BE 06/1, 053 (P258588)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 01256 & CBS 01256a

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 (Seal impressions (on case). 5x2x5 UE 2 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
 ts: ištēn ebel ištēn ikû eqlam
 en: A field of 7 iku
2. _ki_ {d}iszkur-na-s,ir
 ts: itti adad-nāṣir
 en: from Adad-nāṣir
3. {disz}ip-qa2-tum
 ts: ipqatum
 en: Ipqatum,
4. _dumu_ pa-hal-li-im
 ts: mār paḫallim
 en: son of Paḫallum,
5. a-na _igi-3(disz)-gal2_
 ts: ana šaluš
 en: for one third
6. u2-sze-s,i2
 ts: ušēṣi
 en: has rent;
7. sza-lu-usz-ta-szu#
 ts: šaluštašu
 en: his one-third
8. i-ma-ku-us2
 ts: ima(k)kus
 en: he will collect.
reverse
1. _igi_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu
 ts: maḫar ilšu-abūšu
 en: Before Ilšu-abūšu;
2. _igi#_ {d}utu-ti-la-ti
 ts: maḫar šamaš-ti(l)lati
 en: before Šamaš-tillati;
3. _igi_ ta-ri-bu-um
 ts: maḫar tarībum
 en: before Tarībum.
4. _iti gu4-si-sa2_
 ts: waraḫ ayyarim
 en: The month of Ayyarum,
5. _mu i7_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _he2-gal2_
 ts: šanat nāram samsu-iluna ḫengallam
 en: the year: "(Samsu-iluna the king dug) the canal 'Samsu-iluna (brings) abundance'".
envelope
obverse
1. _1(esze3)# 1(iku)# GAN2 a-sza3_
 ts: ištēn ebel ištēn ikû eqlam
 en: A field of 7 iku
2. _ki_ {d}iszkur-na-s,ir
 ts: itti adad-nāṣir
 en: from Adad-nāṣir
3. {disz}ip-qa2-tum
 ts: ipqatum
 en: Ipqatum,
4. _dumu_ pa-hal-li-im
 ts: mār paḫallim
 en: son of Paḫallum,
5. a-na sza-lu-usz
 ts: ana šaluš
 en: for one third
6. u2-sze-s,i2
 ts: ušēṣi
 en: has rent;
7. sza-lu-usz-ta-szu
 ts: šaluštašu
 en: his one-third
8. i-ma-ku-us2
 ts: ima(k)kus
 en: he will collect.
reverse
1. _igi_ ta-ri-bu-um
 ts: maḫar tarībum
 en: Before Tarībum,
2. _dumu_ ka-ba-lum
 ts: mār kabalum
 en: son of Kabalum;
3. _igi_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu
 ts: maḫar ilšu-abūšu
 en: before Ilšu-abūšu;
4. _igi_ {d}utu-ti-la-ti
 ts: maḫar šamaš-ti(l)lati
 en: before Šamaš-tillati;
5. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}utu _dub-sar_
 ts: maḫar ibni-šamaš ṭupšarrum
 en: before Ibni-šamaš, the scribe.
6. _iti gu4-si-sa2_
 ts: waraḫ ayyarim
 en: The month of Ayyarum,
7. _mu i7_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _he2-gal2_
 ts: šanat nāram samsu-iluna ḫengallam
 en: the year: "(Samsu-iluna the king dug) the canal 'Samsu-iluna (brings) abundance'".
seal 1
1. <_kiszib_> {d}iszkur-na-s,ir
 ts: kunuk adad-nāṣir
 en: Seal of Adad-nāṣir
seal 2
1. <_kiszib_> ta-ri-bu-um
 ts: kunuk tarībum
 en: Seal of Tarībum

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Seal impressions (on case). 5x2x5 UE 2 lines)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P258588

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
Tablet+Case

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 01256 & CBS 01256a
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 589310 + 589311
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.1256

References

  • primary: BE 6/1, 53

    [Ranke1906BE6/1] Ranke, Hermann. 1906. Babylonian Legal and Business Documents from the Time of the First Dynasty of Babylon, Chiefly from Sippar. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. Series A: Cuneiform Texts 6/1. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Department of Archaeology.

  • history: Földi, diss., 75

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

  • history: Ribatum, p. 75

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-09 at 15:33:28 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-14 at 08:08:18 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A. Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-02-08 at 10:01:21 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Guidi, Carlo Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
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 View
2022-01-03 at 18:22:58 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
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 View

Cite this Artifact

“BE 06/1, 053 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P258588.
BE 06/1, 053 artifact entry (No. P258588). (2024, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258588 (Original work published 2005)
BE 06/1, 053 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258588 (Accessed: August 9, 2026).
@misc{2024BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-08-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BE 06/1, 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258588},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258588},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BE 06/1, 053 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P258588.
BE 06/1, 053 artifact entry (No. P258588). (2024, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258588 (Original work published 2005)
BE 06/1, 053 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258588 (Accessed: August 9, 2026).
@misc{2024BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-08-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BE 06/1, 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258588},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258588},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P258588
LB  - CDLI:P258588
M1  - 2026/8/9/
TI  - BE 06/1, 053 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P258588
ER  -
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