BE 06/2, 074 (P258639)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 01306 & CBS 01306a

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; 8x2x7x2(u.e.) lines; 4.5x3.7x2 cm (Case=9x4 lines; seals))

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _e2_ ru-ug-bu-um
2. _ki_ ip-qa2-tum
3. {disz}{d}iszkur-ni-szu
4. _dumu_ mi-nam-e-pu-usz-dingir
5. a-na ki-is,-ri a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
6. u2-sze-s,i2
7. ki-is,-ri _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
8. _5/6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
9. _in-na-an-la2_
10. re-esz-ti ki-is,-ri _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu#
11. i-ru-ub
reverse
1. _igi_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum _dumu_ dingir-ma-dingir
2. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ i-<na>-qa2#-at#-{d}utu
3. _igi_ {d}suen-ra-bi _dumu_ a-di-an-ni-a
4. _iti szu-numun-na u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam_
5. _mu kilib3_ gu2-da3-a-bi su-bir4{ki}-bi
envelope
1. _e2_ ru-ug-bu-um#
2. _ki_ [ip-qa2-tum]
3. {disz}{d#}iszkur#-[ni-szu]
4. _dumu_ mi-nam#-[e-pu-usz-dingir]
5. a-na ki-is,-ri# [a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu]
6. u2-[sze-s,i2]
7. ki-is,-[ri _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu]
8. _5/6(disz) [gin2 ku3-babbar_]
9. x [...]
reverse
  blank space
1. [_igi_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum _dumu_ dingir-ma-dingir]
2. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-[nam _dumu_ i-na-qa2-at-{d}utu]
3. _igi_ {d}suen-ra-bi _dumu#_ [a-di-an-ni-a]
4. _iti NE-NE-gar_ x x? [...]
5. _mu kilib3_ gu2-da3-a-bi_ su-[bir4{ki}-bi]
seal 1
1. _kiszib_ {d}iszkur-ni-szu
seal 2
1. _kiszib_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum
seal 3
1. {d}nin-szubur#
2. _sukkal zi an-na#_
3. _gidri ku3 szu-[du7_]
  = seal S013755

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Contract; 8x2x7x2(u.e.) lines; 4.5x3.7x2 cm (Case=9x4 lines; seals))
Language(s) Akkadian

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/P258639

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
with envelope fragments

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 01306 & CBS 01306a
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 589356 + 589357
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.1306

References

  • primary: BE 6/2, 74

    [Poebel1909BE6/2] Poebel, Arno. 1909. Babylonian Legal and Business Documents from the Time of the First Dynasty of Babylon, Chiefly from Nippur. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. Series A: Cuneiform Texts 6/2. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Department of Archaeology.

  • history: Földi, diss., 77

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

  • history: Ribatum, p. 77

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-09 at 15:33:28 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-14 at 08:08:18 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A. Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
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
2022-01-03 at 18:22:58 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. 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 06/2, 074 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P258639.
BE 06/2, 074 artifact entry (No. P258639). (2024, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258639 (Original work published 2005)
BE 06/2, 074 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258639 (Accessed: August 11, 2026).
@misc{2024BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-08-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BE 06/2, 074 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258639},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258639},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P258639
LB  - CDLI:P258639
M1  - 2026/8/11/
TI  - BE 06/2, 074 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P258639
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BE 06/2, 074 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P258639.
BE 06/2, 074 artifact entry (No. P258639). (2024, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258639 (Original work published 2005)
BE 06/2, 074 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258639 (Accessed: August 11, 2026).
@misc{2024BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-08-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {BE 06/2, 074 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258639},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258639},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P258639
LB  - CDLI:P258639
M1  - 2026/8/11/
TI  - BE 06/2, 074 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P258639
ER  -
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