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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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Text

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

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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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (Pay list. 8X2X7 lines)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: PBS 8/2, 204

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CBS 00419
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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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 08:49:29	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 (453841) (453841)
Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.419) (CBS.419)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“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: February 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-10]},
	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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Cite this Artifacts

“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: February 10, 2026).

@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-10]},
	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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