PBS 08/2, 194 (P257791)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 00345

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Business document. two columns a:23X23 b:24X25 lines)

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tablet
obverse
1. _si-la2_ {d}e2-a
2. u3 {d}dam-ki-na
3. _4(disz) 2/3(disz) szu-si us2_
4. _1(disz) igi-4(disz)-gal2 szu-si sag_
5. _sza3_-bu _ku3-babbar gesz-mah_
6. wa-ar-ka-at {d}e2-a
7. _ku3-babbar_ hu-um-mu-us,
8. _ki 1(disz)_
single ruling
9. _9(disz) 1/2(disz) szu-si us2_
10. _1(disz) szu-si sag_
11. mu-uh2-hi _{gesz}gu-za_ {d}e2-a
12. _ku3-babbar_ hu-um-mu-us,
13. _ki 2(disz)_
single ruling
14. _9(disz) 1/2(disz) szu-si us2_
15. _6(disz) igi-5(disz) szu-si sag_
16. wa-ar-ka-at _{gesz}gu-za_ {d}e2-a
17. _ku3-babbar_ hu-um-mu-us,
18. _ki 3(disz)_
single ruling
19. _{gesz}gu-za_ {d}e2-a
20. [u3] {gesz#}za3-mi2 ku3-babbar gar-ra_
single ruling
21. [n szu-si] _us2_
22. [n szu-si] _sag_
23. [...] x
rest broken
column 2
1. _7(disz) szu-si# [us2_]
2. _6(disz) szu-si [sag_]
3. wa-ar-ka-at _{gesz#}[gu-za_ {d}e2-a]
4. _ku3-babbar_ hu-um-mu-us,#
5. _ki 2(disz)_
single ruling
7. _7(disz) igi-5(disz) szu-si us2_
8. _3(disz) szu-si sag_
9. wa-ar-ka-at _{gesz}gu-za_ sza-ap-li#-tum#
10. _ki 3(disz)_
single ruling
11. _{gesz}gu-za_ {d}dam-ki-na
single ruling
12. _i3-sa2_ {d}asar-lu2-hi
13. _i3-sa2_ {d}SZA
single ruling
14. _1(disz) {gesz}tukul nig2-gaz_
15. _i3-sa2 ku3-babbar ku3-sig17 gar-ra_
single ruling
16. _5(disz) mul_ sza a-na _{gesz}erin_
17. _sza3 1(disz) mul_ i-na sza-ka-ba-ki
18. _e2_ {gesz}erin
19. 1(disz) szu-si x x x (x) _ku3-sig17_ hu-um-mu-us,
single ruling
20. _1(disz) {gesz}BUR2 sza3 5(disz) asz-me_
21. _u3 {gesz}sag-du ku3-babbar gar-ra_
single ruling
22. _1(disz) {gesz}BUR2 sza3 3(disz) asz-me ku3-babbar gar-ra_
23. _[u3] {gesz}sag-du ku3-babbar gar-ra_
24. [...] x
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. _1(disz) {gesz}za3-ga_ 5(disz) szu-si x [...]
2'. _u3 4(disz) szu-si 3(disz) sze ku3-sig17_ x
3'. _sza3 3(disz) {na4}igi-musz-su3?_
4'. _2(disz) mul ku3-sig17_
single ruling
5'. _2(disz) {gesz}ig masz-tab-ba_
6'. sza _a2-si_-szi-na u3 _mul_-szi-na
7'. _ku3-babbar gar-ra_
single ruling
8'. _1(disz) {gesz}gu-za gar3-ba_
9'. _4(disz) sag-du_ kab-li _an-ta_
10'. _sza3 2/3(disz) kusz3 1(disz) szu-si_ li-wi-tum e-li-tum
11'. 1(u) 1(disz) szu-si li-wi-tum _ki-ta_
12'. a-na 8(disz) szu-si _an-ta_
13'. sza 4(disz) ku-nu-ti _ku3-babbar_ hu-um-mu-us,
14'. _sza3 1/3(disz) kusz3 sag_ 2(disz) a-ma-ra-at _{gesz}gu-za_
15'. sza a-na kab-li hu-ub-bu-t,a#
16'. a-na _3(disz) szu-si sag_ sza _ku3-babbar nu-gar-ra_
single ruling
17'. a-na 4(disz) kab-li in-na-sa3-ah
18'. _6(disz) szu-si us2 2(disz) szu-si sag_
19'. qa2-qa2-ad ka-ar-ri
20'. sza kab-li _ku3-babbar_ hu-mu-us, 1(disz) x [...]
21'. _6(disz) szu-si us2 4(disz) szu-si_ x x [...]
22'. _sza3 1(disz) {gesz}bad-gu-za ku3-babbar_ hu#-[um-mu-us,]
23'. [n] _kusz3 us2_ 8(disz) szu-si x [...]
24'. [n] _{gesz}gu-za_ 4(disz) x [...]
25'. [n] szu#-si [...]
26'. [...]
27'. [...]
28'. [...]
29'. [...]
30'. [...] x [...]
single ruling
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...] li-wi-tum
3'. [...] _ku3-babbar_ hu-mu-us,
single ruling
4'. _1(disz) szu-nir igi-du 6(disz) u-gun3_
5'. _ku3-babbar gar-ra_
6'. _sza3 3(disz) szu-si us2 1(disz) szu-si sag_
7'. _sag nar 1(disz)-kam
8'. _6(disz) szu-si us2 4(disz) szu-si sag_
9'. _sag nar 2(disz)-kam_
single ruling
10'. _giri3_ an-pi4-{d}a-a _sanga_ an-nu-ni-tum
11'. {disz}sig-{d}a-a szagina
12'. {disz}i3-li2-i-din-nam
13'. {disz}a-na-{d}utu-li-s,i _lu2-egir-ra_
14'. {disz}lugal-{d}utu _dumu_ u2-sza-tum
15'. {disz}{d}suen-re-me-ni _dumu_ e2-idim-an-sze-mi
16'. {disz}{d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi
17'. {disz}ba-szi-an
18'. u3 e-ri-ib _e2_
19'. sza an-nu-ni-tum
single ruling
20'. me-he-er ka-ni-ki ka-an-ki-im
blank space
21'. _iti sig4-a u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam_
22'. _mu sa-am-su-i-lu#-na# [lugal_ ...] x [...]
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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Artifact Preservation: fragment
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Genre(s): Administrative (Business document. two columns a:23X23 b:24X25 lines)
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primary: PBS 8/2, 194

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

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Composite No.:
Museum No.: CBS 00345
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.--.03.25
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
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
2020-07-09 at 11:26:00	Woestenburg, Els	Atf	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI	approved
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

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“PBS 08/2, 194 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P257791.

PBS 08/2, 194 artifact entry (No. P257791). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257791 (Original work published 2005)

PBS 08/2, 194 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257791 (Accessed: May 3, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 194 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257791},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257791},
}

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