BE 06/1, 034 (P258590)

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 01258

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 (Rent Lease of a house by a priestess of Shamash (pork mentioned as special gift). 8x2x9 UE 3 LE 2 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. _e2_ ri-ba-tum _lukur {d}utu_
 ts: bīt ri(b)batum nadīt šamaš
 en: The house of Ribbatum, nadītu of Šamaš,
2. _ki_ ri-ba-tum _lukur {d}utu_
 ts: itti ri(b)batum nadīt šamaš
 en: from Ribbatum, nadītu of Šamaš
3. _nin e2-a-ke4_
 ts: bēlet bītim
 en: the owner of the house,
4. {disz}{d}utu-ha-zi-ir
 ts: šamaš-ḫāzir
 en: Šamaš-ḫāzir
5. a-na _zu2-kesz2-sze3 ib-ta-an-<e3>_
 ts: ana kiṣrim u(š)šeṣi
 en: has rented against payment of rent;
6. _zu2-kesz2 mu 1(disz)-kam#_
 ts: kiṣram ana ištēt šattim
 en: the rent for 1 year,
7. _3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
 ts: šalāšat šiqil kaspam
 en: 3 shekels of silver,
8. _i3-la2-e_
 ts: išaqqal
 en: he will pay
9. u3 _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ {disz?}ri?-ba?-tum?
 ts: u ištēn šiqil kaspam ri(b)batum
 en: and 1 shekel of silver Ribbatum
10. ma-hi-ir
 ts: maḫir
 en: has received.
reverse
1. _3(disz) uzu szah_
 ts: šalāšat šīr šaḫîm
 en: 3 portion of pork (and)
2. _3(ban2) kasz_
 ts: šalāš šât šikaram
 en: 3 seahs of beer
3. <_3(disz) ezem {d}utu_>
 ts: ina šalāšat isinnī šamaš
 en: at the three festivals for Šamaš
4. pi2-qi2-it-tam
 ts: piqittam
 en: as provision
5. i-pa-qi2-id
 ts: ipa(q)qid
 en: he will provide.
6. _igi_ e-tel-pi4-{d}na-bi-um
 ts: maḫar etel-pî-nabium
 en: Before Etel-pî-nabium,
7. _dumu {d}nanna-sag-kal_
 ts: mār nanna-sagkal
 en: son of Nanna-sagkal;
8. _igi_ ip-qa2-tum
 ts: maḫar ipqatum
 en: before Ipqatum,
9. _dumu_ pa-ha-lu-um
 ts: mār paḫa(l)lum
 en: son of Paḫallum;
10. _igi_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu#
 ts: maḫar nūr-ilīšu
 en: before of Nūr-ilīšu,
11. _dumu_ si2-ia-tum
 ts: mār siyatum
 en: son of Siyatum;
12. _igi_ na-ka-rum
 ts: maḫar nakarum
 en: before Nakarum,
13. _dumu_ an-pi4-{d}a-a#
 ts: mār annum-pî-aya
 en: son of Annum-pî-aya.
left
1. _iti kin-{d}inanna u4 1(disz)-kam_
 ts: waraḫ elūnim ūmam ištēn
 en: The month of Elūnum, the day 1,
2. _mu_ {d}tasz-me-tum
 ts: šanat tašmetum
 en: the year “Tašmetum”.
envelope
obverse
1. _e2_ ri-ba-tum _lukur {d}utu_
 ts: bīt ri(b)batum nadīt šamaš
 en: The house of Ribbatum, nadītu of Šamaš,
2. _ki_ ri-ba-tum _lukur {d}utu_
 ts: itti ri(b)batum nadīt šamaš
 en: from Ribbatum, nadītu of Šamaš
3. _nin e2-a-ke4_
 ts: bēlet bītim
 en: the owner of the house,
4. {disz}{d}utu-ha-zi-ir
 ts: šamaš-ḫāzir
 en: Šamaš-ḫāzir
5. _nam zu2-kesz2-sze3 ib-ta-an-<e3>_
 ts: ana kiṣrim u(š)šeṣi
 en: has rented against payment of rent;
6. _zu2-kesz2 mu 1(disz)-kam_
 ts: kiṣram ana ištēt šattim
 en: the rent for 1 year,
7. _3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
 ts: šalāšat šiqil kaspam išaqqal
 en: 3 shekels of silver, he will pay
8. u3 _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
 ts: u ištēn šiqil kaspam
 en: and 1 shekel of silver
9. {disz}ri-ba-tum ma-ah-ra#-[at]
 ts: ri(b)batum maḫrat
 en: Ribbatum has received.
10. _3(disz) uzu szah_
 ts: šalāšat šīr šaḫîm
 en: 3 portion of pork (and)
11. _3(ban2) kasz_
 ts: šalāš šât šikaram
 en: 3 seahs of beer
reverse
1. _3(disz) ezem {d}utu_
 ts: ina šalāšat isinnī šamaš
 en: at the three festivals for Šamaš
