PBS 08/2, 256 (P258756)

Administrative 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 01423

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Ledger; women devotees; 61x50x21 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. [1(ban2) ...]
2. _kasz_ [...]
3. 4(ban2) {munus#}[...]
4. 3(ban2) {munus}[...]-ZU#
5. 2(ban2) {munus}da-ab#-x-(x)-ni# x x ra-tum
6. 2(ban2) {munus}sa3-bi-tum _geme2_ sza e-t,e-rum
7. 1(ban2) {munus}a-su-li-im-tum
8. 1(ban2) {munus}be-le-es-su2-nu _dumu-munus_ sa3-bi-tum
9. 1(ban2) {munus}ta-ri-ba-tum {munus}hu-x-ha-tum
10. 1(ban2) {munus}du-ul-lu-uq-tum# {munus}AN-x-u2
11. 1(ban2) {munus}mu-ha-ad-di#-[tum]
12. ga2-gi4-a{ki} x#-BU
reverse
1. 1(ban2) {munus}be-el-ta-ni _dumu-munus_ sig-x
2. 1(ban2) {munus}il-ta-ni _dam_ dingir-szu-ib-ni
3. 1(ban2) a-wi-il-ia _lu2 abul-mesz_
  single ruling
4. ($ blank space $) 3(barig) 2(ban2)
  blank space
5. [(...)]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
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  • primary: PBS 8/2, 256

    [Chiera1922PBS8/2] Chiera, Edward. 1922. Old Babylonian Contracts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 8/2. Philadelphia: University Museum.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 01423
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Cite this Artifact
“PBS 08/2, 256 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258756.
PBS 08/2, 256 artifact entry (No. P258756). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258756 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 256 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258756 (Accessed: May 1, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 256 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258756},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258756},
}

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