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

Photo

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

Measurements

-

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

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P258763

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
upper and lower right corners broken

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 01430
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 577461
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.1430

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2019-05-24 at 11:25:15 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI, CDLI Approved View

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: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 07, 129 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258763},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258763},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P258763
LB  - CDLI:P258763
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - PBS 07, 129 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P258763
ER  -

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: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 07, 129 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258763},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258763},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P258763
LB  - CDLI:P258763
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - PBS 07, 129 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P258763
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.