 u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam
6. 1(asz) 3(ban2) ub-al-sa10-esz
7. 1(barig) sze-bi 4(ban2) pihu
8. {d}gu-la2-e3-de3 e2-ad-da-na
9. giri3 {d}nin-urta-mu-sza-lim
10. 3(asz) gur lu2 hun-ga2
11. e2 a-sag2-ne
12. 1(asz) 4(barig) lu2 hun-ga2 a-il2-il2
13. u3 gi-gaszam
14. 2(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) sa10 gi
reverse
1. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur sa10 {gesz}asal
2. 4(ban2) ad-gi esir gin2-giri3?
3. 2(barig) da-mi-iq-tum asz-bad-szu
4. u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam
5. 2(asz) gur masz2? e2-a i-in-ku4-ra
6. 2(barig) geme2-me da-mi-iq-tum
7. giri3 lu2-{d}inanna
8. 2(barig) {d}[...] x {d}utu?-mu
9. 2(barig) um-mi-wa-tum nu-gig
10. 2(ban2) sze-bi {d}nin-urta-mu-sza-lim
11. 1(ban2) nu-gig-me
12. giri3 da-mi-iq-tum
13. 6(asz) gur lu2-bappir-me
14. 2(asz) 2(barig) gur lu2 hun-ga2 amar hi-a
15. 1(asz) gur sze-bi du-nu-um
16. 2(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 lu2 hun-ga2 ig? x x
17. 1(asz) 2(barig)? lu2 hun-ga2 e2 pa-li-kam
18. 2(ban2) lu2 hun-ga2 e2 a-sag2
19. u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
left
1. 3(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur
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2. iti ki 2(disz) du6-ku3

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Contract; (Obv)14x(Rev)16x(UE)2x(LE)1 lines)
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  • primary: JCS 36 (pp. 145-190), CBS 7111

    [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.

  • history: Robertson diss, . p. 320

    [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.: CBS 07111
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-02 at 13:39:37 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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
2016-12-30 at 13:25:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-12-23 at 12:00:18 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
“JCS 36, 186, CBS 7111 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262150.
JCS 36, 186, CBS 7111 artifact entry (No. P262150). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262150 (Original work published 2005)
JCS 36, 186, CBS 7111 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262150 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {JCS 36, 186, {CBS} 7111 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262150},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262150},
}


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