PBS 08/2, 257 (P258781)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
CBS 01448Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Contract for the hire of ?; seals; 5x2x5x2 lines; 4.2x4.1x2.2 lines)Language(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
obverse
1. {disz}ta-ri-ba-tum
2. _ki_ pa-ag-ri#-szu u3 ra-[ma-ni-szu]
3. {disz}lu2-{d}[nin]-si4#-an-na
4. a-na ki-is,-ri
5. i-gu-ur-szu
6. ki-is,-ri _iti 1(disz)-[kam]_
7. _1/3(disz) gin2# 1(u)# sze# ku3-babbar_
reverse
1. _i3-la2-e_
single ruling
2. _igi_ szu-mu-{d}suen
3. _igi_ {d}utu-na-s,ir
4. _iti szu-numun-a_
5. _u4 1(disz)-kam_ i-szu#?
6. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-[na _lugal] alan szud3-de3 {d}lamma#_
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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primary: PBS 8/2, 257
[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 01448
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- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.06.04.01
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 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 |
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| 2022-06-11 at 14:12:25 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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| 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 |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Penn Museum (577479) (577479)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.1448) (CBS.1448)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | - | - |
Cite this Artifact
@misc{2023PBS,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-04]},
year = {2023},
month = {feb 1},
title = {PBS 08/2, 257 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P258781},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258781},
}
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