PBS 07, 094 (P258665)

Letter tablet 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 01332

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Official letter to a man; 23x2x20 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na a-wi-lim sza _{d}marduk_ u2-ba-al-la-t,u2-szu
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma e-tel-KA-{d}na-bi-um-ma
4. _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ da-ri-<isz> _u4_-mi li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
5. lu sza-al-ma-ta lu ba-al-t,a-ta
6. szu-lum-ka ma-har _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ lu da-ri
7. asz-szum hu-za-lum u3 _dumu-mesz_ a-li2-ta-li-me a-wi-<le> sza ap-qi2-da-kum
8. u3 ka-ni-ik-szu-nu ma-har _{d}suen#_-isz#-me-a-ni tu-sze-zi-ba-ni
9. um-ma at-ta-ma ka-ni-ku lu-u2 qu2-ur-ru-um-ma KA? lu sza-ki-in
10. i-na-an-na ki-ma a-na _e2-hi-a erim_ ka-asz-szi-i i-te-eb-ru
11. mi3-im-me-e ma-la ip-pu-u2 u3 it-tu-ru-ni iq-bu-nim-ma
12. at-ta t,e4-ma-am u2-ul ta-asz-pu-ra-am
13. ki-ma sza be-el le-mu-ut-ti-ka a-na-ku
14. a-na mi-im-mu-ia szu-ta-ah-lu-DI!<KI>-im ta-az-za-az
15. szum-ma at-ta la ta-asz-tap-ra-am
16. a-na-ku a-na mi-im-mu-ia ni-di a-hi a-ra-asz-szi
17. isz-tu u4-um nu-usz-ta-tu-u2 ne-me-el-ka u2-ul a-mu-ur#
18. a-na da-ba-bi-im-ma ta-at-tab-ba-la-an-ni
19. i-nu-ma a-na-_{d}suen_-u2-ba-al-li-is-<su> _sag-geme2_ ta-ad-di-nu#
20. i-na di-na-tim mi3-im-me-e asz-li-im
21. {disz}i-din-_{d}suen ku3-babbar_ id-di-na-ak-kum-ma tu-na-ZA?-AK?-KI#?-[x]
22. _sag-ir3_ ta-ad-di-na-am-ma isz-tu ta-ad-di-na ma-ru-us,
23. a-di e-re-bi-ka re-isz-ka u2-ka-a-al#
24. u3 szi-ta-at _ku3-babbar_ ki-ma sza qa2-as-sa3 [x x x x]
25. [x x x x x x x x x x] u2-ul [x x x x x x x]
reverse
1. du#-um-mu-qu2-um u2-ul a-[x-x-x]-AG?-ma u2-ul ta-KI#?-[x]
2. _szam2 {gisz}ga-rig2-hi-a sig2_ al-qi2-a-am-ma a-na _ku3-babbar_ [x x]
3. ku-ba-da-ri-kum-mu-tum-ma _1(disz) ma-na sig2_ i-ri-szu-szu-ma#
4. u2-ul id-di-in
5. ki-ma sza la mi-im-mu-ia iq-bu-ni-kum-ma
6. u2-ul ta-aq-bi-szu-ma u2-ul id-di-in
7. an-ni-a-ti gu-ul-lu-la-ti-ka lu ti-de
8. i-na-an-na {_mi2_}at-kal-szi at,-t,ar-dam
9. 1(barig) _zi3-da_ i-na _e2_ i-na-ad-di-nu-szi-im
10. {disz}{d}na-bi-um#-sze#-e-me u3 isz-te-en szu-uk-na-szi-im-ma
11. a-di [x x x x x]-li#-ka-al-li-mu-szi
12. _lu2-mu_ [...] szu-um-hi-ir-szu
13. _ninda_ [...] x _pa-pa_ qi2-bi
14. [...] x li-id-di-in
15. [...]-asz-szu
16. t,e4-em hu-za-lum [...] x-ra-am-ma
17. a-na zi-im ka [x x x x x x x]-ka# a al
18. a-na re!(ZI)-esz _iti_ a-na-ku [a-al-la]-kam#
19. _{urudu}szen-hi-a_ sza ma-har _sanga_ {d}[x x x x x]
20. me-he-er t,up-pi2-ia szu-bi#-lam#

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
  • Material: Clay
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  • Condition Description: some damage to rev
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  • Genre(s): Letter (Official letter to a man; 23x2x20 lines)
  • Language(s): Akkadian


  • primary: PBS 7, 94

    [Ungnad1915PBS7] Ungnad, Arthur. 1915. Babylonian Letters of the Ḫammurapi Period. Publications of the Babylonian Section 7. Philadelphia: The University Museum.

  • history: AbB 11, 94

    [Stol1986AbB11] Stol, Marten. 1986. Letters from Collections in Philadelphia, Chicago and Berkeley. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 11. Leiden: Brill.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 01332
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Cite this Artifact
“PBS 07, 094 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258665.
PBS 07, 094 artifact entry (No. P258665). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258665 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 07, 094 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258665 (Accessed: May 2, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 07, 094 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258665},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258665},
}

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