BE 06/2, 134 (P258023)

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, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 00571 & CBS 00571A

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (house rental With case (repaired, 571A)7x1x6 UE 2 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. _e2_ ha-an-ba-tum#
2. _ki_ ha-an-ba-tum
3. {disz}{d}utu-mu-ba-li2-it,
4. _dumu_ {d}utu-lugal-an-ki-a
5. a-na ki-is,-ri
6. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_ u2-sze-s,i2
7. ki-is,-ri bi-tim
8. i-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
reverse
1. _1/3(disz) gin2 2(u) sze ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
2. _iti du6-ku3_ i-na ri-isz-ti-szu i-ru-ub
  single ruling
3. _igi_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur
4. _igi_ {d}utu-dingir
5. _iti du6-ku3_
6. _mu gu-za bara2_
envelope
obverse
1. _e2_ ha-an-ba-tum
2. _ki_ ha-an-ba-tum
3. {disz}{d}utu-mu-ba-li2-it,
4. _dumu_ {d}utu-lugal-an-ki-a
5. a-na ki-is,-ri
6. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
7. _ib2-ta-e3_
8. ki-is,-ri-szu
9. i-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
10. _1/3(disz) gin2 2(u) [sze] ku3-babbar_
11. _i3-la2-e_
reverse
1. _iti du6-ku3_ i-ru?-ub?
  single ruling
2. _igi_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur
3. _dumu_ x-isz-x-x-(x)
4. _igi_ {d}utu-dingir _dumu_ x-x-(x)
  blank space
5. _iti du6-ku3 u4 1(u)+[n]-kam_
6. _mu gu-za bara2 mah {d}en-lil2-la2_
seal 1
  illegible

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal (house rental With case (repaired, 571A)7x1x6 UE 2 lines)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: BE 6/2, 134

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 00571 & CBS 00571A
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 View
2022-05-22 at 08:46:42 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
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 View

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Cite this Artifact
“BE 06/2, 134 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258023.
BE 06/2, 134 artifact entry (No. P258023). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258023 (Original work published 2005)
BE 06/2, 134 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258023 (Accessed: May 2, 2025).
@misc{2023BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 06/2, 134 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258023},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258023},
}


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