OB Legal 053 (P258595)

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 01263 & CBS 01263a

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 (Contract for the hire of a worker for 1 year; seal (on envelope only) 6x2x8 UE 2 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

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tablet
obverse
1. {disz}{d}suen-im-gur-an-ni
2. _ki_ ri-ba-tum _lukur_ {d}utu
3. _dumu-munus_ ip-qa2-tum
4. {disz}i-bi-{d}nin-szubur
5. _dumu_ {d}suen-ma-gir
6. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
7. i-gur-szu
8. _a2-bi mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
reverse
1. _3(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar_
2. _i3-la2-e_
3. re-esz _a2-bi 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
4. ma-ah-ra-at
  single ruling
5. _igi_ ip-qa2-tum _dumu_ pa-ha-al-li-im
6. _igi_ szum-ma-{d}utu
7. _dumu_ dingir-szu-na-s,ir
8. _igi_ sa-mi-ia _dub-sar_
9. _iti gan-gan-e3 u4 1(u)-kam_
10. _mu {gesz}tukul szu-nir_
envelope
obverse
1. {disz}{d}suen-im-gur-an-ni
2. _ki_ ri-ba-tum _lukur_ {d}utu
3. _dumu_ ip-qa2-tum
4. {disz}i-bi-{d}nin-szubur
5. _dumu_ {d}suen-ma-gir
6. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
7. i-gur-szu
8. _a2-bi mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
9. _3(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar_
10. _i3-la2-e_
reverse
1. re-esz-ti _a2-bi_
2. _1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar_
3. ma-ah-ra-at
  single ruling
4. _igi_ ip-qa2-tum _dumu_ pa-ha-al-li-im
5. _igi_ szum-ma-{d}utu _dumu_ dingir-szu-na-s,ir
6. _igi_ sa-mi-ia _dub-sar_
  single ruling
7. _iti gan-gan-e3 u4 1(u)-kam_
8. _mu {gesz}tukul szu-nir_
seal 1
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ ip-qa2-tum

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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  • Genre(s): Legal (Contract for the hire of a worker for 1 year; seal (on envelope only) 6x2x8 UE 2 lines)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: OLA 21, 53

    [vanLerberghe1986OLA21] Van Lerberghe, Karel. 1986. Old Babylonian Legal and Administrative Texts from Philadelphia. Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 21. Leuven: Peeters.

  • history: Földi, diss., 82

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

  • history: Ribatum, p. 82

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 01263 & CBS 01263a
  • Accession No.:

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
2023-06-14 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
2021-06-03 at 12:45:49 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els 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) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“OB Legal 053 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P258595.
OB Legal 053 artifact entry (No. P258595). (2024, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258595 (Original work published 2005)
OB Legal 053 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258595 (Accessed: May 2, 2025).
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