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BE 06/1, 073 (P258482)

Administrative 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, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 01148

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Memorandum. Seal impressions.)

Language(s)

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}{d}utu-ga-mil
2. _ki_ ri-ba-tum _lukur {d}utu_
3. _dumu-munus_ ip-qa2-tum
4. {disz}szu-mi-er-s,e-tim
5. a-na _iti 1(disz)-kam u3 3(disz)-kam_ sze-zu-ub-te-szu
6. i-gu-ur-szu
7. _1(asz) 1(barig) sze gur i-na {gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
8. i-na me-sze-qum
reverse
1. a-na _lukur {d}utu i3-ag2-e_
2. _igi_ ta-ri-ba-tum
3. _dumu_ {d}utu-tukul-ti
4. _igi_ er3-ra-ga-mil
5. _dumu_ sin-li-ra-am
6. _igi_ sin-e-ri-ba-am
7. _dumu_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am
8. _igi_ sa-mu-u2
9. _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}utu
single ruling
10. _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 1(u) 5(disz)_
11. _mu kilib3_ gu2-da3-bi _kur#_ su#-bir4{ki}-ke4 NA?
ke4-na for expected -ke4-ne?
seal 1
1. <_kiszib_> szu-mi-ki
seal 2
1. <_kiszib_> er3-ra-ga-mil
seal 3
1. <_kiszib_> ta-ri-ba-tum
seal 4
1. <_kiszib_> sa-mu-u2
seal 5
1. <_kiszib_> sin-e-ri-ba-am

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)

Collections

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (Memorandum. Seal impressions.)
Language(s):

Related publications

primary: BE 6/1, 73

[Ranke1906BE6/1] Ranke, Hermann. 1906. Babylonian Legal and Business Documents from the Time of the First Dynasty of Babylon, Chiefly from Sippar. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. Series A: Cuneiform Texts 6/1. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Department of Archaeology.
history: Földi, diss., 76

[Földi2009diss] Földi, Zsombor J. 2009. Phdthesis. Phdthesis.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CBS 01148
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.39.02.15
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-14 at 08:13:44	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Foxvog, Daniel A.		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2023-06-14 at 08:08:18	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Foxvog, Daniel A.		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
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
2022-01-03 at 18:22:58	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
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

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Penn Museum (577217) (577217)
Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.1148) (CBS.1148)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“BE 06/1, 073 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258482.

BE 06/1, 073 artifact entry (No. P258482). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258482 (Original work published 2005)

BE 06/1, 073 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258482 (Accessed: January 1, 2026).

@misc{2023BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {BE 06/1, 073 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258482},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258482},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BE 06/1, 073 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258482.

BE 06/1, 073 artifact entry (No. P258482). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258482 (Original work published 2005)

BE 06/1, 073 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258482 (Accessed: January 1, 2026).

@misc{2023BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {BE 06/1, 073 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258482},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258482},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P258482
LB  - CDLI:P258482
M1  - 2026/1/1/
TI  - BE 06/1, 073 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P258482
ER  -