PBS 08/2, 187 (P257651)

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

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 00086

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (rent Rental of a house; 4x3 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
 ts: šalušti šiqil kaspum
 en: 1/3 shekel of silver
2. a-na ki-s,i-ir _e2_
 ts: ana kiṣir bītim
 en: is the rent payment for the house.
3. _iti ab-e3-a_
 ts: waraḫ ṭebētum
 en: (In) the month of Ṭebētum
4. i-ru-ub
 ts: i(r)rub
 en: he will enter;
reverse
1. _iti gan-gan-e3_
 ts: waraḫ kislīmum
 en: (in) the month of Kislīmum
2. i-ga-ma-ar-ma
 ts: iga(m)marma
 en: he will finish (the lease) and
3. us,-s,i2
 ts: uṣṣi
 en: vacate.

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (rent Rental of a house; 4x3 lines)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P257651

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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 00086
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 452511
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.86

References

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 187

    [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
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
2021-04-08 at 06:19:29 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2020-06-27 at 09:02:11 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els 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, 187 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P257651.
PBS 08/2, 187 artifact entry (No. P257651). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257651 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 187 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257651 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 187 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257651},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257651},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/2, 187 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P257651.
PBS 08/2, 187 artifact entry (No. P257651). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257651 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 187 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257651 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 187 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257651},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257651},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P257651
LB  - CDLI:P257651
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - PBS 08/2, 187 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P257651
ER  -
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