PBS 08/2, 192 (P257669)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 00104

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 (Rent Contract for the upper floor of a house for one year; seven seals; 6x2x7x2 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. _e2_ ru-ug-bu-um
 ts: rugbum
 en: A loft
2. _ki_ {d}utu-illat-[...]
 ts: itti šamaš-tillatum
 en: from Šamaš-tillatum,
3. {disz}{d}utu-be-el#-[...]
 ts: šamaš-bēl…
 en: Šamaš-bēl...
4. _dumu_ ta-ri#-[...]
 ts: mār tari ...
 en: son of Tari ...
5. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
 ts: ana ištet šattim
 en: for one year (has rent);
6. ki#-is,-ri _mu [1(disz)-kam]_
 ts: kiṣri ištēt šattim
 en: the rent (for) one year,
7. _2/3(disz) gin2 ku3-[babbar]_
 ts: šinip šiqil kaspam
 en: 2/3 shekel of silver
8. _i3-la2-e_
 ts: išaqqal
 en: he will pay.
reverse
1. _iti kin-{d}inanna 2(disz)#-[kam u4] 1(u) 5(disz)-kam#_
 ts: waraḫ šittā elūnim ūmam ḫamiššeret
 en: (In) the month of 2-Elūnim, the day 15
2. i-ru-ub
 ts: i(r)rub
 en: he will enter.
3. _igi_ i-zi-ga-tar
 ts: maḫar izi-gatar
 en: Before Izi-gatar,
4. _dumu_ i3-li2-i-te-e
 ts: mār ilī-itê
 en: son of Ilī-itê;
5. _igi_ {d}nanna-ma-an#-[szum2]
 ts: maḫar nanna-manšum
 en: before Nanna-manšum.
6. _iti kin-{d}inanna 2(disz)-kam u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_
 ts: waraḫ šittā elūnim ūmam ḫamiššeret
 en: The month of 2-Elūnim, the day 15,
7. _mu {uruda}ki-lugal-gub hur-sag i7 didli-bi_
 ts: šattum manzāzam ina ḫursāṣni u nārī mādūtim
 en: of the year "(Samsu-iluna the king made a socle of copper decorated with) a mountain and rivers."
seal 1
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1. i-zi-ga-tar
 ts: izi-gatar
 en: Izi-gatar
seal 2
1. [...] {d}utu
 ts: ...šamaš
 en: ...Šamaš
2. [...] x x x
 ts:
 en:

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Condition Description: Tablet in its envelope (broken somewhat restored)
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Rent Contract for the upper floor of a house for one year; seven seals; 6x2x7x2 lines)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 192

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 00104
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-28 at 17:00:43 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Guidi, Carlo Lafont, Bertrand approved View
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
2021-12-06 at 11:42:57 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Guidi, Carlo CDLI approved View
2020-06-30 at 08:26:00 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“PBS 08/2, 192 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P257669.
PBS 08/2, 192 artifact entry (No. P257669). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257669 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 192 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257669 (Accessed: May 2, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 192 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257669},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257669},
}


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