ZA 073, 056 (P258016)
Legal tablet & envelope 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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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
CBS 00565 & CBS 00565aProvenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na na-gu-um _a-gar3_ ha-rum
ts: ištēn ebel ištēn ikû eqlum ina nagûm ugārim ḫa(r)rum
en: A field of 7 iku in Nagum, the meadow "Ḫarrum",
2. i-ta {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim _dumu_ sin-ma-gir14
ts: ita sîn-bēl-aplim mār sîn-māgir
en: adjacent to (the field of) Sîn-bēl-aplim son of Sîn-māgir
3. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum
ts: u ita eqel ipqu-annunītum
en: and adjacent to the field of Ipqu-annunītum,
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3 dumu-munus_ {d}suen-a-bu#-szu#
ts: pūssum maḫrītum eqel mārat sîn-abūšu
en: its first front is (adjoined by) the field of Sîn-abūšu’s daughter,
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma_ qa-nu-um
ts: šanītum pūssum qanûm
en: its second front is the "Qanû",
6. _a-sza3_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum _dumu_ puzur4-{d}suen
ts: eqel ipqu-annunītum mār puzur-sîn
en: is the field of Ipqu-annunītum son of Puzur-sîn;
7. pu-uh-szu _2(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ na-gu-um
ts: pūḫšu šinā ebel eqlum ugārim nagûm
en: its replacement is a field of 12 iku in the meadow “Nagûm”
8. sza _gaba iri_ i-na _usz-gid2-da_
ts: ša miḫrit ālim ina šiddim arkim
en: oposite the city, in the (meadow) “Long Stretch”,
9. _us2-bi 3(gesz2) 3(u) usz 6(disz) nindan_
ts: šiddūšu šalāšat šūši šalāšā šiddum šeššet nindanū
en: its sides are 210 (rods) in length (and) 6 rods (in width)
10. i-ta _a-sza3_ KA-{d}utu _dumu_ s,il2-li2-{d}utu
ts: ita eqel awāt-šamaš mār ṣilli-šamaš
en: (and) are adjacent to the field of Awāt-šamaš son of Ṣilli-šamaš
11. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ lugal-{d}utu
ts: u ita eqel šarrum-šamaš
en: and adjacent to the field of Šarrum-šamaš,
12. _a-zu_ {d}utu-i-din-nam u3 _a-zu_ sig-ir-ni-na
ts: asi šamaš-i(d)dinam u asi ipqu-irnina
en: the physician of Šamaš-iddinam and the physician of Ipqu-irnina,
13. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma_ qa-nu-um _an-ta_
ts: pūssu maḫrītum qanûm elīum
en: its first front is (adjoined by) the “Upper Qanu”,
14. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma_ qa-nu-um _ki-ta_
ts: šanītum pūssu qanûm šaplûm
en: its second front is (adjoined by) the “Lower Qanu";
15. _a-sza3_ ka-lu-um-tum _dumu-munus_ AN-pi2-{d}utu
ts: eqel kalumtum mārat annum-pî-šamaš
en: is the field of Kalumtum, daughter of Annum-pî-šamaš.
16. [_a-sza3_ ki-ma _a-sza3?_]
ts: eqlum kīma eqlim
en: A field for a field
17. {disz}ka#-[lu]-um#-tum# [a]-na# sig-an-[nu-ni-tum]
ts: kalumtum ana ipqu-annunītum
en: Kalumtum with Ipqu-annunītum
18. im-ta-ag-ru-u2-ma? id#-[di-in]
ts: imtagrūma iddin
en: agreed with each other and exchanged.
reverse
1. i-na mi-it-gur-ti-szu-nu u2#-[pi-ih-hu]
ts: ina mitgurtīšunu upiḫḫū
en: By mutual agreement bartered,
2. pu-uh-hu szu-ur-du#-[u2] le-qu2-u2
cf. MHET 2/3 426:32 (P509809:r15) and CT 08 6a:18 (CAD redû A mng. 12b, pg. 243b). Wilcke reads: szu-ur-ru#-[u2] le-qu2-u2 = Sie haben getauscht; sie haben von neuem in Besitz genommen.
ts: puḫḫu šurdû leqû
en: they have completed the exchange by sending off and taking possession;
3. _sza3_-szu-nu t,a3#-ab _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra#_
ts: libbašunu ṭāb ana warkiāt ūmī awīlum ana awīlim
en: their heart was satisfied. (That) in future one against the other
4. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_
ts: ul iraggumu
en: shall not make a complain
5. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 sa-am#-su#-i-lu-na _lugal in#-[pa3]-de3-mesz_
ts: nīš šamaš marduk u samsu-iluna šarrum itmû
en: they swore by the life of Šamaš, Marduk and Samsu-iluna the king.
single ruling
6. _igi_ i-tur2-ki-nu u3 dingir-szu-ba-ni
ts: maḫar itūr-kīnu(m) u ilšu-bāni
en: Before Itūr-kīnum and Ilšu-bāni
7. _dumu#-mesz#_ [...] x
ts: mārī ...
en: sons of ...
