PBS 08/2, 227 (P258575)

Administrative 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

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 01243

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Business document: list of workmen. Seal impressions. 14x3x13 UE 2 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) _dumu-mesz_ si-li-lum
 ts: šinā mārū sililum
 en: Two: Sililum’s sons;
2. 2(disz) sin-ga-mil _dumu_ ARAD-sin
 ts: šinā sîn-gāmil mār warad-sîn
 en: two: (from) Sîn-gāmil son of Warad-sîn;
3. 1(disz) nu-ur2-a-li-szu
 ts: ištēn nūr-ālīšu
 en: one: Nūr-ālīšu;
4. 1(disz) sig-i3-li2-szu _ugula dam-gar3-mesz_
 ts: ištēn ipqu-ilīšu akil tamkarī
 en: one: Ipqu-ilīšu overseer of the merchants;
5. 1(disz) a-na-tum _szesz-a-ni_
 ts: ištēn anatum aḫūšu
 en: one: Anatum, his brother;
6. 1(disz) u-bar-{d}marduk
 ts: ištēn ubār-marduk
 en: one: Ubār-marduk;
7. 2(disz) nu-ra-tum u3 _dumu-me_ {d}nin-szubur-na-s,ir
 ts: šinā nūratum u mārū ilabrat-nāṣir
 en: two: (from) Nūratum and Ilabrat-nāṣir’s sons;
8. 1(disz) ARAD-{d}suen _dumu_ i3-li2-a-su2-ni
 ts: ištēn warad-sîn mār ilī-asûni
 en: one: Warad-sîn son of Ilī-asûni;
9. 2(disz) _dumu-mesz_ gu-la-bu-um
 ts: šinā mārū gulābum
 en: two: Gulābum’s sons;
10. 1(disz) qa2-qa2-da-nu-um
 ts: ištēn qa(q)qadānum
 en: one: Qaqqadānum;
11. 1(disz) nu-ur2-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}[x x x?]
 ts: ištēn nūr-šamaš mār ...
 en: one: Nūr-šamaš son of ...;
12. 1(disz) nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ si-ia-tum
 ts: ištēn nūr-ilīšu mār sîyyatum
 en: one: Nūr-ilīšu son of Sîyyatum;
13. 1(disz) u2-tul2-{d}ma-mi
 ts: ištēn utul-mami
 en: one: Utul-mami;
14. 1(disz) nu-ur2-{d}utu _dumu_ sin-ki-nam-i-di#
 ts: ištēn nūr-šamaš mār sîn-kīnam-īdi
 en: one: Nūr-šamaš son of Sîn-kīnam-īdi;
15. 1(disz) hu-ur-rum
 ts: ištēn ḫurrum
 en: one: (from) Ḫurrum
16. u3 asz-qu2-du-um
 ts: u ašqūdum
 en: and Ašqūdum;
17. 1(disz) ARAD-sin _dumu_ ma-an-nu-um-ba-lum#-{d}utu#
 ts: ištēn warad-sîn mār mannum-balum-šamaš
 en: one: Warad-sîn son of Mannum-balum-šamaš;
reverse
1. 1(disz) _dumu-mesz_ sin-sza-mu-uh
 ts: ištēn mārū sîn-šamuḫ
 en: one: (from) Sîn-šamuḫ’s sons;
2. 1(disz) _dumu-mesz_ na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu
 ts: ištēn mārū narām-ilīšu
 en: one: (from) Narām-ilīšu’s sons;
3. 1(disz) _dumu-mesz_ ri-ba-am-i3-li2
 ts: ištēn mārū rībam-ilī
 en: one: (from) Rībam-ilī’s sons;
4. 1(disz) _dumu-mesz_ er3-ra-ga-mil
 ts: ištēn mārū erra-gāmil
 en: one: (from) Erra-gāmil’s sons;
5. 1(disz) {d}utu-sza-tum _dumu_ ap#-pa#-a#
 ts: ištēn šamaš-šatum mār appaya
 en: one: Šamaš-šatum son of Appaya;
6. 1(disz) ip-qa2-tum _dumu_ pa-ha-li-im
 ts: ištēn ipqatum mār paḫa(l)lim
 en: one: Ipqatum son of Paḫallum;
7. 1(disz) i-bi-sin _dumu_ sin-sze-me-e
 ts: ištēn i(b)bi-sîn mār sîn-šēme
 en: one: Ibbi-sîn son of Sîn-šēme;
8. 1(disz) _dumu-mesz_ inim-{d}utu
 ts: ištēn mārū awāt-šamaš
 en: one: (from) Awāt-šamaš’s sons;
9. 1(disz) a-na-tum _dumu_ {d}i-szum-ba-ni
 ts: ištēn anatum mār išum-bānī
 en: one: Anatum son of Išum-bānī;
10. 1(disz) ib-ba-tum _dumu_ {d}nanna-szu-me-en
 ts: ištēn ibbatum mār nanna-šumen
 en: one: Ibbatum son of Nanna-šumen;
11. 1(disz) _dumu#-me# szum-ma-sza3-dingir
 ts: ištēn mārū šumma-libbi-ilī
 en: one: (from) Šumma-libbi-ilī’s sons;
  single ruling
12. 1(disz) dumu-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}utu-ra-bi
 ts: ištēn mār-šamaš mār šamaš-rabi
 en: one: Mār-šamaš son of Šamaš-rabi;
13. ($ blank space $) _3(u) 2(disz) erin2-mesz_
 ts: šalāšā u šinā ṣābū
 en: (total:) 32 workers.
  blank space
14. _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam_
 ts: waraḫ ayyarim ūmam ešrā u šinā
 en: The month of Ayyarum, the day 22,
15. _mu {uruda}ki-lugal-gub i7 hur#-sag_
 ts: šanat manzāz šarrim narātim ḫuršānī
 en: the year: "(Samsu-iluna the king installed) a royal socle (decorated with) mountains and rivers".

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Business document: list of workmen. Seal impressions. 14x3x13 UE 2 lines)
Language(s) Sumerian

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/P258575

Physical information

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

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 01243
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 577307
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.1243

References

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 227

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

  • history: Földi, diss., 88

    [Földi2009diss] Földi, Zsombor J. 2009. Phdthesis. Phdthesis.

  • history: Ribatum, p. 88-89

    [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
2024-09-15 at 12:17:52 Guidi, Carlo Translation Guidi, Carlo Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2024-07-09 at 15:33:28 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-14 at 08:08:18 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A. Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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
2022-01-03 at 18:22:59 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

“PBS 08/2, 227 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P258575.
PBS 08/2, 227 artifact entry (No. P258575). (2024, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258575 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 227 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258575 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 227 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258575},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258575},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/2, 227 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P258575.
PBS 08/2, 227 artifact entry (No. P258575). (2024, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258575 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 227 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258575 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 227 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258575},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258575},
}


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