JCS 36, 184-185, CBS 7506 (P262607)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 07506

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Contract; (Obv)2x(Rev)3x(UE)1 lines)

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(barig) 4(ban2) igi-kar2 dingir-li-tu3-ul
2. 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 a2 szitim ama5-ni-sze3 x u3?
3. uru{ki} an-za-gar3
4. 2(barig) 4(ban2) sa10 4(disz) pihu
5. siskur2 e2 {d}nin-lil2
6. giri3 da-mi-iq-tum
7. [4(ban2)] sa10 1(disz) pihu
8. [...] x-sze3
reverse
1. 2(ban2) szim-sar
2. i3 sag u2-ra-mu-u2
3. 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sa10 szah2
4. sze-gesz-i3 szim bu ne?
5. 1(barig) ad-kup4?-me-a-ta {gesz}ig hi-a
6. ur?-e-ne
7. 3(barig) 3(ban2) lu2 hun-ga2
8. sig4-al-ur3-ra udun i-se2-nu
9. iti du6-ku3 u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam
10. mu us2-sa i3-si-in{ki} ba-dab-ba

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Contract; (Obv)2x(Rev)3x(UE)1 lines)
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  • primary: JCS 36 (pp. 145-190), CBS 7506

    [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. 316

    [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
2024-07-02 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
2016-12-17 at 12:41:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-12-09 at 06:22:35 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, 184-185, CBS 7506 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262607.
JCS 36, 184-185, CBS 7506 artifact entry (No. P262607). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262607 (Original work published 2005)
JCS 36, 184-185, CBS 7506 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262607 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262607},
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