BE 06/1, 035 (P258574)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 01242 & CBS 01242a

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 Man rents a house for one year. 10x2x10 UE 2 LE ! lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _e2_ ri-ba-tim _lukur {d}utu_
 ts: bīt ri(b)batim nadīt šamaš
 en: The house of Ribbatum nadītu of Šamaš,
2. _ki_ ri-ba-tim _lukur {d}utu_
 ts: itti ri(b)batim nadīt šamaš
 en: from Ribbatum, nadītu of Šamaš,
3. _dumu_ ip-qa2-tim
 ts: mārat ipqatim
 en: daughter of Ipqatum,
4. {disz}{d}nin-szubur-na-s,ir
 ts: ilabrat-nāṣir
 en: Ilabrat-nāṣir,
5. _dumu_ nu-ur2-a-li-szu
 ts: mār nūr-ališu
 en: son of Nūr-ališu,
6. a-na ki-is,-ri _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
 ts: ana kiṣri ištēt šattīšu
 en: against payment of rent (for) one year
7. u2-sze-s,i
 ts: ušēṣi
 en: has rented.
8. ki-is,-ri _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
 ts: kiṣri ištēt šattīšu
 en: The rent for (lit. of) one year,
9. _3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
 ts: šalāšat šiqil kaspam išaqqal
 en: 3 shekels of silver, he will pay.
11. re-esz-ti ki-is,-ri _mu 1(disz)-kam_
 ts: rēšti kiṣri ištēt šattim
 en: As first installment of the yearly rent,
12. _1(disz)# 1/2(disz)# gin2# ku3-babbar_ ma-hi#-ir#
 ts: išten mišil šiqil kaspam maḫir
 en: 270 grains of silver (Ribbatum) has received.
13. _iti apin#-du8#-[a] u4 [1(disz)-kam_]
 ts: waraḫ kinūnim ūmam išten
 en: (In) the month of Kinūnum, the first day,
reverse
1. [i-na] re#-esz-ti#-[szu]
 ts: ina rēštīšu
 en: at its beginning
2. i-ru-ub
 ts: i(r)rub
 en: he will move into;
3. _3(disz) ezem {d}utu 1(disz) uzu-ta!(TI) 1(ban2) kasz-ta-am3_
 ts: ina šalāšat isinnī šamaš išten šīrim ištet sât šikarim
 en: with 3 portions of food of 1 cut of meat and 1 seah of beer each
4. i-pa-qi2-id
 ts: ipa(q)qid
 en: he will provide.
5. a-na ma-na-ah-ti _e2_
 ts: ana mānaḫti bītim
 en: As for the improvements of the house
6. sza wa-sza-bu-um i-sza-ka-nu
 ts: ša wa(š)šābum iša(k)kanu
 en: which the tenant will make,
7. _u4_-um be-el _e2_ a-na wa-sza-bi-im
 ts: ūm bēl bītim ana wa(š)šābim
 en: whenever the owner of the house to the tenant
8. ta-s,i2 iq-ta-bu-u2
 ts: taṣi iqtabû
 en: says: “Move out!”
9. ma-na-ah-tam i-na-qa2-[ar]
 ts: mānaḫtam ina(q)qar
 en: he (the tenant) will remove the improvements;
10. _u4_ wa-sza-bu-um# i-na li#-[bi]-szu#
 ts: ūm wa(š)šābum ina li(b)bišu
 en: (but) whenever the tenant of his own
11. it-ta-s,u2 ma#-na#-ah-tam x
 ts: ittaṣû mānaḫtam ...
 en: will leaves, the improvements ...
12. u2-ul i-na-qa2-ar#
 ts: ul ina(q)qar
 en: he will not remove.
13. _igi_ bur-{d}iszkur _dumu_ bur-{d}iszkur
 ts: maḫar bur-adad mār būr-adad
 en: Before Bur-adad, son of Būr-adad;
14. _igi?_ i?-din?-nam?-la?-ga-ma?-al?
 ts: maḫar i(d)dinam-lagamal
 en: before Iddinam-lagamal;
  So Foldi, not visible on photo?
left
1. _igi_ a-hu-szi-na _dumu_ e2-sar-[ra]
 ts: maḫar aḫūšina mār e-sarra
 en: before Aḫūšina, son of Esarra.
2. _iti apin-du8-a u4 1(disz)-[kam?_]
 ts: waraḫ kinūnim ūmam išten
 en: The month of Kinūnum, the day 1.
envelope
obverse
1. _e2_ ri-ba-tim _lukur {d}utu_
 ts: bīt ri(b)batim nadīt šamaš
 en: The house of Ribbatum nadītu of Šamaš,
2. _ki_ ri-ba-tim _lukur {d}utu_
 ts: itti ri(b)batim nadīt šamaš
 en: from Ribbatum, nadītu of Šamaš,
3. _dumu-munus_ ip-qa2-tim
 ts: mārat ipqatim
 en: daughter of Ipqatum,
4. {disz}{d}nin-szubur-na-s,ir
 ts: ilabrat-nāṣir
 en: Ilabrat-nāṣir,
5. _dumu_ nu-ur2-a-li-szu
 ts: mār nūr-ališu
 en: son of Nūr-ališu,
6. a-na ki-is,-ri _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
 ts: ana kiṣri ištēt šattīšu
 en: against payment of rent (for) one year
7. u2-sze-s,i
 ts: ušēṣi
 en: has rented.
8. ki-is,-ri _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
 ts: kiṣri ištēt šattīšu
 en: The rent for (lit. of) one year,
9. _3(disz) [gin2 ku3]-babbar#_
 ts: šalāšat šiqil kaspam
 en: 3 shekels of silver,
10. _i3-la2-e_
 ts: išaqqal
 en: he will pay.
11. re-esz-ti ki-is,-ri _mu 1(disz)-kam_
 ts: rēšti kiṣri ištēt šattim
 en: As first installment of the yearly rent,
12. _1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ma-hi-ir
 ts: išten mišil šiqil kaspam maḫir
 en: 270 grains of silver (Ribbatum) has received.
13. _iti apin-du8-a u4 1(disz)-[kam_]
 ts: waraḫ kinūnim ūmam išten
 en: (In) the month of Kinūnum, the first day,
reverse
1. i-na re-esz-ti-szu
 ts: ina rēštīšu
 en: at its beginning
2. i-ru-ub
 ts: i(r)rub
 en: he will move into;
3. _3(disz) ezem {d}utu 1(disz) uzu-ta!(TI) 1(ban2) kasz-ta-am3_
 ts: ina šalāšat isinnī šamaš išten šīrim ištet sât šikarim
 en: with 3 portions of food of 1 cut of meat and 1 seah of beer each
4. i-pa-qi2-id
 ts: ipa(q)qid
 en: he will provide.
5. a-na ma-na-ah-ti _e2_ sza wa-[sza]-bu
 ts: ana mānaḫti bītim ša wa(š)šābu(m)
 en: As for the improvements of the house which the tenant
6. i-sza-ka-nu
 ts: iša(k)kanu
 en: will make,
7. _u4_-um be-el _e2_ a-na wa-sza-bi-im
 ts: ūm bēl bītim ana wa(š)šābim
 en: whenever the owner of the house to the tenant
8. ta-s,i2 iq-ta-bu-u2 [x x]
 ts: taṣi iqtabû ...
 en: says: “Move out!” ...
9. ma-na-ah-ta-szu i-na-qa2-ar
 ts: mānaḫtašu ina(q)qar
 en: he (the tenant) will remove his improvements;
10. _u4_-um wa-sza-bu-um li-ba-szu-u2
 ts: ūm wa(š)šābum li(b)bašu
 en: (but) whenever the tenant of his own will
11. it-ta-s,u-u2
 ts: ittaṣû
 en: leaves,
12. i-na ma-na-ah-ti-szu i-te#-li
 ts: ina mānaḫtīšu īte(l)li
 en: he will forfeit his improvements.
13. _igi_ bur-{d}iszkur _dumu_ bur-{d}iszkur
 ts: maḫar būr-adad mār būr-adad
 en: Before Būr-adad, son of Būr-adad;
14. _igi_ i-din-nam _dumu_
 ts: maḫar i(d)dinam mār
 en: before Iddinam, son
left
1. _igi_ a-hu-szi-na _dumu_ e2-sar-ra
 ts: maḫar aḫūšina mār e-sarra
 en: before Aḫūšina, son of Esarra.
2. _iti apin-du8-a u4 1(disz)-[kam_]
 ts: waraḫ kinūnim ūmam išten
 en: The month of Kinūnum, the day 1
3. _mu_ {d}tasz-me-tum ku3-sig17_
 ts: šanat tašmetum ša ḫurāṣi
 en: the year “(Ḫammurapi made) gold (stone for) Tašmetum”.
  (mostly illegible seal impression)

