PBS 08/2, 188 (P257642)

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

Photo Photo (envelope)

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 00077 & CBS 00077a

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 (hire Contract; Rental of a slave girl; Sippar; Tablet: 5x2x5x3 lines;* Case:6x7x3 lines, seal impressions all over the surfaces;)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) geme2_ ama#-du-mu-uq-be-[el-ti]
 ts: ištēt amtam ama-dumuq-bēltī
 en: One female slave, Ama-dumuq-bēltī (is her name),
2. _ki_ nin!(geme2)-ti-{d}utu _lukur_ {d}utu
 ts: itti erišti-šamaš nadīt šamaš
 en: from Erišti-šamaš, nadītu of Šamaš
3. _dumu_ szu-pi2-sza
 ts: mārat šū-pīša
 en: daughter of Šū-pīša,
4. [{disz}]li-pi2-it-esz18-dar
 ts: lipit-ištar
 en: Lipit-ištar,
5. _dumu#_ sig-an-nu-[ni-tum]
 ts: mār sig-annunitum
 en: son of Sig-annunitum,
6. a-na _geme2_ i-gu-ur-szi
 ts: ana amtim īgurši
 en: as a servant has hired.
7. i-di _geme2 hi-a_
 ts: idī amātim
 en: The wages for the servants,
reverse
1. _1(asz) sze gur_ i-na _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu#
 ts: ištēn kur âm ina sūt šamaš
 en: 1 kor of barley with the measure of (the temple of) Šamaš,
2. i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im
 ts: ina bāb gagim
 en: at the cloister's gate
3. _i3-ag2-e_
 ts: imaddad
 en: he will pay (lit. measure).
4. _igi_ {d}utu u3 {d}a-a
 ts: maḫar šamaš u ayya
 en: Before Šamaš and Ayya;
5. _igi_ nin!(geme2)-ti-{d}utu#
 ts: maḫar erišti-šamaš
 en: before Erišti-šamaš,
6. _dumu_ sig-qu2-sza
 ts: mārat sigquša
 en: daughter of Sigquša;
7. _igi_ mu-ha-di-tum
 ts: maḫar muḫa(d)dītum
 en: before Muḫaddītum,
8. _dumu_ a-wi-[il-i3-li2]
 ts: mārat awīl-ilī
 en: daughter of Awīl-ilī.
left
1. _iti sze-sag11-ku5_
 ts: waraḫ addarum
 en: The month of Addarum,
2. _u4 1(disz)-kam_
 ts: ūmam ištēn
 en: the day 1
envelope
obverse
1. _1(disz) geme2_ ama-du-mu-uq-be-el-ti
 ts: ištēt amtam ama-dumuq-bēltī
 en: One female slave, Ama-dumuq-bēltī (is her name),
2. _ki_ erisz-ti-{d}utu
 ts: itti erišti-šamaš
 en: from Erišti-šamaš,
3. _dumu_ szu-pi2-sza
 ts: mārat šū-pīša
 en: daughter of Šū-pīša,
4. {disz}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar
 ts: lipit-ištar
 en: Lipit-ištar
5. [_dumu_ sig-an]-nu-ni-tum
 ts: mār sig-annunitum
 en: son of Sig-annunitum
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _[i3]-ag2-e_
 ts: imaddad
 en: he will pay.
2'. [x] x GA-ia-tum#?
 ts: ...gaiatum
 en: ...gaiatum
3'. [(x)] x MASZ? A BI A TI
 ts: ... abiati
 en: ... Abiati
4'. i-na-di-in
 ts: ina(d)din
 en: will give.
5'. _igi_ {d}utu u3 {d}a-a
 ts: maḫar šamaš u ayya
 en: Before Šamaš and Ayya;
6'. _igi_ erisz-ti-{d}utu
 ts: maḫar erišti-šamaš
 en: before Erišti-šamaš,
7'. _dumu_ sig-qu2-sza
 ts: mārat sigquša
 en: daughter of Sigquša;
8'. _igi_ mu-ha-di-tum
 ts: maḫar muḫa(d)dītum
 en: before Muḫaddītum,
9'. _dumu_ a-wi-il-i3-li2
 ts: mārat awīl-ilī
 en: daughter of Awīl-ilī.
10'. _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 1(disz)-kam_
 ts: waraḫ addarum ūmam ištēn
 en: The month of addarum, the day 1
11'. ni-szi-ni-szu dumu ur-ru-rum
 ts: nīši-nīšu mār urrurum
 en: Nīši-nīšu, son of Urrurum
left
1. _mu i7 sa-am-su-i-lu-na#_
 ts: šattum nār samsu-iluna
 en: the year (in which Samsu-iluna dug) the canal (called) "Samsu-iluna (is abundnce)"

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (hire Contract; Rental of a slave girl; Sippar; Tablet: 5x2x5x3 lines;* Case:6x7x3 lines, seal impressions all over the surfaces;)
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/P257642

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
Envelope & tablet, envelope u.pt broken

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 00077 & CBS 00077a
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 589284 + 451609
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.77

References

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 188

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-02 at 21:07:51 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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
2021-10-29 at 16:06:07 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2021-10-29 at 16:04:43 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2021-03-22 at 07:29:21 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI Approved View
2020-06-27 at 09:13:48 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI Approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/2, 188 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P257642.
PBS 08/2, 188 artifact entry (No. P257642). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257642 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 188 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257642 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 188 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257642},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257642},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/2, 188 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P257642.
PBS 08/2, 188 artifact entry (No. P257642). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257642 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 188 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257642 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 188 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257642},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257642},
}


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M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - PBS 08/2, 188 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P257642
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