OB Legal 076 (P258930)

Legal tablet & envelope 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 01598 & CBS 01598a

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Contract for the hire of a worker for one year; Tablet 8x7 lines; 5.5x4.2x2.3 cms; Case: 7x6 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. {disz}dumu-er-s,e-tim
2. _ki_ {d}suen-i-din-nam a-bi-szu
3. {disz}ARAD2-i3-li2-szu
4. _dumu_ ka-as2-pi2-esz18-dar
5. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
6. i-gur-szu ki-s,i2-ir _mu 1(disz)-kam_
7. _4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
8. _1(disz) tug2 x gin2 ku3-babbar_ u2-la-ba-szu
  single ruling
reverse
1. _igi_ {d}utu u3 {d}a-a
2. _igi_ e-ri-ib-{d}suen
3. _dumu_ s,il-li2-esz18-dar
4. _igi_ ma-an-na-szu
5. _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}er3-ra
  single ruling
6. _iti du6-ku3-ga u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam_
7. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e_
envelope
obverse
1. {disz}dumu-er-s,e-tim _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
2. _ki_ {d}suen-i-din-nam a-bi-szu
3. {disz}ARAD2-i3-li2-szu
4. _dumu_ ka-as2-pi2-esz18-dar
5. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_ i-gur-szu#
6. ki-[s,i2-ir _mu 1(disz)-kam]_
7. _4(disz)# [gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2-e]_
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _igi_ e#-ri#-ib-[{d}suen]
2'. _dumu_ s,il-li2#-{d}esz18-dar
3'. _igi_ ma-an-na-szu#
4'. _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}er3-ra
  blank space
5'. _iti du6-ku3-ga u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam_
6'. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e_
seal 1
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
seal 2
  cuneiform signs inserted among the figures:
1. e#-ri-ib-{d}suen#
2. ARAD {d}nin#-szubur#?
seal 3
1. ma-an-na#-[szu]
2. dumu ib-ni-{d}[er3-ra]
3. ARAD {d}ne3-eri11#-[gal]

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description: Tablet and top portion of case
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal (Contract for the hire of a worker for one year; Tablet 8x7 lines; 5.5x4.2x2.3 cms; Case: 7x6 lines)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: OLA 21, 76

    [vanLerberghe1986OLA21] Van Lerberghe, Karel. 1986. Old Babylonian Legal and Administrative Texts from Philadelphia. Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 21. Leuven: Peeters.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 01598 & CBS 01598a
  • Accession No.:

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
2021-06-05 at 07:38:35 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els 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) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“OB Legal 076 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258930.
OB Legal 076 artifact entry (No. P258930). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258930 (Original work published 2005)
OB Legal 076 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258930 (Accessed: May 2, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OB {Legal} 076 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258930},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258930},
}


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