BE 06/1, 059 (P258735)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 01402 & CBS 01402a

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 (13x3x15x3(u.e.) lines; 9.55x5.7x2.8 cm (Case= seals; s; 9.95x6.6x3.1 cm))

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (13x3x15x3(u.e.) lines; 9.55x5.7x2.8 cm (Case= seals; s; 9.95x6.6x3.1 cm))
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/P258735

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
and of case

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 01402 & CBS 01402a
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 589364 + 589365
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.1402

References

  • primary: BE 6/1, 59

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Cite this Artifact

“BE 06/1, 059 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258735.
BE 06/1, 059 artifact entry (No. P258735). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258735 (Original work published 2005)
BE 06/1, 059 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258735 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2023BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 06/1, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258735},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258735},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P258735
LB  - CDLI:P258735
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - BE 06/1, 059 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P258735
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BE 06/1, 059 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258735.
BE 06/1, 059 artifact entry (No. P258735). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258735 (Original work published 2005)
BE 06/1, 059 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258735 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2023BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 06/1, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258735},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258735},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P258735
LB  - CDLI:P258735
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - BE 06/1, 059 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P258735
ER  - 
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