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (rent Man rents a house for one year. 10x2x10 UE 2 LE ! 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/P258574

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

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 01242 & CBS 01242a
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 589300 + 589301
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.1242

References

  • primary: BE 6/1, 35

    [Ranke1906BE6/1] Ranke, Hermann. 1906. Babylonian Legal and Business Documents from the Time of the First Dynasty of Babylon, Chiefly from Sippar. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. Series A: Cuneiform Texts 6/1. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Department of Archaeology.

  • history: Ribatum, p. 63-64

    [Földi2009Ribatum] Földi, Zsombor J. 2009. Ribatum. The Archive of a Priestess from Old Babylonian Sippar.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-09 at 15:33:28 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-11-11 at 18:48:25 Guidi, Carlo 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
2022-07-14 at 14:03:04 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2022-01-03 at 18:22:58 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. 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

“BE 06/1, 035 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P258574.
BE 06/1, 035 artifact entry (No. P258574). (2024, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258574 (Original work published 2005)
BE 06/1, 035 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258574 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BE 06/1, 035 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258574},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258574},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BE 06/1, 035 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P258574.
BE 06/1, 035 artifact entry (No. P258574). (2024, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258574 (Original work published 2005)
BE 06/1, 035 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258574 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2024BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BE 06/1, 035 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258574},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258574},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P258574
LB  - CDLI:P258574
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - BE 06/1, 035 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P258574
ER  - 
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