PBS 08/2, 204 (P257867)

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 00419

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Pay list. 8X2X7 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) zu2-lum {d}a-a-we-dam-gi-im-li
2. 1(ban2) i-ta-wi-ir
3. 1(ban2) zimbir{ki}-t,a-ab
4. 3(ban2) asz-szu-mi-ia-li-ib-lu-ut,
5. 2(ban2) um-mi-wa-aq-ra-at
6. 1(ban2) {d}amar-utu-ib2-sa2
7. szu-nigin2 1(barig) 3(ban2) zu2-lum
8. szu# ti-a um-mi-wa-aq-ra-at
9. dumu-munus erisz-dingir
10. {d}lugal-gu2-du8-a
reverse
1. szu-du8-a-ne-ne
  blank space
2. 1(barig) 1(ban2) zu2-lum be-le-su2-nu
3. nin e2-ke4
4. 2(ban2) szu ti-a hu-za-la-tum
5. dam tur szar-rum-{d}iszkur
6. 3(ban2) dumu-zimbir{ki} nu-{gesz}kiri6

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: PBS 8/2, 204

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

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  • Museum No.: CBS 00419
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Cite this Artifact
“PBS 08/2, 204 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P257867.
PBS 08/2, 204 artifact entry (No. P257867). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257867 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 204 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257867 (Accessed: May 2, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 204 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257867},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257867},
}

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