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PBS 08/2, 239 (P258638)

Legal 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

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 01305

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Rental of a field; 6x3x7x3x3(le.e.) lines; 4x3.6x1.9 cm.)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Rental of a field; 6x3x7x3x3(le.e.) lines; 4x3.6x1.9 cm.)
  • Language(s): Akkadian


  • primary: PBS 8/2, 239

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

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  • Museum No.: CBS 01305
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Cite this Artifact
“PBS 08/2, 239 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258638.
PBS 08/2, 239 artifact entry (No. P258638). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258638 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 239 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258638 (Accessed: April 24, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 239 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258638},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258638},
}

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