PBS 07, 097 (P257835)

Letter tablet 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 00387

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Letter. Fine seal impressions. 9X1X2 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na sa3-bi-tum
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma _{d}suen_-i-din-nam#-ma#
4. {disz}hu-un-nu-um#
5. a-na ma-ah-ri-ki#
6. at,-t,ar-dam
7. szum-ma _igi-6(disz?)-gal2 ku3-babbar_
8. szum-ma [x] ma ni _ku3-babbar_
9. id-ni-szum an-ni-a
10. u3 ze-eh-pi2
reverse
1. a-na szi-bu-ti-ia
2. ki-il-li
seal
1. _{d}suen_-i-din-nam
2. _{lu2}ka-ne-lugal-la_
3. _dumu lu2-{d}asar-lu2-hi_
4. _ir3 e2-babbar-ra-ke4_

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
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Letter (Letter. Fine seal impressions. 9X1X2 lines)
  • Language(s): Akkadian


  • primary: PBS 7, 97

    [Ungnad1915PBS7] Ungnad, Arthur. 1915. Babylonian Letters of the Ḫammurapi Period. Publications of the Babylonian Section 7. Philadelphia: The University Museum.

  • history: AbB 11, 97

    [Stol1986AbB11] Stol, Marten. 1986. Letters from Collections in Philadelphia, Chicago and Berkeley. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 11. Leiden: Brill.

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Cite this Artifact
“PBS 07, 097 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P257835.
PBS 07, 097 artifact entry (No. P257835). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257835 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 07, 097 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257835 (Accessed: May 3, 2025).
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	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 07, 097 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257835},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257835},
}

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