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PBS 08/2, 203 (P257852)

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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 00404

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Receipt for money. Seal impressions. 5X1X6 UE1 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. _szu ti-a_
3. {disz}e-ri-isz-ti-{d}a-a
4. _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-na-s,ir
5. it-ti
6. {disz}puzur4-{d}utu
reverse
1. _[igi]_ be#-el-ta-ni
2. _dumu-munus_ na-ra-am-{d}suen
3. _igi_ na-ra-am-tum
4. _dumu-munus_ a-ku-na-nim
5. _igi_ ra-ma-tum
6. _dumu-munus_ i-qi2-isz-{d}suen
7. _mu erin2 ugnim(|KI.SU.NIG2|) larsa_

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)

Collections

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Join Information:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal (Receipt for money. Seal impressions. 5X1X6 UE1 lines)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: PBS 8/2, 203

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CBS 00404
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Sin-muballit.14.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2022-06-10 at 08:41:03	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô	Penn Museum	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Penn Museum (453826) (453826)
Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.404) (CBS.404)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

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

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“PBS 08/2, 203 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P257852.

PBS 08/2, 203 artifact entry (No. P257852). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257852 (Original work published 2005)

PBS 08/2, 203 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257852 (Accessed: February 10, 2026).

@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 203 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257852},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257852},
}

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DA  - 2023/2/1/
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ID  - P257852
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M1  - 2026/2/10/
TI  - PBS 08/2, 203 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P257852
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“PBS 08/2, 203 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P257852.

PBS 08/2, 203 artifact entry (No. P257852). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257852 (Original work published 2005)

PBS 08/2, 203 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257852 (Accessed: February 10, 2026).

@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 203 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257852},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257852},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P257852
LB  - CDLI:P257852
M1  - 2026/2/10/
TI  - PBS 08/2, 203 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P257852
ER  -