PBS 08/2, 201 (P257843)

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 00395

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: rent of a house; Seal impressions. 8X7 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. _e2_ e-da-kum
2. _ki_ dumu-zimbir{ki}
3. {disz}{d}amar-utu-na-s,i-ir
4. _ib2-<ta>-e3-a_
5. ki-is,-ri _mu 1(disz)-kam_
6. _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
7. _i3-la2-e_
8. _iti ab-e3 u4 2(u)-kam_
reverse
1. i-ru-ub
  single ruling
2. _igi_ {d}utu-a-pi2-li
3. _igi_ szu-mi-er-s,e-tim
4. _igi_ a-na-{d}utu-lu-s,i
5. _igi_ a-wi-il-dingir
  blank space
6. _iti ab-e3 u4 2(u)-kam#_
7. _mu {gesz}<tukul> szu-nir ku3-sig17_

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Contract: rent of a house; Seal impressions. 8X7 lines)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 201

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 00395
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2022-06-10 at 08:36:03 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram 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, 201 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P257843.
PBS 08/2, 201 artifact entry (No. P257843). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257843 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 201 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257843 (Accessed: May 3, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 201 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257843},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257843},
}


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