PBS 08/2, 192 (P257669)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 00104

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Rent Contract for the upper floor of a house for one year; seven seals; 6x2x7x2 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _e2_ ru-ug-bu-um
 ts: rugbum
 en: A loft
2. _ki_ {d}utu-illat-[...]
 ts: itti šamaš-tillatum
 en: from Šamaš-tillatum,
3. {disz}{d}utu-be-el#-[...]
 ts: šamaš-bēl…
 en: Šamaš-bēl...
4. _dumu_ ta-ri#-[...]
 ts: mār tari ...
 en: son of Tari ...
5. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
 ts: ana ištet šattim
 en: for one year (has rent);
6. ki#-is,-ri _mu [1(disz)-kam]_
 ts: kiṣri ištēt šattim
 en: the rent (for) one year,
7. _2/3(disz) gin2 ku3-[babbar]_
 ts: šinip šiqil kaspam
 en: 2/3 shekel of silver
8. _i3-la2-e_
 ts: išaqqal
 en: he will pay.
reverse
1. _iti kin-{d}inanna 2(disz)#-[kam u4] 1(u) 5(disz)-kam#_
 ts: waraḫ šittā elūnim ūmam ḫamiššeret
 en: (In) the month of 2-Elūnim, the day 15
2. i-ru-ub
 ts: i(r)rub
 en: he will enter.
3. _igi_ i-zi-ga-tar
 ts: maḫar izi-gatar
 en: Before Izi-gatar,
4. _dumu_ i3-li2-i-te-e
 ts: mār ilī-itê
 en: son of Ilī-itê;
5. _igi_ {d}nanna-ma-an#-[szum2]
 ts: maḫar nanna-manšum
 en: before Nanna-manšum.
6. _iti kin-{d}inanna 2(disz)-kam u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_
 ts: waraḫ šittā elūnim ūmam ḫamiššeret
 en: The month of 2-Elūnim, the day 15,
7. _mu {uruda}ki-lugal-gub hur-sag i7 didli-bi_
 ts: šanat manzāz šarrim ina ḫursāṣnī u nārī mādūtim
 en: of the year "(Samsu-iluna the king made) a royal socle of copper (decorated with) mountains and rivers."
seal 1
  (uninscribed)
  (with caption:)
1. i-zi-ga-tar
 ts: izi-gatar
 en: Izi-gatar
seal 2
1. [...] {d}utu
 ts: ...šamaš
 en: ...Šamaš
2. [...] x x x
 ts: ...
 en: ...

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Rent Contract for the upper floor of a house for one year; seven seals; 6x2x7x2 lines)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P257669

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
Tablet in its envelope (broken somewhat restored)

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 00104
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 452623
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.104

References

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 192

    [Chiera1922PBS8/2] Chiera, Edward. 1922. Old Babylonian Contracts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 8/2. Philadelphia: University Museum.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-11-04 at 22:23:59 Guidi, Carlo Transliteration Guidi, Carlo Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2023-09-28 at 17:00:43 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Guidi, Carlo Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2021-12-06 at 11:42:57 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2020-06-30 at 08:26:00 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/2, 192 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P257669.
PBS 08/2, 192 artifact entry (No. P257669). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257669 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 192 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257669 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 192 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257669},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257669},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/2, 192 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P257669.
PBS 08/2, 192 artifact entry (No. P257669). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257669 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 192 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257669 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 192 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257669},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257669},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - PBS 08/2, 192 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P257669
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