OB Legal 029 (P257869)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
CBS 00421Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Reassignment of obligation for silver. seal impressions. 7X2X7 UE 3 lines)Language(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. _9(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar {na4}kiszib3_ babila2{ki}
2. sza ARAD#-{d}marduk _dumu_ i-na-pa-le-e-szu#
3. e-li ARAD#-{d}marduk _dumu_ ib-ni-dingir
4. i-szu-u2
5. [qa2]-ti# ARAD#-{d}marduk _dumu_ ib-ni-dingir
6. [na]-as2-ha-at-ma
7. [a-na n] u4-mi
8. [lu2-{d}]iszkur#-ra
9. [_dumu_ i3-li2-u2]-sa-ti
reverse
1. [_9(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar] _{na4#}kiszib3_ babila2#{ki}
2. [a-na ...]-x _szu#-i#_
3. [i-na-ad]-di#-in
4. [_igi_ x-(x)]-x _gudu4#-abzu dumu_ {d}suen#-i-din-nam
5. _igi_ a-hu-ia#-tum _dumu_ t,a3-ab-s,il-li2-{d}utu
6. _igi_ szu-ba-rum _dumu_ ARAD2-{d}marduk
single ruling
7. _iti ab#?-e3#? u4# 1(u) 6(disz)-kam_
8. _mu_ am#-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e alan#-[a]-ni# ab bi musz3-a {d}pap-nun-na sza3 asz-gub-a_
seal 1
1. ri-[...]
2. i-sza-x-[...]
3. lu-ur-x-[...]
4. a-na [x] x [...]
obverse
1. _9(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar {na4}kiszib3_ babila2{ki}
2. sza ARAD#-{d}marduk _dumu_ i-na-pa-le-e-szu#
3. e-li ARAD#-{d}marduk _dumu_ ib-ni-dingir
4. i-szu-u2
5. [qa2]-ti# ARAD#-{d}marduk _dumu_ ib-ni-dingir
6. [na]-as2-ha-at-ma
7. [a-na n] u4-mi
8. [lu2-{d}]iszkur#-ra
9. [_dumu_ i3-li2-u2]-sa-ti
reverse
1. [_9(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar] _{na4#}kiszib3_ babila2#{ki}
2. [a-na ...]-x _szu#-i#_
3. [i-na-ad]-di#-in
4. [_igi_ x-(x)]-x _gudu4#-abzu dumu_ {d}suen#-i-din-nam
5. _igi_ a-hu-ia#-tum _dumu_ t,a3-ab-s,il-li2-{d}utu
6. _igi_ szu-ba-rum _dumu_ ARAD2-{d}marduk
single ruling
7. _iti ab#?-e3#? u4# 1(u) 6(disz)-kam_
8. _mu_ am#-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e alan#-[a]-ni# ab bi musz3-a {d}pap-nun-na sza3 asz-gub-a_
seal 1
1. ri-[...]
2. i-sza-x-[...]
3. lu-ur-x-[...]
4. a-na [x] x [...]
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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primary: OLA 21, 29
[vanLerberghe1986OLA21] Van Lerberghe, Karel. 1986. Old Babylonian Legal and Administrative Texts from Philadelphia. Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 21. Leuven: Peeters.
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- Museum No.: CBS 00421
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- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Ammi-saduqa.17.--.16 ?
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 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 |
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| 2021-06-07 at 08:40:33 | Woestenburg, Els | Atf | Woestenburg, Els | CDLI | approved |
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| 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 |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Penn Museum (453843) (453843)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.421) (CBS.421)
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Cite this Artifact
“OB Legal 029 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P257869.
OB Legal 029 artifact entry (No. P257869). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257869 (Original work published 2005)
OB Legal 029 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257869 (Accessed: December 30, 2025).
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