8. _igi_ x-x-szu?-x _dumu#_ [x]-sin
ts: maḫar ... mār ...-sîn;
en: before ... son of ...-sîn;
9. _igi_ dingir-szu-ib-bi _dumu_ ARAD-{d}nanna
ts: maḫar ilšu-ibbi mār warad-nanna
en: before Ilšu-ibbi, son of Warad-nanna;
10. _igi_ sin-i-din-nam _dumu_ sig-dingir-szu
ts: maḫar sîn-i(d)dinam mār ipqu-ilšu
en: before Sîn-iddinam, son of Ipqu-ilšu;
11. _igi_ sin-na-s,ir _dumu_ puzur4-sin
ts: maḫar sîn-nāṣir mār puzur-sîn
en: before Sîn-nāṣir, son of Puzur-sîn;
12. _igi_ ARAD?-{d}utu s,il2-li2-{d}utu
ts: maḫar warad-šamaš ṣilli-šamaš
en: before Warad-šamaš and Ṣilli-šamaš;
13. _igi_ sig-{d}a-a _dub-sar_
ts: maḫar ipqu-aya ṭupšarrum
en: before Ipqu-aya, the scribe.
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14. _iti du6-ku3 u4 3(disz)?-kam_
ts: waraḫ tašrītim ūmam šalāšat
en: The month of tašrītum, the day 3
15. _mu erin2_ i-da-ma-ra-as,
ts: šanat ummān idamaraṣ
en: the year “(Samsu-iluna the king smote) the troops of Idamaraṣ”.
obverse
1. _1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na na-gu-um _a-gar3_ ha-rum
ts: ištēn ebel ištēn ikû eqlum ina nagûm ugārim ḫa(r)rum
en: A field of 7 iku in Nagum, the meadow "Ḫarrum",
2. i-ta {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim _dumu_ sin-ma-gir14
ts: ita sîn-bēl-aplim mār sîn-māgir
en: adjacent to (the field of) Sîn-bēl-aplim son of Sîn-māgir
3. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum
ts: u ita eqel ipqu-annunītum
en: and adjacent to the field of Ipqu-annunītum,
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3 dumu-munus_ {d}suen-a-bu#-szu#
ts: pūssum maḫrītum eqel mārat sîn-abūšu
en: its first front is (adjoined by) the field of Sîn-abūšu’s daughter,
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma_ qa-nu-um
ts: šanītum pūssum qanûm
en: its second front is the "Qanû",
6. _a-sza3_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum _dumu_ puzur4-{d}suen
ts: eqel ipqu-annunītum mār puzur-sîn
en: is the field of Ipqu-annunītum son of Puzur-sîn;
7. pu-uh-szu _2(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ na-gu-um
ts: pūḫšu šinā ebel eqlum ugārim nagûm
en: its replacement is a field of 12 iku in the meadow “Nagûm”
8. sza _gaba iri_ i-na _usz-gid2-da_
ts: ša miḫrit ālim ina šiddim arkim
en: oposite the city, in the (meadow) “Long Stretch”,
9. _us2-bi 3(gesz2) 3(u) usz 6(disz) nindan_
ts: šiddūšu šalāšat šūši šalāšā šiddum šeššet nindanū
en: its sides are 210 (rods) in length (and) 6 rods (in width)
10. i-ta _a-sza3_ KA-{d}utu _dumu_ s,il2-li2-{d}utu
ts: ita eqel awāt-šamaš mār ṣilli-šamaš
en: (and) are adjacent to the field of Awāt-šamaš son of Ṣilli-šamaš
11. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ lugal-{d}utu
ts: u ita eqel šarrum-šamaš
en: and adjacent to the field of Šarrum-šamaš,
12. _a-zu_ {d}utu-i-din-nam u3 _a-zu_ sig-ir-ni-na
ts: asi šamaš-i(d)dinam u asi ipqu-irnina
en: the physician of Šamaš-iddinam and the physician of Ipqu-irnina,
13. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma_ qa-nu-um _an-ta_
ts: pūssu maḫrītum qanûm elīum
en: its first front is (adjoined by) the “Upper Qanu”,
14. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma_ qa-nu-um _ki-ta_
ts: šanītum pūssu qanûm šaplûm
en: its second front is (adjoined by) the “Lower Qanu";
15. _a-sza3_ ka-lu-um-tum _dumu-munus_ AN-pi2-{d}utu
ts: eqel kalumtum mārat annum-pî-šamaš
en: is the field of Kalumtum, daughter of Annum-pî-šamaš.
