PBS 08/2, 248 (P258703)

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 01370

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Division of an inheritance; 12x2x13x2(u.e.); 9.4x5.2x2.3 cm)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] x
2. [...] t,a3-ab
3. [...] _e2?_
4. [...] na-di-in
5. [sin-e]-ri#-ba-am _dumu_ da-hi-nu#?
6. [...] _dumu-munus_ a-du?-sza
7. _2(iku) GAN2_ sza e-la-li _sanga_ {d}utu
single ruling
8. _szu-nigin2 2(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ gi-zi-na
9. _ha-la_ s,il2-li2-{d}utu
10. e-zu-ub _ib2-tag4 1(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3_
11. sza bur-{d}suen u3 s,il2-li2-{d}utu
12. i-zu-zu zi-zu ga-am-[ru]
13. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
14. [_inim nu]-um#-ga2-ga2-a
reverse
1. a-na mi-t,i-it#-ti _a-sza3_ sza i-ba-asz-szu-u2
2. a-hu-um a-na a-hi#-[im] x _gar?_ x x x x
3. _an-za-gar3_ sza _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-hat-ti
4. sza bur#-{d}suen [...]
5. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk# [ha-am]-mu-ra-pi2
6. u3# {iri}zimbir{ki} it-mu-u2
single ruling
7. _igi_ lugal-{d}utu _dumu_ dingir-szu-na-s,ir
8. _igi_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_ {d}utu-li-wi-ir
9. _igi_ inim-{d}utu _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam
10. _igi_ akszak{ki}-i-din-nam _dumu_ ki-{d}en-lil2-qi2#-ni
11. _igi_ ARAD-{d}nanna _dumu_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu
12. _igi_ sza-am-ha-tum _dumu_ sig-nu-nu
13. [_igi_ i-bi-{d}]nin#-szubur _dub-sar_
14. [_iti kin-{d}inanna] u4 1(disz)-kam_
15. [_mu gu-za] {d#}iszkur_
envelope
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [_igi_] {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2 [_dumu_ {d}utu-li-wi-ir]
2'. [_igi_] akszak{ki}-i-din-nam _dumu_ ki-{d}en-lil2-[qi2-ni]
3'. [_igi_] x x x [...] _dumu_ i-bi-{d}nin-[szubur]
4'. [_igi_ sza]-am-ha-tum# _dumu_ sig-nu-nu
5'. [_igi_] i-bi-{d}nin-[szubur] _dub-sar_
6'. _iti kin-[{d}inanna u4] 1(disz)#-kam_
7'. _mu# gu-za# [{d}iszkur_]

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)

Collections

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
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Artifact Preservation: fragment
Condition Description:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal (Division of an inheritance; 12x2x13x2(u.e.); 9.4x5.2x2.3 cm)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: PBS 8/2, 248

[Chiera1922PBS8/2] Chiera, Edward. 1922. Old Babylonian Contracts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 8/2. Philadelphia: University Museum.
history: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 447-448

[Suurmeijer2014property] Suurmeijer, Guido. 2014. “Property Transfer within the Family in Old Babylonian Sippar.” Phdthesis, Gent: Universiteit Gent.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CBS 01370
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.20.06.01 ?
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
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
2021-10-22 at 19:00:08	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
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

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Penn Museum (577404) (577404)
Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.1370) (CBS.1370)

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Cite this Artifacts

“PBS 08/2, 248 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P258703.

PBS 08/2, 248 artifact entry (No. P258703). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258703 (Original work published 2005)

PBS 08/2, 248 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258703 (Accessed: January 25, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-25]},
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	month = {jun 14},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 248 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258703},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258703},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“PBS 08/2, 248 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P258703.

PBS 08/2, 248 artifact entry (No. P258703). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258703 (Original work published 2005)

PBS 08/2, 248 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258703 (Accessed: January 25, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 248 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258703},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258703},
}

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