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PBS 07, 129 (P258763)

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 01430

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Letter; 13x1x7 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. asz-szum# [...]
2. [x] a-na [x x x x x]
3. ka-ni-kam te-zi-ba-am
4. te-KI?-ID? sza-at-tam sze-am sza ru-ka-bi-szu
5. {disz}nu-rum-li-s,i szu-u2 a-na sze-e-ia
6. bi-bi-il qa2-ti i-ra-asz-szi
7. sze#-am szu-a-ti su-un-ni-iq-ma#
8. a-na-ku u3 ka-ta la ni-zi-in-[ni]
9. ma-la sze-e sza tu-sa-an-na-qu2-ma
10. a-na {d}szu-bu-la-na-s,i-ir be-el [x-x-...]
11. ta-ma-ad-da-du#
12. i-na ka-ni-ki-ka sza te-zi#-[ba-am]
13. ih-ha-ar-ra-s,a-[am]
14. {disz}nu-rum-li-[s,i-x-x]
15. i-na [...]
reverse
1. a-na sze-e [...]
2. ka-ta u3 asz-sza#-at#-[ka]
3. i-na _e2_ a-we-lim _{d}nanna-ma-an#-[sum_]
4. a-di ta-ap-pa-lu a-pa-[x ...]
5. sze-am a-na {d}szu-bu-la-na-s,i-ir-[...]
6. ka-ni-ik {d}szu-bu-la-na-s,i-ir be-el#-[...]
7. le-qe2

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
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Condition Description: upper and lower right corners broken
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter (Letter; 13x1x7 lines)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: PBS 7, 129

[Ungnad1915PBS7] Ungnad, Arthur. 1915. Babylonian Letters of the Ḫammurapi Period. Publications of the Babylonian Section 7. Philadelphia: The University Museum.
history: AbB 11, 129

[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 01430
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2019-05-24 at 11:25:15	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	approved
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	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 (577461) (577461)
Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.1430) (CBS.1430)

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Cite this Artifact

“PBS 07, 129 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258763.

PBS 07, 129 artifact entry (No. P258763). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258763 (Original work published 2005)

PBS 07, 129 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258763 (Accessed: December 29, 2025).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258763},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258763},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“PBS 07, 129 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258763.

PBS 07, 129 artifact entry (No. P258763). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258763 (Original work published 2005)

PBS 07, 129 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258763 (Accessed: December 29, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 07, 129 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258763},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258763},
}

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