PBS 08/2, 220 (P258516)

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 01182

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Business document: rent of a house. 8x2x8 UE 1 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. _e2_ ri-ba-tum _lukur {d}utu_
2. _ki_ ri-ba-tum _lukur {d}utu_
3. {disz}masz-qum
4. _dumu_ ri-im-{d}iszkur
5. a-na ki-is,-ri#
6. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
7. u2-sze-s,i2
8. ki-is,-ri _mu 1(disz)-kam_
9. _1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
10. _i3-la2-e_
reverse
1. re-esz-ti ki-is,-ri-szu
2. _2/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar_
3. ma-hi-ir
4. _igi_ {d}utu-na-s,ir
5. _dumu_ i3-li2-i-te-e
6. _igi_ {d}utu-illat-su
7. _dumu_ sin-ra-bi
8. _iti gu4-si-sa2 <u4> 1(u)-kam_
9. _mu {gesz}tukul szu-nir nig2 babbar-ra_

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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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  • Genre(s): Legal (Business document: rent of a house. 8x2x8 UE 1 lines)
  • Language(s): Akkadian


  • primary: PBS 8/2, 220

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

  • history: Földi, diss., 87

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

  • history: Ribatum, p. 87

    [Földi2009Ribatum] Földi, Zsombor J. 2009. Ribatum. The Archive of a Priestess from Old Babylonian Sippar.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 01182
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-09 at 15:33:28 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-14 at 08:08:18 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Foxvog, Daniel A. Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
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 View
2022-01-03 at 18:22:58 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
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 View

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Cite this Artifact
“PBS 08/2, 220 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P258516.
PBS 08/2, 220 artifact entry (No. P258516). (2024, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258516 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 220 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258516 (Accessed: May 2, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 220 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258516},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258516},
}

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