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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, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 00421

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Reassignment of obligation for silver. seal impressions. 7X2X7 UE 3 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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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 [...]

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
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Reassignment of obligation for silver. seal impressions. 7X2X7 UE 3 lines)
  • Language(s): Akkadian


  • primary: OLA 21, 29

    [vanLerberghe1986OLA21] Van Lerberghe, Karel. 1986. Old Babylonian Legal and Administrative Texts from Philadelphia. Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 21. Leuven: Peeters.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 00421
  • Accession No.:

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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: April 24, 2025).
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	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OB {Legal} 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257869},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257869},
}

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