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PBS 08/2, 219 (P258514)

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 01180

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 for barley. Seal impression. 7x1x3 UE 2 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(asz) 1(barig) sze# [gur {gesz}ban2] {d}utu_
2. _sza3_ i-din-e2#-a# _[di]-ku5#_
3. sza# a-wi-il-{d}na-bi-um
4. _dumu e2-dub-ba-a_
5. sza a-wi-il-{d}suen _dub-sar_
6. i-na qa2-ti i-din-{d}e2-a _di-ku5#_
7. {disz}si-iz-[za-tum]
8. _dumu_ {d}suen-eri-ba#-am#
reverse
1. ma-hi-[ir]
blank space
2. _iti apin-du8-a u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam_
3. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal#-e# {d}amar-utu en ir9-ra# szu-nir gal-gal-la_

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 (Receipt for barley. Seal impression. 7x1x3 UE 2 lines)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: PBS 8/2, 219

[Chiera1922PBS8/2] Chiera, Edward. 1922. Old Babylonian Contracts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 8/2. Philadelphia: University Museum.
history: Földi, diss., 58

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CBS 01180
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: Hammurapi.38.10.26
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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 metadata	Foxvog, Daniel A.		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2023-06-14 at 08:08:18	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Foxvog, Daniel A.		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
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
2022-06-10 at 13:57:35	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
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

External Resources

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

Penn Museum (577248) (577248)
Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.1180) (CBS.1180)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“PBS 08/2, 219 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258514.

PBS 08/2, 219 artifact entry (No. P258514). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258514 (Original work published 2005)

PBS 08/2, 219 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258514 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 219 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258514},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258514},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“PBS 08/2, 219 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258514.

PBS 08/2, 219 artifact entry (No. P258514). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258514 (Original work published 2005)

PBS 08/2, 219 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258514 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).

@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 219 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258514},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258514},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P258514
LB  - CDLI:P258514
M1  - 2026/1/23/
TI  - PBS 08/2, 219 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P258514
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