PBS 08/2, 195 (P257793)

Business / Contracts tablet 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

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 00347

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (Loan Contract. 9X2X10 UE 2 LE 3 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_
 ts: ištēn manā kaspim
 en: 1 mina of silver,
2. _masz2 1(disz) ma-na 1/3(disz) gin2_
 ts: ṣibat šalšat siqlam ana ištēn manā
 en: the interest of 1/3 of shekel for each mina
3. u2-s,a-ab
 ts: u(ṣ)ṣab
 en: he will add,
4. _ki_ za-ab-lum
 ts: itti zablum
 en: from Zablum
5. {disz}{d}suen-i-mi-ti
 ts: sîn-imi(t)ti
 en: Sîn-imitti,
6. sza i-na sza-ib-di-i
 ts: ša ina šaibdi
 en: who in Šaibdi
7. wa!-asz-bu
 ts: wašbu
 en: dwells,
8. _ku3-babbar szu ba-an-ti_
 ts: kaspam ilqe
 en: (that) silver has received.
9. _u4_ ki-nu-ni
 ts: ina ūm kinūni
 en: In the day of the Kinūnu festival
10. _ku3-babbar u3 masz2-bi_
 ts: kaspam u ṣibassu
 en: the silver and its interest
11. _i3-la2-e_
 ts: išaqqal
 en: he will pay.
reverse
1. _mu e2_ {d}inanna#
 ts: šattum bīt inanna
 en: The year (in which) the temple of Inanna
2. im-me-ru-um i-pu-szu
 ts: immerum ipušu
 en: Immerum built.
3. _igi_ ap-lu-szi
 ts: maḫar apluši
 en: Before Apluši,
4. _dumu_ isz-bi-ir-di-ni
 ts: mār išbirdini
 en: son of Išbirdini;
5. _igi_ a-hi-um-mi-szu
 ts: maḫar aḫī-ummīšu
 en: before Aḫī-ummīšu,
6. _dumu_ sze-ru-um-i3-li2
 ts: mār šērum-ilī
 en: son of Šērum-ilī;
7. _igi_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
 ts: maḫar nanna-manšum
 en: before Nanna-manšum,
8. _dumu_ {d}suen-gal
 ts: mār sîn-gal
 en: son of Sîn-gal;
9. _igi_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni
 ts: maḫar sîn-išmea(n)ni
 en: before Sîn-išmeanni,
10. _dumu_ ia-ta-da?-tum
 ts: mār iatadatum
 en: son of Iatadatum;
11. _igi_ {d}suen-i-mi-ti
 ts: maḫar sîn-imi(t)ti
 en: before Sîn-imitti
12. _dumu_ zi-kir-a-szur3
 ts: mār zikir-a(š)šur
 en: son of Zikir-aššur;
left
1. _igi_ pa-ti-tum
 ts: maḫar patitum
 en: before Patitum;
2. _igi_ puzur4-sin
 ts: maḫar puzur-sîn
 en: before Puzur-sîn,
3. _dumu_ en-num-sin
 ts: mār ennum-sîn
 en: son of Ennum-sîn.

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  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: PBS 8/2, 195

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

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  • Museum No.: CBS 00347
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Cite this Artifact
“PBS 08/2, 195 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P257793.
PBS 08/2, 195 artifact entry (No. P257793). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257793 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 195 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257793 (Accessed: April 29, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 195 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257793},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257793},
}

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