PBS 08/2, 226 (P258553)

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 01221

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Contract: legal decision concerning a field. Seal impressions. 14x14 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. DISZ [...]
2'. GA#? [...]
3'. _a-gar3 szu-ku6_ x# i-ta i-din-dingir _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam#
4'. u3 i-ta be-el-ta-ni _dumu-munus_ qi2-isz-nu-nu
5'. a-na da#-mi-iq-tum _dumu-munus_ mu-ti-a-hi
6'. id-di-nu-u2-ma ta-ri-ba-tum
7'. _dumu_ i-s,i2-na-bu-u2 _szesz_ be-el-ta-ni
8'. a-na {d}suen-a-ha-am-i-din-nam
9'. _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam a-na _ku3-babbar_ id-di-nu
10'. asz-szum szar-ru-um tup-pa-at
11'. pu-ha-at (x x) _e2-mesz_ ih-pu
12'. _[aga]-us2_ a-na _a-sza3_-szu i-tu-ru
13'. [x x] _a-sza3_ sza _a-gar3_ na-gu-um#
14'. [x x x x x x] x
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [x x x x] a-na _u4 kur2-sze3_
2'. a-na pi2-ha-at tup-pi2 szi-ma-tim
3'. sza _igi_ {disz}{d}suen-a-ha-am-i-din-nam he-pe2-e
4'. u3 lu-u2 _a-sza3_ sza i-na mu-da-si
5'. sza-at,-ru {d}utu-na-s,ir-ma iz-za-az#
6'. _mu_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu sa-am-su-i-lu-na
7'. it-mu-u2
  single ruling
8'. _igi_ a-na-{d}utu-li-s,i2 _dumu_ masz-qum
9'. _igi_ {d}iszkur-na-s,i-ir
10'. _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2
11'. _igi_ {d}suen-re-me-ni
12'. _dumu_ e2-idim-an-na-sze-mi
13'. _igi_ hu-za-lum _dumu_ si2-ia-tum
14'. ($ traces $)
  rest broken
seal 1
  (uninscribed)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal (Contract: legal decision concerning a field. Seal impressions. 14x14 lines)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 226

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

  • history: Kraus, Königliche Verfügungen (1984) 74-75

    [sec47532] N.d.

  • history: Charpin, RA 88 (1994) 79-80

    [sec47534] N.d.

  • history: NAPR 6, p.3-8, p. 6 n. 5

    [vanLerberghe1991Quasi-Hüllentafeln] Van Lerberghe, Karel, and Gabriella Voet. 1991. “On ‘Quasi-Hüllentafeln.’” Northern Akkad Project Reports 6: 3–8.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 01221
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2022-06-20 at 13:49:42 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2022-06-11 at 09:34:42 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

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

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/2, 226 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258553.
PBS 08/2, 226 artifact entry (No. P258553). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258553 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 226 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258553 (Accessed: January 14, 2026).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 226 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258553},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258553},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P258553
LB  - CDLI:P258553
M1  - 2026/1/14/
TI  - PBS 08/2, 226 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P258553
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/2, 226 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258553.
PBS 08/2, 226 artifact entry (No. P258553). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258553 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 226 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258553 (Accessed: January 14, 2026).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 226 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258553},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258553},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P258553
LB  - CDLI:P258553
M1  - 2026/1/14/
TI  - PBS 08/2, 226 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P258553
ER  -
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