BE 06/1, 085 (P258625)

Administrative tablet 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

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 01292

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Memorandum of a loan of money. Inscribed seal impressions. 7x3x7 UE 2 LE 1 lines)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(u) 4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
 ts: erbēšeret šiqil kaspim
 it: Quattordici sicli d'argento
2. a-na _sa10-am3 sze-i3-gesz_
 ts: ana šīm šamaššammim
 it: per l'acquisto di sesamo,
3. _sza3 sa10-am3 e2-gal_
 ts: libbi šīm ekallim
 it: secondo il prezzo del Palazzo,
4. _nig2 szu_ u2-tul2-esz18-dar _dub-sar_
 ts: būš utul-ištar ṭupšarrum
 it: di proprietà di Utul-ištar lo scriba,
5. sza {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni _dam-gar3_
 ts: ša sîn-išmeani tamkārum
 it: che Sin-išmeani il mercante,
6. _dumu_ a-wi-li-ia
 ts: mār awiliya
 it: figlio di Awiliya,
7. im-hu-ru
 ts: imḫuru
 it: ha ricevuto,
8. _ki_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni _dam-gar3#_
 ts: itti sîn-išmeani tamkārim
 it: da Sin-išmeani il mercante,
9. _dumu_ a-wi-li-ia
 ts: mār awiliya
 it: figlio di Awiliya,
10. {disz#}dingir-szu-i-bi
 ts: ilu-šuibi
 it: Ilu-šuibi,
reverse
1. _dumu_ {d}marduk-mu-sza-lim
 ts: mār marduk-mušalim
 it: figlio di Marduk-mušalim
2. _szu ba-an-ti_
 ts: ilqe
 it: ha preso in prestito.
3. a-na 1(u) _u4_-mi a-na na-szi ka-ni-ki-szu
 ts: ana ešret ūmī ana našî kanīkišu
 it: Tra 10 giorni, al portatore del suo documento sigillato
4. _sze_-am _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu i-na _kar_ zimbir{ki} _i3-ag2-e_
 ts: še'am sūt šamaš ina kār sippar imaddad
 it: l'orzo, secondo lo standard (del tempio) di Šamaš, al porto di Sippar misurerà (= restituirà).
  single ruling
5. _igi_ ($ blank $)
 ts: maḫar
 it: Davanti
  blank space
6. _iti sig4-a u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam_
 ts: waraḫ simānum ūm šalāššeret
 it: Il mese di Simanum, il giorno 13,
7. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e bad3 isz-ku-un-{d}marduk-ke4 gu2 i7 <si2>-la2-kum-ma-ta_
 ts: šattum ammi-ditana šarrum dūr iškun-marduk aḫ nār silakkum
 it: (del)l'anno (in cui) Ammi-ditana il re, le mura (della città) di Iškun-Marduk sulla sponda del canale Silakkum (ha costruito).
seal 1
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ dingir-szu-i-bi
 ts: kunuk ilu-šuibi
 it: Sigillo di Ilu-šuibi

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Memorandum of a loan of money. Inscribed seal impressions. 7x3x7 UE 2 LE 1 lines)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P258625

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 01292
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 577334
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.1292

References

  • primary: BE 6/1, 85

    [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: BiMes 5, p. 14

    [Yoffee1977crown] Yoffee, Norman. 1977. The Economic Role of the Crown in the Old Babylonian Period. Bibliotheca Mesopotamica 5. Malibu: Undena.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-04-08 at 01:20:12 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI Approved View
2018-08-01 at 04:57:45 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BE 06/1, 085 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258625.
BE 06/1, 085 artifact entry (No. P258625). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258625 (Original work published 2005)
BE 06/1, 085 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258625 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
@misc{2023BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 06/1, 085 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258625},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258625},
}


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M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - BE 06/1, 085 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P258625
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BE 06/1, 085 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258625.
BE 06/1, 085 artifact entry (No. P258625). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258625 (Original work published 2005)
BE 06/1, 085 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258625 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
@misc{2023BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 06/1, 085 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258625},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258625},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P258625
LB  - CDLI:P258625
M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - BE 06/1, 085 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P258625
ER  -
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