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OB Legal 044 (P258495)

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, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 01161

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Rental of a field. 7x2x8 UE 3 lines)

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. _a-sza3_ ma-la ma-s,u2-u2
2. i-na sza HU _iri{ki}_
3. _ki_ na-ra-am-tum
4. {disz}{d}bu-ne2-ne2-qar-ra-ad
5. u3 {d}iszkur-ra-bi
6. a-na szi-ik-nim
7. u3 er-re-szu-tim u2-sze-s,i2
8. szi-ki-in mu-sza#-[ri]
9. _1(bur3)# GAN2 4(asz) sze [gur]_
reverse
1. [i]-na# _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
2. [i]-na# _ka2_ ga-gi-im
3. _i3-ag2-e_
4. mi-ri-isz-tam
5. ma-la i-ri-szu
6. x x x x x x
7. [x x] bi-ib-x
8. _[n] ezem# 1(ban2) zi3-da-ta#_
9. mi-sze-er-tam
10. i-pa-qi2-is-si2#
11. _igi_ qu2-ru-du _dumu_ dingir-szu-x-[...]
left
1. _igi#_ {d}utu-ba#-ni
2. _[iti] _szu-numun-a# mu?-kux(DU)#?_
3. [...] NAM [...]

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): Legal (Rental of a field. 7x2x8 UE 3 lines)
Language(s):

Related publications

primary: OLA 21, 44

[vanLerberghe1986OLA21] Van Lerberghe, Karel. 1986. Old Babylonian Legal and Administrative Texts from Philadelphia. Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 21. Leuven: Peeters.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CBS 01161
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
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
2021-06-08 at 08:29:58	Woestenburg, Els	Atf	Woestenburg, Els		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 (577230) (577230)
Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.1161) (CBS.1161)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“OB Legal 044 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258495.

OB Legal 044 artifact entry (No. P258495). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258495 (Original work published 2005)

OB Legal 044 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258495 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OB {Legal} 044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258495},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258495},
}

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DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P258495
LB  - CDLI:P258495
M1  - 2026/1/13/
TI  - OB Legal 044 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P258495
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OB Legal 044 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258495.

OB Legal 044 artifact entry (No. P258495). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258495 (Original work published 2005)

OB Legal 044 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258495 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).

@misc{2023OB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OB {Legal} 044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258495},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258495},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P258495
LB  - CDLI:P258495
M1  - 2026/1/13/
TI  - OB Legal 044 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P258495
ER  -