PBS 08/2, 234 (P258620)

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 01287 & CBS 01287a

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 rent of a house. Part of case preserved, repaired. 7x3x7x3 LE 1 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. _e2_ ri-ba-tum _lukur {d}utu_
2. _ki_ ri-ba-tum _lukur {d}utu_
3. _dumu-munus_ ip-qa2-tum
4. {disz}a-li2-ba-ni-szu
5. _dumu_ ARAD-{d}suen
6. a-na ki-is,-ri
7. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_ u2-sze-s,i2
8. ki-is,-ri _mu 1(disz)-kam_
9. _3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
10. re-esz19-ti
reverse
1. ki-is,-ri-szu _1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. ma-hi-ir
3. _3(disz) ezem {d}utu 1(disz) uzu 1(ban2) kasz-ta-am3_
4. i-pa-qi2-id
5. _iti gan-gan-e3-a u4 1(disz)-kam_
6. i-ru-ub
7. _igi_ sin-e-ri-ba-am
8. _igi_ lu2-{d}iszkur-ra
9. _igi_ na-bi-{d}suen
10. _iti gan-gan-e3-a_
11. _mu {gesz}tukul szu-nir ku3-sig17_
envelope
obverse
6. a-na ki-is,-[ri]
7. a-na _mu [1(disz)-kam_ u2-sze-s,i2]
8. ki-is,-ri [_mu 1(disz)-kam_]
9. _3(disz) gin2 ku3#-[babbar i3-la2-e_]
10. re-esz19-ti#
reverse
1. ki-is,-ri-szu
2. _1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-[babbar_]
3. ma-hi-ra-at#
4. _3(disz) ezem {d?}utu?
5. (disz) uzu 1(ban2) kasz-ta#-[am3_]
6. i-pa-qi2-id#
7. _iti gan-gan-e3-[a u4 1(disz)-kam_]
8. i-ru-ub#
9. _igi_ sin-e-ri-ba-am
10. _igi_ lu2-{d}iszkur-ra _dumu_ [...]
11. _igi_ na-bi-[{d}suen _dumu_ ...]
seal 1
1. <_kiszib_> lu2#-{d}iszkur-ra
seal 2
1. <_kiszib_> na-bi-{d}suen

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
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal (Contract rent of a house. Part of case preserved, repaired. 7x3x7x3 LE 1 lines)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 234

    [Chiera1922PBS8/2] Chiera, Edward. 1922. Old Babylonian Contracts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 8/2. Philadelphia: University Museum.

  • history: Földi, diss., 90

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

  • history: Ribatum, p. 90

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 01287 & CBS 01287a
  • 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 08:13:44 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
2022-01-03 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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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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Cite this Artifact
“PBS 08/2, 234 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P258620.
PBS 08/2, 234 artifact entry (No. P258620). (2024, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258620 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 234 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258620 (Accessed: May 1, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 234 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258620},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258620},
}


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