PBS 08/2, 206 (P258028)

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 00575

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 (Contract: rent of a field. Seal impressions on envelope. 10x1x6 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. _1(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3# [i]-na# x-li-hi
2. i-ta _a-sza3_ [{disz}]na-bi-{d}en-lil2
3. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i#-ta na-ra-am-tum
4. _ki_ la-ma-sum2 _lukur#_ {d}utu
5. _dumu-munus_ {d}<i>-szum-ba-ni
6. {disz}inim-{d}nanna-i3-gi
7. _dumu_ dingir-szu-i-bi-szu
8. a-na _gu2-un_ u2-sze-s,i2
9. _2(u) 2(asz) sze gur gu2-un a-sza3_
10. i-na _ka2_ si2-mi-la!-tim
11. _i3-ag2-e_
reverse
1. _igi#_ [li-pi2-it?]-isz8#-tar2#
2. _dumu_ im-gu#-rum
3. _igi_ {d}utu-ta-ia-ar
4. _igi_ li-bu-ra-am
5. _igi_ si2-ia-tum
6. _dumu_ a-wi-il-dingir
7. _igi_ {d}we-er-illat-ti _dub-sar_
  blank space
8. _mu bad3 szi-ra-mah ba-du3_
envelope
obverse
  broken
reverse
1. _igi_ li-[bu-ra-am]
2. _igi_ li-pi2#?-it#?-isz8-tar2
3. _dumu_ im-gu-rum
4. _igi_ si2-ia-tum
5. _dumu_ a-wi-il-dingir
6. _igi_ {d}we-er-illat-ti
7. _igi_ {d}utu-na-s,ir
8. [_dumu_] ne-me-lum
9. [_mu bad3] szi-ra-mah [ba]-du3_

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Contract: rent of a field. Seal impressions on envelope. 10x1x6 lines)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 206

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

    Tablet only

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 00575
  • Accession No.:

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
2022-06-10 at 09:10:04 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2022-06-10 at 08:55:38 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“PBS 08/2, 206 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258028.
PBS 08/2, 206 artifact entry (No. P258028). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258028 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 206 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258028 (Accessed: May 2, 2025).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 206 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258028},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258028},
}


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