PBS 08/2, 189 (P257655)

Administrative 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 00090

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt for seven oxen; 5x4 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _7(disz) gu4 hi-a_
 ts: sebet alpī
 en: Seven oxen,
2. sza _1(disz) gu4-apin_
 ts: ša ištēn alap epinnim
 en: one of which is a plow ox,
3. a-na li-bur-be-li2
 ts: ana libūr-bēlī
 en: to Libūr-bēlī
4. u3 be-li2-lu-da-ri
 ts: u bēlī-ludari
 en: and Bēlī-ludari
5. pa-aq-du
 ts: paqdu
 en: were entrusted.
  blank space
reverse
  blank space
1. _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 5(disz)-kam_
 ts: waraḫ kislīmum ūmam ḫamšat
 en: The month of Kislīmum, the day 5,
2. _mu am-mi-di-ta-na lugal-e sipa ni2-tuku sze-ga {d}utu {d}marduk-bi-da_
 ts: šanat ammi-ditana šarrum rē’îm na’dim šēmîm šamaš u marduk
 en: the year in which Ammi-ditana the king the pious and obedient shepherd of Šamaš and Marduk

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Receipt for seven oxen; 5x4 lines)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P257655

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 00090
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 452570
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.90

References

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 189

    [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 06:20:52 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI Approved View
2020-06-27 at 09:15:34 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, 189 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P257655.
PBS 08/2, 189 artifact entry (No. P257655). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257655 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 189 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257655 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 189 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257655},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257655},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/2, 189 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P257655.
PBS 08/2, 189 artifact entry (No. P257655). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257655 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 189 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257655 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 189 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257655},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257655},
}


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