OB Legal 067 (P258784)
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 01451Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (List of beer rations for the 29th day of the IXth month; 38x4x30x3 lines; 14.5x6.5x3.0 cm)Language(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. qa2-ti kasz u2-s,u2-ur2-tim sza _e2_ be-li2-ia-tum u3 i-din-{d}marduk
2. sza _iti gan#-[gan]-e3 u4 2(u) 9(disz)-kam mu-bi-im_
single ruling
3. [n] x & & & & & ib-ni-{d}marduk _ugula gidri_
4. [n] & & & & & su-us-su2-gu e-ri-ib _e2_
5. [n & n] & & & & ib-ba-tum _dam-gar3_
6. [n & n] & & & & a-hi-we-di _erin2_ ka-asz-szu
7. [n & n & n] & [n] & & e2-ul-masz-a-bi sza _sanga_
8. [n] & 1(asz) & & & & {d}suen-ib-ni _nimgir#?_
9. 3(ban2) 8(disz) & 1(asz) & & & & esz18-dar-dingir _nu-{gesz}kiri6_
10. 1(barig) 4(ban2) 1(disz) & 1(asz) & & & & ta-ri-ba-tum _ugula mar-tu#_
11. 1(ban2) 1(disz) _nu_ & & & & & {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim [...]
12. & & & & & {d}suen-szesz#-i-din-nam# [...]
13. 1(ban2) 5(disz) & 1(ban2) 5(disz) & & & & qu2-ut-tu-nu# [...]
14. _nu_ & & 2(disz) & & & {d}utu-ba-ni [...]
15. _nu_ & & 5(disz) & 5(disz) & & ku-ub-bu-rum [...]
16. _nu_ & & & & & i-na-e2-sag-il2-numun#
17. _nu_ & & & & & {d}suen-im-gur-an-ni _ad#-[kup4]_
18. 6(disz) & 1(asz) & & & & ap-pa-ar-ru a-hi-ia#
19. _nu_ & [n] & & & & {d}utu-ba-ni _di-[ku5]_
20. [n & n] & & 2(disz) & & be-li2-ia-tum _lu2#-[...]
21. [n & n & n] & & & u2-sa-a-tum [...]
22. _nu_ & 2(disz)+[n & n & n] & & x-[...]
23. _nu_ & & [n & n] & & szu#?-[x-(x)]-u2 [...]
24. 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) & & 1(disz) & & & be-la-kum [...]
25. 2(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) & 1(asz) & & & & ku-ra-nu-x [...]
26. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) & & & & & bu-za-zu gudu4#?-[...]
27. 4(ban2) 7(disz) & 1(asz) & & & & ib-ba-tum _ma2-lah5_
28. _nu_ & & 1(disz) & & & ARAD-ku-bi _lunga_
29. _1(disz) dug_ & & & & & i-din-{d}marduk _nar_
30. _nu_ & & & & & i-din-{d}marduk _lu2-kurun2-na_
31. 1(ban2) 6(disz) & 1(asz) & & & & {d}suen-isz-me#-a#-ni _ma2-lah5#_
32. _nu & nu_ & & & & i-din-{d}bu-ne#-ne x
33. 3(ban2) 6(disz) & 3(ban2) 8(disz) & & & & hu-za-lum _ensi2_
34. _nu_ & & & & & {d}suen-mu-sza-lim _dam-gar3_
35. _nu_ & & & & & ARAD2-{d}suen _dam-gar3_
36. 2(barig) 2(disz)? & & & & & ARAD2-esz3-esz3 _dumu ugula mar-tu_
37. [n & n] & 3(disz) & 2(disz) & & ku#?-[x]-a-ZA-nu _lu2-lunga_
38. [n & n] & & & & sza#-al#-li-lu-mur _ugula gidri#_
39. [n & n] & & & & dumu-u4-2(u)-kam _ku3#?-dim2#?_
40. [n & n] & & & & {d}utu-ba-ni _dumu_ x-[...]
41. [n] & & & & & ib-na-tum si-la-na-x#{ki}
42. [n] & & & & & {d}na-na-a-ib-ni _lu2-kuruszda?_
reverse
1. [n] & 1(asz) & 5(u) & & & {d}suen-mu-sza-lim _muhaldim ninda# [...]_
2. 1(barig) 3(disz) & 1(asz) & & & & & ib-ni-{d}suen _ugula gidri_
3. 6(disz) 1/2(disz) & 1(asz) & & & & i-ba-asz-szi-dingir _nagar_
4. 1(barig) 3(disz) & & & & & ib-ni-{d}marduk _muhaldim ninda du8-du8_
5. 5(ban2) 7(disz) & 1(asz) & x & & & ta-ri-bu _lu2 gesz-kin2 hi-a_
6. 7(disz) & 7(disz) & & & & na-ka-rum _gudu4_
7. 1(barig) 5(disz) & & & & & e-tel-pi4-na-bi-um _i3-du8_
8. _nu_ & & & & & ib-ni-{d}marduk _dumu_ a-u5
9. 2(ban2) & 2(ban2) & & & & la-bi-isz-tum _lu2-lunga_
10. 1(barig) _nu_ & & & & & {munus}hu-un-na-tum _nin e2-du8_
11. 5(disz) & & & & & ib-ni-{d}utu _gudu4_
12. 3(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) & & & & & {munus}na-ru-ub-tum _nin e2#?-x_
13. 3(ban2) 5(disz) & & & & & ARAD2-{d}nin-szubur _tug2#-[du8]_
14. _1(disz) dug_ & & & & & hu-za-lum x-[...]
