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PBS 08/2, 199 (P257829)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 00382

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Contract: declaration concerning a child; 7X2X9 UE 3 LE 2 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. {disz}sig-an-nu-ni-tum
2. _dumu_ a-pil-i3-li2-szu
3. _ki_ a-hu-ni-ia um-mi-a-ni-szu
4. {disz}im-gur-{d}suen
5. _dumu_ a-hu-um-wa-qar
6. i-na ia-ab-li-ia{ki}
7. it-ru-szu
8. a-ta-ap-pu-ul
9. {disz}a-pil-i3-li2-szu
reverse
1. a-bi-szu
2. u3 ta-ad-di-in-nu-nu
3. um-mi-szu
4. i-na qa2-ti-i
5. {disz}im-gur-{d}suen
  single ruling
6. _igi_ i-bi-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}nin-szubur-na-s,ir
7. _igi_ ma-an-nu-um-ki-ma-{d}suen
8. _igi_ {d}suen-na-tum
9. _dumu_ zimbir{ki}-li-ir-bi
10. _igi_ a-ba-tum _dumu_ ra-bi-a-at-a-wa-su2
11. _igi_ a-ha-am-nir-szi _dumu_ ($ blank space $)
left
1. _iti szu-numun-a u4 1(disz)-kam_
2. _mu alan szud3-de3 {d}lamma ku3-sig17_

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Contract: declaration concerning a child; 7X2X9 UE 3 LE 2 lines)
  • Language(s): Akkadian


  • primary: PBS 8/2, 199

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 00382
  • Accession No.:

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Cite this Artifact
“PBS 08/2, 199 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P257829.
PBS 08/2, 199 artifact entry (No. P257829). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257829 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 199 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257829 (Accessed: April 25, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 199 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257829},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257829},
}

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