OB Legal 052 (P258593)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
CBS 01261 & CBS 01261aProvenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Contract for the purchase of homes. Envelope has sealimpressions. 14x2x14 UE 2 lines)Language(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
tablet
obverse
1. _1/2(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a_
2. _1/2(disz) sar e2 ki-gal2_
3. _szu-nigin2 1(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a_
4. _da e2_ {d}utu-gim-la-an-[ni _dumu_ {d}]suen#-na-s,i-ir
5. u3 _da e2_ {d}iszkur-szar-rum _dumu#_ [x]-illat#-ti
6. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam sila_
7. _sag-bi# 2(disz)-kam e2#_ na-ka-rum _dumu_ sin-ta-ia-ar#
8. _ki_ sig#-{d}esz-ha-ra
9. u3# szu-mi-ki
10. _dumu#-mesz_ ni-id-nu-sza
11. {disz}na-ab-ri-tum _lukur_ {d}marduk
12. _dumu-munus_ an-pi4-sza
13. _in-szi-in-sa10_
14. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
15. _6(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
16. _in-na-an-la2_
reverse
1. _sza3-ga-ni al-du10#_
2. _inim-bi al-til_
3. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
4. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_
5. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk sa-am-su#-i-lu-na _lugal_
6. u3 _iri_ zimbir#[{ki}] it#-mu-u2
single ruling
7. _igi_ be-la-[nu]-um _dumu_ ar#-wi-um
8. _igi_ sin-i-qi2#-sza#-am _dumu_ x-{d}nanna
9. _igi_ a-hu-wa-qar _dumu_ a-du-a#-ni#-a-am _nu-banda3_
10. _igi_ ka-lu-mu-um
11. _dumu_ sig-{d}nin-[x] _igi_ {d}utu-gim-la-an#-[ni]
12. _igi_ sza-al-li-lu-[mur] _dumu#_ a#-ha#-nir-szi
13. _igi_ sig-{d}marduk _dumu_ [...]
14. _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dub#-sar_
15. _iti udru{duru5} u4 1(disz)-kam_
16. _mu {uruda}ki-lugal-gub_
envelope
obverse
broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. _inim-bi al-til#_
2'. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 [lu2-ra]_
3'. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-[a]_
4'. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk sa-am-su-i-[lu-na _lugal_]
5'. u3 _iri_ zimbir[{ki}]
6'. _in-pa3-da-[mesz]_
7'. _igi_ {d}nanna-i-x-[...]
8'. _igi_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-[am]
9'. _dumu_ x-[{d}nanna]
10'. _igi_ a-hu-wa-qar
11'. _igi_ ka#?-lu-[mu-um]
12'. _igi_ sza-[al-li-lu-mur]
rest broken
seal 1
1. ip-qu2-[...]
2. dumu i-pi2-iq-[...]
3. ARAD {d}x-[...]
seal 2
1. sig#-{d}[...]
2. dumu i3-li2-e-x-[...]
3. ARAD nig2 e2#-[babbar-ra]
obverse
1. _1/2(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a_
2. _1/2(disz) sar e2 ki-gal2_
3. _szu-nigin2 1(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a_
4. _da e2_ {d}utu-gim-la-an-[ni _dumu_ {d}]suen#-na-s,i-ir
5. u3 _da e2_ {d}iszkur-szar-rum _dumu#_ [x]-illat#-ti
6. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam sila_
7. _sag-bi# 2(disz)-kam e2#_ na-ka-rum _dumu_ sin-ta-ia-ar#
8. _ki_ sig#-{d}esz-ha-ra
9. u3# szu-mi-ki
10. _dumu#-mesz_ ni-id-nu-sza
11. {disz}na-ab-ri-tum _lukur_ {d}marduk
12. _dumu-munus_ an-pi4-sza
13. _in-szi-in-sa10_
14. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
15. _6(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
16. _in-na-an-la2_
reverse
1. _sza3-ga-ni al-du10#_
2. _inim-bi al-til_
3. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
4. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_
5. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk sa-am-su#-i-lu-na _lugal_
6. u3 _iri_ zimbir#[{ki}] it#-mu-u2
single ruling
7. _igi_ be-la-[nu]-um _dumu_ ar#-wi-um
8. _igi_ sin-i-qi2#-sza#-am _dumu_ x-{d}nanna
9. _igi_ a-hu-wa-qar _dumu_ a-du-a#-ni#-a-am _nu-banda3_
10. _igi_ ka-lu-mu-um
11. _dumu_ sig-{d}nin-[x] _igi_ {d}utu-gim-la-an#-[ni]
12. _igi_ sza-al-li-lu-[mur] _dumu#_ a#-ha#-nir-szi
13. _igi_ sig-{d}marduk _dumu_ [...]
14. _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dub#-sar_
15. _iti udru{duru5} u4 1(disz)-kam_
16. _mu {uruda}ki-lugal-gub_
envelope
obverse
broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. _inim-bi al-til#_
2'. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 [lu2-ra]_
3'. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-[a]_
4'. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk sa-am-su-i-[lu-na _lugal_]
5'. u3 _iri_ zimbir[{ki}]
6'. _in-pa3-da-[mesz]_
7'. _igi_ {d}nanna-i-x-[...]
8'. _igi_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-[am]
9'. _dumu_ x-[{d}nanna]
10'. _igi_ a-hu-wa-qar
11'. _igi_ ka#?-lu-[mu-um]
12'. _igi_ sza-[al-li-lu-mur]
rest broken
seal 1
1. ip-qu2-[...]
2. dumu i-pi2-iq-[...]
3. ARAD {d}x-[...]
seal 2
1. sig#-{d}[...]
2. dumu i3-li2-e-x-[...]
3. ARAD nig2 e2#-[babbar-ra]
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
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- Condition Description: parts of envelope still attached
- Join Information:
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primary: OLA 21, 52
[vanLerberghe1986OLA21] Van Lerberghe, Karel. 1986. Old Babylonian Legal and Administrative Texts from Philadelphia. Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 21. Leuven: Peeters.
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- Museum No.: CBS 01261 & CBS 01261a
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.08.11.01
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| 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 |
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| 2021-06-03 at 14:18:51 | Woestenburg, Els | Atf | Woestenburg, Els | CDLI | approved |
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| 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 |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Penn Museum (589314) (589314)
- Penn Museum (589315) (589315)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.1261) (CBS.1261)
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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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“OB Legal 052 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258593.
OB Legal 052 artifact entry (No. P258593). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258593 (Original work published 2005)
OB Legal 052 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258593 (Accessed: November 16, 2025).
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