BE 06/1, 047 (P258631)

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 01298 & CBS 01298a

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 (Inscribed. With fine case, repaired. Seal impressions on envelope. 7x1x7UE2 LE 1 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _e2_ e-da-kum ma-la ma-s,u2-u2
 ts: bīt eda(k)kum mala maṣû
 en: A wing (of a house) as much as there is
2. _ki_ ri-ba-tum _lukur {d}utu_
 ts: itti ri(b)batum nadīt šamaš
 en: from Ribbatum nadītu of Šamaš
3. _dumu-munus_ ip-qa2-tum
 ts: mārat ipqatum
 en: daughter of Ipqatum,
4. {disz}i3-li2-ma-a-bi
 ts: ilīma-abī
 en: Ilīma-abī,
5. _dumu_ ARAD-ku-bi
 ts: mār warad-kubi
 en: son of Warad-kubi,
6. _e2?_ a-na ki-is,-ri a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
 ts: bītam ana kiṣrī ana ištēt šattīšu
 en: the house, against payment of rent for one (lit. his) year,
7. u2-sze-s,i2
 ts: ušēṣi
 en: has rented.
8. ki-is,-ri _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
 ts: kiṣrī šattīšu
 en: (As) yearly rental,
reverse
1. _5/6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
 ts: parasrab šiqil kaspam išaqqal
 en: he will pay 150 grains of silver.
2. re-esz15 ki-is,-ri
 ts: rēš kiṣrī
 en: As first installment, (Ribbatum)
3. _1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar_ ma-hi-rum
 ts: šuššān šiqil ḫamiššer uṭṭet kaspam maḫirum
 en: has received 75 grains of silver.
4. _iti gan-gan-e3-a u4 1(disz)-kam_
 ts: waraḫ kislīmim ūmam išten
 en: (In) the month of Kislīmum, on the day 1,
5. i-ru-ub
 ts: i(r)rub
  So CAD (erēbu mng. 1b-2'). Földi reads īrub = has moved in
 en: he will move into.
6. _igi_ nam-ra-am-sza-ru-ur _dumu#_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2
 ts: maḫar narām-šarur mār lipit-ištar
 en: Before Narām-šarur, son of Lipit-ištar;
7. _igi_ sin-ma-gir _dumu_ ga-mi-lim
 ts: maḫar sîn-māgir mār gamilim
 en: before Sîn-māgir, son of Gamilum;
8. _igi_ szu-mu-um-li#-ib-szi#
 ts: maḫar šumum-libši
 en: before Šumum-libši,
9. _dub-sar#_
 ts: ṭupšarrum
 en: the scribe.
left
1. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-[e?_]
 ts: šanat samsu-iluna šarrum
 en: The year: “Samsu-iluna the king”.
envelope
obverse
1. _e2_ e-da-kum ma-la ma-s,u2-u2
 ts: bīt eda(k)kum mala maṣû
 en: A wing (of a house) as much as there is
2. _ki_ ri-ba-tum _lukur {d}utu_
 ts: itti ri(b)batum nadīt šamaš
 en: from Ribbatum nadītu of Šamaš
3. _dumu-munus_ ip-qa2-tum
 ts: mārat ipqatum
 en: daughter of Ipqatum,
4. {disz}i3-li2-ma-a-bi
 ts: ilīma-abī
 en: Ilīma-abī,
5. _dumu_ ARAD-ku-bi
 ts: mār warad-kubi
 en: son of Warad-kubi,
6. _e2_ a-na ki-is,-ri
 ts: bītam ana kiṣrī
 en: the house, against payment of rent
7. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
 ts: ana ištēt šattīšu
 en: for one (lit. his) year,
8. u2-sze-s,u2-u2
 ts: ušēṣū
 en: (they) have rented.
9. ki-is,-ri _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
 ts: kiṣrī šattīšu
 en: (As) yearly rental,
reverse
1. _5/6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
 ts: parasrab šiqil kaspam išaqqal
 en: he will pay 150 grains of silver.
2. re-esz <<esz15>> ki-is,-ri
 ts: rēš kiṣrī
 en: As first installment, (Ribbatum)
3. _1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar_ ma-hi-ir
 ts: šuššān šiqil ḫamiššer uṭṭet kaspam maḫir
 en: has received 75 grains of silver.
4. _iti gan-gan-e3-a u4 1(disz)-kam_
 ts: waraḫ kislīmim ūmam išten
 en: (In) the month of Kislīmum, on the day 1,
5. i-ru-ub
 ts: i(r)rub
 en: he will move into.
6. _igi_ nam-ra-sza-ru-ur _dumu_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2
 ts: maḫar narām-šarur mār lipit-ištar
 en: Before Narām-šarur, son of Lipit-ištar;
7. _igi_ {d}suen-ma-gir _dumu_ ga-mi-lum
 ts: maḫar sîn-māgir mār gamilum
 en: before Sîn-māgir, son of Gamilum;
8. _igi_ szu#-mu-um-li#-ib-szi
 ts: maḫar šumum-libši
 en: before Šumum-libši,
9. [_dumu_] nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta
 ts: mār nūr-kabta
 en: son of Nūr-kabta.
10. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-[e_]
 ts: šanat samsu-iluna šarrum
 en: The year: “Samsu-iluna the king”.
seal 1
1. <_kiszib_> sin-ma-gir#
 ts: kunuk sîn-māgir
 en: Seal of Sîn-māgir

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Inscribed. With fine case, repaired. Seal impressions on envelope. 7x1x7UE2 LE 1 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/P258631

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 01298 & CBS 01298a
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 589348 + 589349
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.1298

References

  • primary: BE 6/1, 47

    [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: Földi, diss., 70

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

  • history: Ribatum, p. 70

    [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
2023-06-14 at 08:08:18 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A. Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-02-08 at 18:19:30 Lafont, Bertrand Artifact metadata Guidi, Carlo Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-02-08 at 18:16:06 Lafont, Bertrand Artifact metadata Guidi, Carlo Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-02-08 at 18:14:00 Lafont, Bertrand Artifact metadata Guidi, Carlo Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-02-08 at 18:02:55 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
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

“BE 06/1, 047 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P258631.
BE 06/1, 047 artifact entry (No. P258631). (2024, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258631 (Original work published 2005)
BE 06/1, 047 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258631 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2024BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BE 06/1, 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258631},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258631},
}


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DA  - 2024/7/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P258631
LB  - CDLI:P258631
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - BE 06/1, 047 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P258631
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BE 06/1, 047 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P258631.
BE 06/1, 047 artifact entry (No. P258631). (2024, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258631 (Original work published 2005)
BE 06/1, 047 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258631 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2024BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BE 06/1, 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258631},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258631},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P258631
LB  - CDLI:P258631
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - BE 06/1, 047 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P258631
ER  -
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