2. i-pa-qi2-id
 ts: ipa(q)qid
 en: he will provide.
3. i-na _iti kin-{d}inanna u4 1(disz)-kam_
 ts: ina waraḫ elūnim ūmam ištēn
 en: In the day 1 of the month of Elūnum
4. a-na _e2_ i-ru-ub
 ts: ana bītim i(r)rub
 en: (Šamaš-ḫāzir) will move into the house.
5. _igi_ e-tel-pi4-{d}na-bi-um
 ts: maḫar etel-pî-nabium
 en: Before Etel-pî-nabium,
6. _dumu {d}nanna-sag-kal_
 ts: mār nanna-sagkal
 en: son of Nanna-sagkal;
7. _igi_ {d}utu-tab-ba-szu
 ts: maḫar šamaš-tappâšu
 en: before Šamaš-tappâšu,
8. _dumu_ an-pi4-{d}a-a
 ts: mār annum-pî-aya
 en: son of Annum-pî-aya;
9. _igi_ ip-qa2-tum
 ts: maḫar ipqatum
 en: before Ipqatum,
10. _dumu_ pa-ha-al-lu-um#
 ts: mār paḫallum
 en: son of Paḫallum;
11. _igi_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu
 ts: maḫar nūr-ilīšu
 en: before of Nūr-ilīšu,
12. _dumu_ si2-ia-tum
 ts: mār siyatum
 en: son of Siyatum;
13. _iti kin-{d}inanna u4 1(disz)-kam_
 ts: waraḫ elūnim ūmam ištēn
 en: The month of Elūnum, the day 1,
14. _mu_ {d}tasz-me-tum _ku3-sig17 husz-a_
 ts: šanat tašmetum ša ḫurāṣi ḫuššî
 en: the year “(Ḫammurapi the king at the command of) Tašmetum (made a statue of) red gold (and precious stones)”
seal 1
1. _kiszib_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu
 ts: kunuk nūr-ilīšu
 en: Seal of Nūr-ilīšu
seal 2
1. _kiszib_ ip-qa2-tum
 ts: kunuk ipqatum
 en: Seal of Ipqatum

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  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Rent Lease of a house by a priestess of Shamash (pork mentioned as special gift). 8x2x9 UE 3 LE 2 lines)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: BE 6/1, 34

    [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., 61

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

  • history: Ribatum, p. 61-62

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 01258
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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
2023-11-24 at 16:47:56 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Guidi, Carlo Lafont, Bertrand approved View
2023-11-24 at 16:45:02 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Guidi, Carlo Lafont, Bertrand approved View
2023-11-24 at 16:41:43 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Guidi, Carlo Lafont, Bertrand approved View
2023-11-11 at 18:31:17 Guidi, Carlo Atf Guidi, Carlo Lafont, Bertrand approved View
2023-06-14 at 08:13:44 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Foxvog, Daniel A. Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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
2022-05-09 at 15:15:00 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Guidi, Carlo CDLI 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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dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“BE 06/1, 034 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P258590.
BE 06/1, 034 artifact entry (No. P258590). (2024, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258590 (Original work published 2005)
BE 06/1, 034 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258590 (Accessed: May 2, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BE 06/1, 034 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258590},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258590},
}


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