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, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 01448

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Contract for the hire of ?; seals; 5x2x5x2 lines; 4.2x4.1x2.2 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

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tablet
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#_

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Contract for the hire of ?; seals; 5x2x5x2 lines; 4.2x4.1x2.2 lines)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • 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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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 View
2022-06-11 at 14:12:25 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
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 View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“PBS 08/2, 257 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258781.
PBS 08/2, 257 artifact entry (No. P258781). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258781 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 257 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258781 (Accessed: May 5, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-05]},
	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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