PBS 08/2, 207 (P258039)

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 00585 & CBS 00585a

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 agreement concerning money. Seal impressions on case. 7x1x8 UE 1 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. i-na [...] _ku3#-babbar_
2. sza _ki_ in#-ba-tum
3. _dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,ir
4. {disz}{d}i-szum-ba-ni
5. _szu ba-an-ti_
6. {disz}na-ra-am-tum _szu-du8-a_
7. _1(u) 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
8. a-na in-ba-tum
reverse
1. _in-na-an-la2_
2. qa2-ti in-ba-tum
3. _ki_ na-ra-am-tum
4. u3 {d}i-szum-ba-ni
5. na-ah-sa-at
6. _igi_ il-ta-ni _dumu_ sin-mu-ba-li2-<it,>
7. _igi_ geme2-{d}utu _dumu_ su-mu-{d}isz8-tar2
8. _igi_ sza-at-{d}a-a
9. _igi_ be2-el-ta-ni#
envelope
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [x x] x [...]
2'. i-x-x-[...]
3'. {disz}na-ra-am-tum _dumu_ [...]
4'. _szu-du8-a_ il-qe2-ma
5'. _1(u) 5(disz)# gin2 ku3-babbar_
6'. a-na in-ba-tum
7'. _in-na-an-la2_
reverse
1. qa2-ti in-ba-tum
2. _ki_ na-ra-am-tum
3. u3 {d}i-szum-ba-ni
4. na-ah-sa#-[at]
5. _igi_ il-[ta-ni _dumu_ {d}]suen-mu-ba-li2-<it,>
6. _igi_ geme2#-[{d}utu ...] x
  rest broken
seal 1
  illegible

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
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: with case fragments
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal (Contract agreement concerning money. Seal impressions on case. 7x1x8 UE 1 lines)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 207

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 00585 & CBS 00585a
  • 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 10:08:56 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, 207 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258039.
PBS 08/2, 207 artifact entry (No. P258039). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258039 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 207 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258039 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 207 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258039},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258039},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P258039
LB  - CDLI:P258039
M1  - 2026/1/19/
TI  - PBS 08/2, 207 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P258039
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/2, 207 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258039.
PBS 08/2, 207 artifact entry (No. P258039). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258039 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 207 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258039 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 207 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258039},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258039},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P258039
LB  - CDLI:P258039
M1  - 2026/1/19/
TI  - PBS 08/2, 207 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P258039
ER  -
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