16. [_a-sza3_ ki-ma _a-sza3?_]
ts: eqlum kīma eqlim
en: A field for a field
17. {disz}ka#-[lu]-um#-tum# [a]-na# sig-an-[nu-ni-tum]
ts: kalumtum ana ipqu-annunītum
en: Kalumtum with Ipqu-annunītum
18. im-ta-ag-ru-u2-ma? id#-[di-in]
ts: imtagrūma iddin
en: agreed with each other and exchanged.
reverse
1. i-na mi-it-gur-ti-szu-nu u2#-[pi-ih-hu]
ts: ina mitgurtīšunu upiḫḫū
en: By mutual agreement bartered,
2. pu-uh-hu szu-ur-du#-[u2] le-qu2-u2
cf. MHET 2/3 426:32 (P509809:r15) and CT 08 6a:18 (CAD redû A mng. 12b, pg. 243b). Wilcke reads: szu-ur-ru#-[u2] le-qu2-u2 = Sie haben getauscht; sie haben von neuem in Besitz genommen.
ts: puḫḫu šurdû leqû
en: they have completed the exchange by sending off and taking possession;
3. _sza3_-szu-nu t,a3#-ab _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra#_
ts: libbašunu ṭāb ana warkiāt ūmī awīlum ana awīlim
en: their heart was satisfied. (That) in future one against the other
4. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_
ts: ul iraggumu
en: shall not make a complain
5. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 sa-am#-su#-i-lu-na _lugal in#-[pa3]-de3-mesz_
ts: nīš šamaš marduk u samsu-iluna šarrum itmû
en: they swore by the life of Šamaš, Marduk and Samsu-iluna the king.
single ruling
6. _igi_ i-tur2-ki-nu u3 dingir-szu-ba-ni
ts: maḫar itūr-kīnu(m) u ilšu-bāni
en: Before Itūr-kīnum and Ilšu-bāni
7. _dumu#-mesz#_ [...] x
ts: mārī ...
en: sons of ...
8. _igi_ x-x-szu?-x _dumu#_ [x]-sin
ts: maḫar ... mār ...-sîn;
en: before ... son of ...-sîn;
9. _igi_ dingir-szu-ib-bi _dumu_ ARAD-{d}nanna
ts: maḫar ilšu-ibbi mār warad-nanna
en: before Ilšu-ibbi, son of Warad-nanna;
10. _igi_ sin-i-din-nam _dumu_ sig-dingir-szu
ts: maḫar sîn-i(d)dinam mār ipqu-ilšu
en: before Sîn-iddinam, son of Ipqu-ilšu;
11. _igi_ sin-na-s,ir _dumu_ puzur4-sin
ts: maḫar sîn-nāṣir mār puzur-sîn
en: before Sîn-nāṣir, son of Puzur-sîn;
12. _igi_ ARAD?-{d}utu s,il2-li2-{d}utu
ts: maḫar warad-šamaš ṣilli-šamaš
en: before Warad-šamaš and Ṣilli-šamaš;
13. _igi_ sig-{d}a-a _dub-sar_
ts: maḫar ipqu-aya ṭupšarrum
en: before Ipqu-aya, the scribe.
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14. _iti du6-ku3 u4 3(disz)?-kam_
ts: waraḫ tašrītim ūmam šalāšat
en: The month of tašrītum, the day 3
15. _mu erin2_ i-da-ma-ra-as,
ts: šanat ummān idamaraṣ
en: the year “(Samsu-iluna the king smote) the troops of Idamaraṣ”.
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- Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
- Material: Clay
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- Artifact Preservation: fragment
- Condition Description: envelope
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primary: BE 6/2, 82
[Poebel1909BE6/2] Poebel, Arno. 1909. Babylonian Legal and Business Documents from the Time of the First Dynasty of Babylon, Chiefly from Nippur. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. Series A: Cuneiform Texts 6/2. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Department of Archaeology.
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history: BE 6/2, 82
[Poebel1909BE6/2] Poebel, Arno. 1909. Babylonian Legal and Business Documents from the Time of the First Dynasty of Babylon, Chiefly from Nippur. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. Series A: Cuneiform Texts 6/2. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Department of Archaeology.(date only)
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- Museum No.: CBS 00565 & CBS 00565a
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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: Samsu-iluna.10.07.03
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- Accounting Period: 0
| 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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| 2022-10-23 at 08:39:21 | Lafont, Bertrand | Atf | Lafont, Bertrand | Lafont, Bertrand | approved |
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| 2022-10-22 at 14:28:22 | Lafont, Bertrand | Atf | Guidi, Carlo | Lafont, Bertrand | approved |
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| 2020-07-25 at 14:02:02 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | - | - |
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