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PBS 07, 089 (P259042)

Letter tablet 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 01710

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Letter. Ruled.)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na be-li#-[ni]
2. qi2-bi2-[ma]
3. um-ma ib-ni-_{d}[suen_]
4. u3 _di-ku5-mesz# zimbir#{ki}_-am-na-nu-um#-[ma]
5. asz-szum sza be-el-ni isz-pu-ra-an-ni-a-szi#-im
6. um-ma be-el-ni-ma
7. ki-ma a-na mi-ik-si ma-ka-si ta-ap-ri-ka-ma
8. a-di i-na-an-na mi-ik-su la im#-ma-ak-su
9. _zag-ha ka2-dingir-ra{ki}_ id-[bu]-ub#
10. a-na mi-nim ta-[ap-ri]-ka#
11. mi-ik-su a-di i-na-an-na# [la im-ma-ak-su]
12. _zag#-ha ka2-dingir-ra{ki}_ [...]
13. [...]
reverse
1. [...]
2. im-ma-ak#-[ka-as]
3. an-ni-tam nu-ub-[ti-ir]
4. ma-la i-na _e2-sag-il2_ ma-har _{d}marduk_ [...]
5. {disz}gi-mil-_{d}marduk dub-sar-zag-ga_ sza a-na ib#-[ni-_{d}suen_ sza]-ak#-nu
6. a-na _dub-sar_-ru-tim u2-te-er-ma a-na _e2-dub-ba_ i-[ru]-ub#
7. ki-ma be-el-ni isz-pu-ra-an-[ni-a-szi-im]
8. _zag-ha ka2-dingir-ra{ki}_ mi-ik-sa-a-[x-x] i-na [x-x-x]
9. uk-ti-in-nu [...]
10. a-na sze-me-e be-li-ni ni-isz#-[pu-ra-am]
11. me-he-er t,up-pi2 [...]
12. sza asz-szum _zag-ha ka2#-[dingir-ra{ki}_]
13. _iti ab-e3-u4-[x-kam_]
14. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa# [_lugal-e_]
15. _urudu{ki}-lugal-gub#_ [...]

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)

Collections

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Artifact Preservation: fragment
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter (Letter. Ruled.)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: PBS 7, 89

[Ungnad1915PBS7] Ungnad, Arthur. 1915. Babylonian Letters of the Ḫammurapi Period. Publications of the Babylonian Section 7. Philadelphia: The University Museum.
history: AbB 11, 89

[Stol1986AbB11] Stol, Marten. 1986. Letters from Collections in Philadelphia, Chicago and Berkeley. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 11. Leiden: Brill.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CBS 01710
Accession No.:

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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
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
2019-03-24 at 07:23:49	Johnson, J. Cale	Atf	de Ridder, Alba		CDLI	approved
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

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Penn Museum (577721) (577721)
Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.1710) (CBS.1710)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“PBS 07, 089 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P259042.

PBS 07, 089 artifact entry (No. P259042). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259042 (Original work published 2005)

PBS 07, 089 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259042 (Accessed: December 20, 2025).

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	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 07, 089 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P259042},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P259042},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“PBS 07, 089 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P259042.

PBS 07, 089 artifact entry (No. P259042). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259042 (Original work published 2005)

PBS 07, 089 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259042 (Accessed: December 20, 2025).

@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 07, 089 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P259042},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P259042},
}

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M1  - 2025/12/20/
TI  - PBS 07, 089 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P259042
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