OB Legal 002 (P257603)
Legal 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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
CBS 00038Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Purchase of a house born slave-girl; Sippar; 11x2x11x2 lines)Language(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) sag-geme2_ an-nu-ni-tum-um-mi
2. _mu-ni-im_ i-li-id _e2_
3. _geme2_ geme2-{d}ma-mu _lukur_ {d}utu
4. _ki_ geme2-{d}ma-mu _lukur_ {d}utu
5. _lugal-a-ni geme2_
6. _dumu-munus_ ib-ni-{d}mar-tu
7. {disz}szi-szu-sum-ma-da-tim
8. _dumu-munus_ ia-aq-s,u2-ur-dingir
9. i-na _har-har ku3-babbar in-szi-in-sa10_
10. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
11. _9(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
12. _in-na-an-la2_
13. _sza3-ga-<ni> al-du10_
reverse
1. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
2. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_
3. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk sa-am-su-i-lu-na
4. u3 _iri{ki}_ zimbir(|UD.KIB.NUN.NA|) it-mu-u2#
single ruling
5. _igi_ ARAD-{d}mar-tu u3 {d}mar-tu-na-s,ir
6. _dumu-mesz_ ib-ni-{d}mar-tu a-hu-sza
7. _igi_ ARAD-szu-nir _dumu_ {d}utu-illat-su2
8. _igi_ {d}suen-ri-me-ni _dumu_ na-bi-{d}utu
9. _igi_ {d}utu-ra-bi _dumu_ {d}utu-ma!-an-szum2#
10. _igi_ ni-id-na-tum _dumu_ ARAD-{d#}marduk#
single ruling
11. _igi_ im-gur-{d}suen _dub-sar_
12. _iti# udru{duru5} u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam_
13. _mu {uruda}ki-lugal-gub_
obverse
1. _1(disz) sag-geme2_ an-nu-ni-tum-um-mi
2. _mu-ni-im_ i-li-id _e2_
3. _geme2_ geme2-{d}ma-mu _lukur_ {d}utu
4. _ki_ geme2-{d}ma-mu _lukur_ {d}utu
5. _lugal-a-ni geme2_
6. _dumu-munus_ ib-ni-{d}mar-tu
7. {disz}szi-szu-sum-ma-da-tim
8. _dumu-munus_ ia-aq-s,u2-ur-dingir
9. i-na _har-har ku3-babbar in-szi-in-sa10_
10. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
11. _9(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
12. _in-na-an-la2_
13. _sza3-ga-<ni> al-du10_
reverse
1. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
2. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_
3. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk sa-am-su-i-lu-na
4. u3 _iri{ki}_ zimbir(|UD.KIB.NUN.NA|) it-mu-u2#
single ruling
5. _igi_ ARAD-{d}mar-tu u3 {d}mar-tu-na-s,ir
6. _dumu-mesz_ ib-ni-{d}mar-tu a-hu-sza
7. _igi_ ARAD-szu-nir _dumu_ {d}utu-illat-su2
8. _igi_ {d}suen-ri-me-ni _dumu_ na-bi-{d}utu
9. _igi_ {d}utu-ra-bi _dumu_ {d}utu-ma!-an-szum2#
10. _igi_ ni-id-na-tum _dumu_ ARAD-{d#}marduk#
single ruling
11. _igi_ im-gur-{d}suen _dub-sar_
12. _iti# udru{duru5} u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam_
13. _mu {uruda}ki-lugal-gub_
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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primary: OLA 21, 2
[vanLerberghe1986OLA21] Van Lerberghe, Karel. 1986. Old Babylonian Legal and Administrative Texts from Philadelphia. Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 21. Leuven: Peeters.
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- Museum No.: CBS 00038
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- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.08.11.13
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2021-05-31 at 13:48:02 | Woestenburg, Els | Atf | Woestenburg, Els | CDLI | approved |
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| 2021-05-31 at 13:46:47 | Woestenburg, Els | Atf | Woestenburg, Els | CDLI | approved |
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| 2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô | Penn Museum | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Penn Museum (451538) (451538)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.38) (CBS.38)
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Cite this Artifact
“OB Legal 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P257603.
OB Legal 002 artifact entry (No. P257603). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257603 (Original work published 2005)
OB Legal 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257603 (Accessed: December 14, 2025).
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