OB Legal 066 (P258747)

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

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 01414

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (List of workers and tools; seals; 8x10x1(u.e.) lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _8(disz) dumu-me_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu
2. _2(disz)_ na-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}utu-da-ia-an
3. _2(disz) dumu-me_ zimbir{ki}-li-ir-bi
4. _1(disz) dumu_ pa-hal-li-im
5. _1(disz) dumu_ ma-an-nu-um-ba-lum-{d}utu
6. _1(disz) dumu-me#_ puzur4#-{d}suen
7. u3 a-na-tum _dumu_ is-su2-ka-bi-it
  single ruling
8. _nam 1(u) 5(disz) dumu_ pa-hal-li-im
  single ruling
reverse
1. _zi3? kaskal iti 1(disz)-kam_
2. _nam 1(u) 2(disz) {uruda}mar
3. _2(disz) {gesz}mar_
4. _1(disz) {uruda}ha-zi-in_
5. _1(disz)_ {gesz}HA? RU? KUM?
6. _1(disz)_ {gesz}x A?
7. 2(disz) x x-nu-um
8. _1(disz) {gi}pisan a-bala_
9. u3 _1(u) {gi}x hi-a_
  blank space
10. _iti ab-e3 u4 1(disz)-kam_
11. _mu bad3 kar-{d}utu{ki}_
seal 1
1. ha#-ia-ab-ni-[dingir]
2. dumu i-zi-na-bu#-[um]
3. ARAD ha-am-mu-ra#-[pi2]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (List of workers and tools; seals; 8x10x1(u.e.) lines)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P258747

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

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 01414
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 577445
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.1414

References

  • primary: OLA 21, 66

    [vanLerberghe1986OLA21] Van Lerberghe, Karel. 1986. Old Babylonian Legal and Administrative Texts from Philadelphia. Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 21. Leuven: Peeters.

  • history: Földi, diss., 84

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

  • history: Ribatum, p. 84-85

    [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
2021-06-08 at 09:20:18 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els 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

“OB Legal 066 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P258747.
OB Legal 066 artifact entry (No. P258747). (2024, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258747 (Original work published 2005)
OB Legal 066 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258747 (Accessed: August 11, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {OB {Legal} 066 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258747},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258747},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“OB Legal 066 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P258747.
OB Legal 066 artifact entry (No. P258747). (2024, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258747 (Original work published 2005)
OB Legal 066 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258747 (Accessed: August 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-08-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {OB {Legal} 066 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258747},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258747},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P258747
LB  - CDLI:P258747
M1  - 2026/8/11/
TI  - OB Legal 066 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P258747
ER  -
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