OB Legal 087 (P259095)
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 01762Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Hullentafel; dowery of a naditu priestress of Marduk; a woman is given as slave and as secondary wife to the husband of the priestess)Language(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. x x x x
2'. i-na sza-pa-ak x [...]
3'. _3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3# [...]
4'. i-ta _a-sza3_ dingir-szu-ib-ni-[...]
5'. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ a-bu-um#-[...]
6'. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma i7_ bi-[...]
7'. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3_ [...]
8'. u3 na-ru-ub-tum _dumu#-[munus_ dingir-mu-pa3-da]
9'. {disz}dingir-mu-pa3-da a-[bu-sza]
10'. a-na be-le-tum _lukur_ {d}marduk [a-ha-ti-sza]
11'. id-di-in
12'. {disz}na-ru-ub-tum _dumu-munus_ dingir-mu#-[pa3-da]
13'. a-na dingir-szu-ib-ni-szu asz-sza-at
14'. a-na be-le-tum a-ma-at
15'. da-ba-ba-tam usz-te-es,-s,i-im-ma
16'. [...] x i-na-ad-di
reverse
1. _4(disz)# [gin2 ku3-babbar ter]-ha#-as-sa3
2. {disz}[dingir]-mu-[pa3-da] ma#-hi-ir
3. [be]-le#-tum# _[dumu-munus_ dingir-mu]-pa3#-da
4. [a-na dingir]-szu#-ib-ni-szu [mu-ti-sza]
5. u2-ul mu-ti at-[ta i-qa-ab-bi-ma]
6. i-ha-asz-szu-szi-i-ma# [a-na me-e i-na-ad-du-szi]
7. u3 dingir-szu-ib-ni-szu#
8. a-na be-le-tum [asz-sza-ti-szu]
9. u2-ul asz-sza-ti at-[ti i-qa-ab-bi-ma]
10. _1/3(disz)# ma#-na# ku3#-babbar# [...]
11. x [...] AB? [...]
rest broken
seal 1
1. {d}AG-me-[en]
2. nig2# mu-zu-[zu]
3. arhusz! tuku-[ma-ra-ab]
seal 2
Cuneiform signs inserted among the figures:
1. [...] na [...]
2. {d}utu-ma-an-[szum2]
seal 3
1'. [...] AN
seal 4
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. [dingir-szu]-ib-ni-szu x
obverse
beginning broken
1'. x x x x
2'. i-na sza-pa-ak x [...]
3'. _3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3# [...]
4'. i-ta _a-sza3_ dingir-szu-ib-ni-[...]
5'. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ a-bu-um#-[...]
6'. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma i7_ bi-[...]
7'. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3_ [...]
8'. u3 na-ru-ub-tum _dumu#-[munus_ dingir-mu-pa3-da]
9'. {disz}dingir-mu-pa3-da a-[bu-sza]
10'. a-na be-le-tum _lukur_ {d}marduk [a-ha-ti-sza]
11'. id-di-in
12'. {disz}na-ru-ub-tum _dumu-munus_ dingir-mu#-[pa3-da]
13'. a-na dingir-szu-ib-ni-szu asz-sza-at
14'. a-na be-le-tum a-ma-at
15'. da-ba-ba-tam usz-te-es,-s,i-im-ma
16'. [...] x i-na-ad-di
reverse
1. _4(disz)# [gin2 ku3-babbar ter]-ha#-as-sa3
2. {disz}[dingir]-mu-[pa3-da] ma#-hi-ir
3. [be]-le#-tum# _[dumu-munus_ dingir-mu]-pa3#-da
4. [a-na dingir]-szu#-ib-ni-szu [mu-ti-sza]
5. u2-ul mu-ti at-[ta i-qa-ab-bi-ma]
6. i-ha-asz-szu-szi-i-ma# [a-na me-e i-na-ad-du-szi]
7. u3 dingir-szu-ib-ni-szu#
8. a-na be-le-tum [asz-sza-ti-szu]
9. u2-ul asz-sza-ti at-[ti i-qa-ab-bi-ma]
10. _1/3(disz)# ma#-na# ku3#-babbar# [...]
11. x [...] AB? [...]
rest broken
seal 1
1. {d}AG-me-[en]
2. nig2# mu-zu-[zu]
3. arhusz! tuku-[ma-ra-ab]
seal 2
Cuneiform signs inserted among the figures:
1. [...] na [...]
2. {d}utu-ma-an-[szum2]
seal 3
1'. [...] AN
seal 4
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. [dingir-szu]-ib-ni-szu x
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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- Artifact Preservation: fragment
- Condition Description:
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- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
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primary: OLA 21, 87
[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 01762
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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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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| 2021-06-05 at 12:39:56 | 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 (577770) (577770)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.1762) (CBS.1762)
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“OB Legal 087 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P259095.
OB Legal 087 artifact entry (No. P259095). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259095 (Original work published 2005)
OB Legal 087 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259095 (Accessed: January 16, 2026).
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