PBS 08/2, 228 (P258586)

Legal tablet & envelope 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 01254 & CBS 01254a

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Business document: rent of a field for cultivation. Seal impression on envelope. 7x1x7 UE 3 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. _1(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na bi-ri!-it! _i7_
2. _ki_ me-er-si-ia
3. _dumu-munus_ {d}i-szum-ba-ni
4. {disz}si-bi-bi-bu
5. _dumu_ mu-sza-nu-um
6. _a-sza3_-am a-na e-re-szu-tim
7. u2-sze-s,i2
8. _8(asz) sze gur_ i-na _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
reverse
1. i-na ba-ab ga-gi-im
2. _i3-ag2-e_
3. _4(disz) ezem {d}utu 2(ban2) zi3-da hi-a_
4. _1(disz) uzu_ i-pa-qi2-si2
5. PI-il#?-[x] _a-sza3_-im
6. _mu# [3(disz)]-kam#_ u2-pe2-ti-ma
  Thus CAD P 354b. CAD Q 181b reads the verbal form: u2-qa2-ti-ma
7. i-na _mu 4(disz)-kam a!-sza3_ szi-ip-ra-am
8. [ip]-pe2-esz!-ma
9. [a]-na# _gu2-un a-sza3_-im
10. i-ru-ub
left
1. _igi#_ {d}utu! u3# {d}a-a
2. _igi#_ be-le-su2-nu
envelope
obverse
1. _[1(bur3)] GAN2# a-sza3 i-na bi-ri-it _i7-da#_ x# x#
2. _[ki]_ me#-er-si-ia
3. _[dumu]-munus_ {d}i-szum-ba-ni
4. {disz}si-bi-bu-um
5. _dumu#_ mu-sza#-nu-um
6. _a-sza3_-am a-na e-re-szu-tim
7. u2-sze-s,i2
8. _8(asz) sze gur_ i-na _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
9. i-na ba-ab ga-gi-im
10. _i3-ag2-e_
11. _4(disz)# ezem# {d#}utu# 2(ban2) zi3-da hi-a_
12. _[1(disz) uzu_ i-pa]-qi2#-si2
reverse
1. [...] _mu# 3(disz)-kam_
2. [...] _mu# 4(disz)-kam_
3. [... szi-ip]-ra#-am
4. [ip-pe2-esz-ma a-na] _gu2-un_
5. i#-[ru]-ub
7. _igi_ {d}[utu] _igi_ {d}a-a
8. _igi_ {d}iszkur-ra-ma-an-szum2
9. _igi_ be-le-su2-nu
10. _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 3(disz)-kam_
11. _mu ugnim_
seal 1
  illegible

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: and envelope
  • Join Information:
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Business document: rent of a field for cultivation. Seal impression on envelope. 7x1x7 UE 3 lines)
  • Language(s): Akkadian


  • primary: PBS 8/2, 228

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 01254 & CBS 01254a
  • Accession No.:

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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: -
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Cite this Artifact
“PBS 08/2, 228 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258586.
PBS 08/2, 228 artifact entry (No. P258586). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258586 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 228 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258586 (Accessed: May 3, 2025).
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	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 228 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258586},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258586},
}

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