PBS 08/2, 208 (P258464)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
CBS 01130Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Contract.Rent of a field. 5x4 UE 1 lines)Language(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
2. _ki_ me-er-si-ia
3. {disz}{d}amar-utu-la-ma-[sa3-szu]
4. _a-sza3_ a-na _gu2-un_ u2#-sze#-[s,i2]
5. _gu2-un a-sza3#_
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. _[2(disz)]+3(disz) ezem# [2(ban2) zi3-da]_
2'. _1(disz) uzu_ i-pa-qi2#-si2#
3'. _igi_ {d}utu-la-ma-sa3-szu
4'. _igi_ {d}utu-ha-zi#-ir
5'. _mu NU? HU? x x_
obverse
1. _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
2. _ki_ me-er-si-ia
3. {disz}{d}amar-utu-la-ma-[sa3-szu]
4. _a-sza3_ a-na _gu2-un_ u2#-sze#-[s,i2]
5. _gu2-un a-sza3#_
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. _[2(disz)]+3(disz) ezem# [2(ban2) zi3-da]_
2'. _1(disz) uzu_ i-pa-qi2#-si2#
3'. _igi_ {d}utu-la-ma-sa3-szu
4'. _igi_ {d}utu-ha-zi#-ir
5'. _mu NU? HU? 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
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- Artifact Preservation: fragment
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primary: PBS 8/2, 208
[Chiera1922PBS8/2] Chiera, Edward. 1922. Old Babylonian Contracts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 8/2. Philadelphia: University Museum.
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- Museum No.: CBS 01130
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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: 00.00.00.00
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| 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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| 2022-06-10 at 10:27:32 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | 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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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Penn Museum (577199) (577199)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.1130) (CBS.1130)
General Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“PBS 08/2, 208 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258464.
PBS 08/2, 208 artifact entry (No. P258464). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258464 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 208 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258464 (Accessed: November 23, 2025).
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month = {feb 1},
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howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258464},
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