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BE 06/1, 076 (P257614)

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, USA

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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 00049

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Contract; Sale of a house; Sippar; 16x2x19x4 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) sar e2_ pi2-i pa-a-szi-im
2. i-na _ka2_ {d}ma-nun-gal
3. _da e2_ ib-ni-{d}gibil6 _dumu_ {d}utu-szar#-i3-li2
4. sza _ki dumu-mesz_ ma-an-ni-{d}utu i-sza-mu
5. u3 _da e2_ be-el-ta-ni _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus_ lu-usz-ta-mar-{d}utu
6. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma sila dagal ka2 gu-la_
7. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma e2_ a-ab-ba-ba-asz-ti
8. sza i-na ap-lu-ut i-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}utu#-e-ri-ba#-am
9. {disz}e-tel-pi4-{d}na-bi-um _dumu_ isz-me-{d}suen il-qu2-u2
10. _ki_ e-tel-pi4-{d}na-bi-um _dumu_ isz-me-{d}suen
11. {disz}ib-ni-{d}gibil6
12. _dumu_ {d}utu-szar-i3-li2
13. _in-szi-in-sa10 sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
14. _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_-ma
15. _e2_ i-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}utu-e-ri-ba-am a-na x x
16. u3 _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar si-bi_ isz-ku-un
17. _inim-bi al-til_
18. _sza3-ga-a-ni al-du10_
reverse
1. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra inim nu-ga2-ga2-a_
2. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}amar-utu
3. u3 a-bi-e-szu-uh _lugal in-pa3-de3-mesz_
  single ruling
4. _igi_ an-pi4-{d}a-a _sanga#_ {d}utu
5. _igi_ {d}amar-utu-mu-sza-lim _sanga_ {d}a-a [_dumu_] {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
6. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}suen _ugula gidri dumu#_ sig#-er-s,e-tim
7. _igi_ {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi _di-ku5 dumu_ a-wi-il#-[{d}utu]
8. _igi_ dingir-szu-ib-ni _di-ku5 dumu_ x-[...]
9. _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ [...]
10. _igi_ ta-ri-bu-um _gudu4-[abzu dumu_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum]
11. _igi_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni _gudu4-[abzu dumu_ {d}]suen#-i-mi-[ti]
12. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur _gudu4-abzu# dumu#_ im-gur-{d}utu
13. _igi_ be-el-szu-nu _gudu4-abzu dumu_ {d}iszkur-szar-rum
14. _igi_ dingir-lam-ni-szu _gudu4-abzu# dumu_ sig#-an-nu-ni-tum
15. _igi_ {d}amar-utu-na-s,i-ir _gudu4-abzu dumu_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi
16. _igi_ {d}suen-ma-gir e-ri-ib _e2 dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,i-ir
17. _igi_ i-bi-{d}utu e-ri-ib _e2 dumu_ ib-bi-[...]
18. _igi_ dumu-u4-2(u)-kam e-ri-ib _e2 dumu_ {d}bu-ne2?-ne2?-x-[x]-x
19. _igi_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni _dumu_ isz-me-{d}suen
20. _igi_ ARAD2-ku-bi _dumu_ ib-ba-tum
21. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}utu _ku3-dim2 dumu_ {d}suen-a-x-x
22. _iti apin-du8-a u4 1(u)-kam_
23. _mu_ a-bi-e-szu-uh _lugal-e nim-gir2-nim-gir2-a ku3-sig17-ga-kam?_

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Contract; Sale of a house; Sippar; 16x2x19x4 lines)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: BE 6/1, 76

    [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: HG 3, no. 366

    [Kohler1909HG3] Kohler, Josef, and Arthur Ungnad. 1909. Hammurabi’s Gesetz. Band III: Übersetzte Urkunden, Erläuterungen. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 00049
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 View
2022-07-01 at 09:32:38 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
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 View

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Cite this Artifact
“BE 06/1, 076 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P257614.
BE 06/1, 076 artifact entry (No. P257614). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257614 (Original work published 2005)
BE 06/1, 076 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257614 (Accessed: April 25, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 06/1, 076 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257614},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257614},
}


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