BE 06/1, 036 (P258598)

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 01266 & CBS 01266a

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 (Inscribed. With fragment case, rapaired. Seals (on envelope only) 7x2x8UE 2 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. _e2_ sig{qa2}-tim
2. _ki_ sig{qa2}-tim
3. {disz}{d}nin-szubur-na-[s,ir]
4. _dumu_ nu-ur2-a-li-[szu]
5. a-na ki-is,-ri _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
6. u2-sze-s,i
7. ki-is,-ri _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
8. _3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
9. re-esz-ti ki-is,-ri _mu 1(disz)-kam_
reverse
1. _1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ma-hi-ir
2. _iti_ ti-ri _u4 1(disz)-kam_ [...]
3. i-ru-ub
5. _3(disz) ezem {d}utu 1(disz) uzu [1(ban2) kasz_]
6. i-pa-qi2-id
  single ruling
7. _igi_ lu2-{d}iszkur
8. _dumu_ sin-e-ri-ba-am
9. _igi im-gur-sin
10. _dumu_ inim-{d}utu
11. _iti_ ti-ri _u4 1(disz)?_
envelope
obverse
1. _e2_ ri#-ba#-tim#
2. _ki_ ri-ba-tim
3. {disz}{d}nin-szubur-na-[s,ir]
4. _dumu_ nu-ur2-a-li-[szu]
5. a-na ki#-is,-ri _mu [1(disz)-kam_-szu]
6. u2-sze-s,i
7. ki-is,-ri# _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu#
8. _3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
9. _i3-la2-e_
10. re-esz-ti ki-is,-ri# [_mu 1(disz)-kam_]
11. _1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
reverse
1. ma-hi-ir#
2. _iti_ ti-ri _u4 1(disz)-[kam_]
3. i-na re-esz-ti-szu#
4. i-ru-ub
5. _3(disz) ezem {d}utu 1(disz) uzu 1(ban2)# [kasz_]
6. i-pa-qi2-id
7. _igi_ lu2-{d}iszkur
8. _dumu_ sin-e-ri-[ba-am]
9. _igi {d}iszkur-ba-ni
10. _dumu_ ku-ri-im x
11. _iti_ ti-ri _u4 1(disz)-kam_
12. _mu_ {d}tasz-me-tum#
left
column 1
1. a-na ma-na-ah-ti _e2_
2. sza {disz}{d}nin-szubur-na-s,ir
3. a-na be-el _e2_-tim
4. u2-ul i-sza-si
column 2
1. szum-ma be-el _e2_
2. a-na wa-sza-bi-im
3. ta-s,i iq-[ta]-bi
4. ma-na-ah-tam
5. i-na-di-in#
  (mostly illegible seal impression)

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 (Inscribed. With fragment case, rapaired. Seals (on envelope only) 7x2x8UE 2 lines)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: BE 6/1, 36

    [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., 65

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

  • history: Ribatum, p. 65-66

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 01266 & CBS 01266a
  • 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
2022-01-03 at 18:22:59 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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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
“BE 06/1, 036 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P258598.
BE 06/1, 036 artifact entry (No. P258598). (2024, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258598 (Original work published 2005)
BE 06/1, 036 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258598 (Accessed: May 1, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BE 06/1, 036 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258598},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258598},
}


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