PBS 08/1, 025 (P268922)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 13912

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (W/seal impressions; (Obv)16x(Rev)15 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Condition Description: lo. corners missing, ruled, badly abraded
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  • Genre(s): Legal (W/seal impressions; (Obv)16x(Rev)15 lines)
  • Language(s): Akkadian


  • primary: PBS 8/1, 25

    [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. 1594

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

  • history: PBS 5, 080 (year date only)

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

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  • Museum No.: CBS 13912
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

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dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“PBS 08/1, 025 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P268922.
PBS 08/1, 025 artifact entry (No. P268922). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P268922 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/1, 025 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P268922 (Accessed: March 15, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/1, 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P268922},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P268922},
}

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