PBS 07, 041 (P259129)

Letter tablet & envelope excavated in Uncertain (mod. Hillah), 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 01809

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Hillah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Letter (the inside tablet).)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. a-na ni-szi-i-ni-[szu]
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma hu-za-lum-ma
4. _{d}utu_ u3 _{d}marduk_ asz-szu-mi-ia
5. li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ki#
6. szum-ma i-na ki-na-tim
7. at-hu-ta ta-ra-am-mi#
8. _a-sza3_ a-szar-sza-ni
9. la ta-na-di-ni-ma
reverse
1. la a-na-zi-iq
2. _a-sza3_ id-di-im-ma#
3. a-na-ku lu-pu-usz
4. e-li qa2-ti a-hi-tim#
5. sza t,u2-ub li-bi-[ki]
6. lu-pu-usz#
7. u3 du-um-mu-qi2 am-ri

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
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  • Genre(s): Letter (Letter (the inside tablet).)
  • Language(s): Akkadian


  • primary: PBS 7, 41

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

  • history: AbB 11, 41

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

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  • Museum No.: CBS 01809
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  • Provenience: uncertain (mod. Hillah)
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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 07, 041 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P259129.
PBS 07, 041 artifact entry (No. P259129). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259129 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 07, 041 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259129 (Accessed: May 2, 2025).
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	month = {feb 1},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P259129},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P259129},
}

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