BE 06/1, 072 (P258484)

Receipt 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

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 01150

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Receipt (receipt Seal impressions.)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _2/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ka-an-kum
 ts: šinip šiqil kaspim kankum
 en: A sealed document for 2/3 of shekel of silver,
2. _sza3 ku3-babbar su-si-ig_
 ts: ina libbi kasap šusik
 en: from the silver of the fellmonger
3. zimbir{ki} u3 na-we-e-szu
 ts: Sipparim u nawêšu
 en: of Sippar and its pasture land,
4. sza _mu_ a-bi-e-szu-uh _lugal-e_
 ts: ša šanat abi-ešuḫ šarrum
 en: for the year “abi-ešuḫ the king
5. _i7 zubi_ a-bi-e-szu-uh
 ts: zā’ibam abi-ešuḫ
 en: the canal (named) 'abi-ešuḫ'
6. _mi-ni-in-dun-na_
 ts: iḫri
 en: dug”.
7. _mu-kux(DU)_ e-t,e-rum
 ts: šūrubtim eṭerum
 en: Delivered by Eṭerum
8. _dumu#_ ARAD-{d}suen
 ts: mār warad-sîn
 en: son of Warad-sîn,
reverse
1. nam-ha-ar-ti
 ts: namḫarti
 en: received by
2. {disz}{d}marduk-na-s,i-ir
 ts: marduk-nāṣir
 en: Marduk-nāṣir
3. u3 {d}marduk-mu-ba-li2-it,
 ts: u marduk-muba(l)liṭ
 en: and Marduk-muballiṭ
4. de-ki-i sza na-ka-rum _szu-i_
 ts: dēkī ša nakarum gallābim
 en: the summoners (under the responsability) of Nakarum the barber.
  single ruling
5. _iti gu4-si-<sa2> u4 1(u)-kam_
 ts: waraḫ ayyarim ūmam ešret
 en: The month of Ayyarum, the day 10,
6. _mu a-bi-e-szu-uh lugal-e bar2-bar2 ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar-bi-da-ke4_
 ts: šanat abi-ešuḫ šarrum parakkī ša ḫurāṣim u kaspim
 en: the year "Abi-ešuḫ the king (made) daises of gold and silver".

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative > Receipt (receipt Seal impressions.)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P258484

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 01150
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 577219
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.1150

References

  • primary: BE 6/1, 72

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2022-06-01 at 13:43:29 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI Approved View
2021-02-16 at 06:40:59 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI Approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BE 06/1, 072 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258484.
BE 06/1, 072 artifact entry (No. P258484). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258484 (Original work published 2005)
BE 06/1, 072 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258484 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).
@misc{2023BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 06/1, 072 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258484},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258484},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BE 06/1, 072 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258484.
BE 06/1, 072 artifact entry (No. P258484). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258484 (Original work published 2005)
BE 06/1, 072 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258484 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).
@misc{2023BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 06/1, 072 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258484},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258484},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P258484
LB  - CDLI:P258484
M1  - 2026/5/19/
TI  - BE 06/1, 072 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P258484
ER  -
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