15. _nu_ & [n & n & n & n] & x-x-x AB2#?-[...]
16. x [n & n & n & n & n] & [...] x [...]
17. [n & n] & & & & [...]
18. & & & & & e-x-[...] x [...]
19. _nu_ & & & & & el-[...]
20. 2(ban2)# [n] & 1(asz) & & & & gur-ru-du#-um# [...]
21. 5(disz) x & 1(asz) & & & & i-lu-ni [...]
22. 5(disz)# [n] & 1(asz) & & & & be-el-numun#? [...]
23. _nu#_ & 1(asz) & & & & i-din-{d}marduk# [...]
24. _nu_ & [n] & & & & ib-ni-x-[...]
25. 5(disz) [n & n] & & & & {munus}x-x-[...]
26. _nu_ & [n] & & & & pa#-x-x-tum _dumu_ hu#-[...]
27. _nu_ & [n] & & & & {munus#}be2-te-tum {munus}x-[...]
28. 7(disz) & [n] & & & & ip-qu2-an-nu#-ni#-tum# [...]
29. 2(ban2) 1(disz)# & [n] & & & & ri-ba-tum [...]
30. 2(ban2) x x & & & & & be-el-szu-nu [...]
31. [n] & & & & [n] & ri#-isz-{d}utu _lunga#?_
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32. _iti gan-gan-e3 u4 2(u) 9(disz)-kam_
33. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e {uruda}ki-lugal-gub ib2-diri-ga_
obverse
1. qa2-ti kasz u2-s,u2-ur2-tim sza _e2_ be-li2-ia-tum u3 i-din-{d}marduk
2. sza _iti gan#-[gan]-e3 u4 2(u) 9(disz)-kam mu-bi-im_
single ruling
3. [n] x & & & & & ib-ni-{d}marduk _ugula gidri_
4. [n] & & & & & su-us-su2-gu e-ri-ib _e2_
5. [n & n] & & & & ib-ba-tum _dam-gar3_
6. [n & n] & & & & a-hi-we-di _erin2_ ka-asz-szu
7. [n & n & n] & [n] & & e2-ul-masz-a-bi sza _sanga_
8. [n] & 1(asz) & & & & {d}suen-ib-ni _nimgir#?_
9. 3(ban2) 8(disz) & 1(asz) & & & & esz18-dar-dingir _nu-{gesz}kiri6_
10. 1(barig) 4(ban2) 1(disz) & 1(asz) & & & & ta-ri-ba-tum _ugula mar-tu#_
11. 1(ban2) 1(disz) _nu_ & & & & & {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim [...]
12. & & & & & {d}suen-szesz#-i-din-nam# [...]
13. 1(ban2) 5(disz) & 1(ban2) 5(disz) & & & & qu2-ut-tu-nu# [...]
14. _nu_ & & 2(disz) & & & {d}utu-ba-ni [...]
15. _nu_ & & 5(disz) & 5(disz) & & ku-ub-bu-rum [...]
16. _nu_ & & & & & i-na-e2-sag-il2-numun#
17. _nu_ & & & & & {d}suen-im-gur-an-ni _ad#-[kup4]_
18. 6(disz) & 1(asz) & & & & ap-pa-ar-ru a-hi-ia#
19. _nu_ & [n] & & & & {d}utu-ba-ni _di-[ku5]_
20. [n & n] & & 2(disz) & & be-li2-ia-tum _lu2#-[...]
21. [n & n & n] & & & u2-sa-a-tum [...]
22. _nu_ & 2(disz)+[n & n & n] & & x-[...]
23. _nu_ & & [n & n] & & szu#?-[x-(x)]-u2 [...]
24. 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) & & 1(disz) & & & be-la-kum [...]
25. 2(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) & 1(asz) & & & & ku-ra-nu-x [...]
26. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) & & & & & bu-za-zu gudu4#?-[...]
27. 4(ban2) 7(disz) & 1(asz) & & & & ib-ba-tum _ma2-lah5_
28. _nu_ & & 1(disz) & & & ARAD-ku-bi _lunga_
29. _1(disz) dug_ & & & & & i-din-{d}marduk _nar_
30. _nu_ & & & & & i-din-{d}marduk _lu2-kurun2-na_
31. 1(ban2) 6(disz) & 1(asz) & & & & {d}suen-isz-me#-a#-ni _ma2-lah5#_
32. _nu & nu_ & & & & i-din-{d}bu-ne#-ne x
33. 3(ban2) 6(disz) & 3(ban2) 8(disz) & & & & hu-za-lum _ensi2_
34. _nu_ & & & & & {d}suen-mu-sza-lim _dam-gar3_
35. _nu_ & & & & & ARAD2-{d}suen _dam-gar3_
36. 2(barig) 2(disz)? & & & & & ARAD2-esz3-esz3 _dumu ugula mar-tu_
37. [n & n] & 3(disz) & 2(disz) & & ku#?-[x]-a-ZA-nu _lu2-lunga_
38. [n & n] & & & & sza#-al#-li-lu-mur _ugula gidri#_
39. [n & n] & & & & dumu-u4-2(u)-kam _ku3#?-dim2#?_
40. [n & n] & & & & {d}utu-ba-ni _dumu_ x-[...]
41. [n] & & & & & ib-na-tum si-la-na-x#{ki}
42. [n] & & & & & {d}na-na-a-ib-ni _lu2-kuruszda?_
reverse
1. [n] & 1(asz) & 5(u) & & & {d}suen-mu-sza-lim _muhaldim ninda# [...]_
2. 1(barig) 3(disz) & 1(asz) & & & & & ib-ni-{d}suen _ugula gidri_
3. 6(disz) 1/2(disz) & 1(asz) & & & & i-ba-asz-szi-dingir _nagar_
4. 1(barig) 3(disz) & & & & & ib-ni-{d}marduk _muhaldim ninda du8-du8_
5. 5(ban2) 7(disz) & 1(asz) & x & & & ta-ri-bu _lu2 gesz-kin2 hi-a_
6. 7(disz) & 7(disz) & & & & na-ka-rum _gudu4_
7. 1(barig) 5(disz) & & & & & e-tel-pi4-na-bi-um _i3-du8_
8. _nu_ & & & & & ib-ni-{d}marduk _dumu_ a-u5
9. 2(ban2) & 2(ban2) & & & & la-bi-isz-tum _lu2-lunga_
10. 1(barig) _nu_ & & & & & {munus}hu-un-na-tum _nin e2-du8_
11. 5(disz) & & & & & ib-ni-{d}utu _gudu4_
12. 3(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) & & & & & {munus}na-ru-ub-tum _nin e2#?-x_
13. 3(ban2) 5(disz) & & & & & ARAD2-{d}nin-szubur _tug2#-[du8]_
14. _1(disz) dug_ & & & & & hu-za-lum x-[...]
15. _nu_ & [n & n & n & n] & x-x-x AB2#?-[...]
16. x [n & n & n & n & n] & [...] x [...]
17. [n & n] & & & & [...]
18. & & & & & e-x-[...] x [...]
19. _nu_ & & & & & el-[...]
20. 2(ban2)# [n] & 1(asz) & & & & gur-ru-du#-um# [...]
21. 5(disz) x & 1(asz) & & & & i-lu-ni [...]
22. 5(disz)# [n] & 1(asz) & & & & be-el-numun#? [...]
23. _nu#_ & 1(asz) & & & & i-din-{d}marduk# [...]
24. _nu_ & [n] & & & & ib-ni-x-[...]
25. 5(disz) [n & n] & & & & {munus}x-x-[...]
26. _nu_ & [n] & & & & pa#-x-x-tum _dumu_ hu#-[...]
27. _nu_ & [n] & & & & {munus#}be2-te-tum {munus}x-[...]
28. 7(disz) & [n] & & & & ip-qu2-an-nu#-ni#-tum# [...]
29. 2(ban2) 1(disz)# & [n] & & & & ri-ba-tum [...]
30. 2(ban2) x x & & & & & be-el-szu-nu [...]
31. [n] & & & & [n] & ri#-isz-{d}utu _lunga#?_
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32. _iti gan-gan-e3 u4 2(u) 9(disz)-kam_
33. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e {uruda}ki-lugal-gub ib2-diri-ga_
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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primary: OLA 21, 67
[vanLerberghe1986OLA21] Van Lerberghe, Karel. 1986. Old Babylonian Legal and Administrative Texts from Philadelphia. Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 21. Leuven: Peeters.
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- Museum No.: CBS 01451
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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: Ammi-saduqa.17.09.29 ?
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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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| 2021-06-08 at 12:56:08 | Woestenburg, Els | Atf | Woestenburg, Els | 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 (577482) (577482)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.1451) (CBS.1451)
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Cite this Artifact
“OB Legal 067 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258784.
OB Legal 067 artifact entry (No. P258784). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258784 (Original work published 2005)
OB Legal 067 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258784 (Accessed: December 23, 2025).
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