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PBS 08/2, 253 (P262061)

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, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 07008

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal ((Obv)9x(LoE)3x(Rev)10x(UE)3 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na ta-asz-ku-un-isz8-tar2
2. _1(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3 mar-tu_
3. _szunigin 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku)# GAN2 a-sza3_
4. _ki#_ ma-an-na-tum _lukur_ {d}utu
5. _dumu-munus_ ia-si-dingir
6. {disz}ku-bi-ia
7. _dumu_ ak-bu-da-du-um
8. _a#-sza3_-am a-na er-re-szu-ti
9. [a-na] _gu2-un_ u2-szi-s,i2
10. _[...] gu2#-un# a-[...]_
11. _[...] sze gur_
12. [...]-x-lu
reverse
1. [... i]-na me-szi-qi2 [...]
2. [i]-na pi4 a-ap-ti-im _i3-[ag2-e]_
3. _i3-ag2-e_
4. _1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3 mar-tu_
5. te-ep-ti-tum szu-lu-up-szu
6. i-ma-da-du-ma _1(iku) GAN2 1(asz) sze gur i3-ag2-e_
7. _[n] ezem#-mesz 1(barig) 2(ban2) zi3#-da#-ta-am3_
8. _3(disz) uzu-mesz_ i-pa-qi2-id
9. _igi_ i3-li2-ha-<zi>-ri
10. _igi_ e2-ha-zi-ir
11. sza _ka2-mesz_
12. _igi_ {d}iszkur-i-din-nam
13. _dumu_ szu-ub-bu-ri
left
1. _iti NE-NE#-gar_
2. _mu ugnim#_ esz3-nun-[na{ki}]

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
Measurements (mm):
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Artifact Preservation: fragment
Condition Description:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal ((Obv)9x(LoE)3x(Rev)10x(UE)3 lines)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: PBS 8/2, 253

[Chiera1922PBS8/2] Chiera, Edward. 1922. Old Babylonian Contracts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 8/2. Philadelphia: University Museum.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CBS 07008
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.32.05.00
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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 metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2022-06-09 at 12:44:15	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	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 (581692) (581692)
Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.7008) (CBS.7008)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“PBS 08/2, 253 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262061.

PBS 08/2, 253 artifact entry (No. P262061). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262061 (Original work published 2005)

PBS 08/2, 253 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262061 (Accessed: February 12, 2026).

@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 253 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262061},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262061},
}

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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“PBS 08/2, 253 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262061.

PBS 08/2, 253 artifact entry (No. P262061). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262061 (Original work published 2005)

PBS 08/2, 253 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262061 (Accessed: February 12, 2026).

@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 253 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262061},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262061},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P262061
LB  - CDLI:P262061
M1  - 2026/2/12/
TI  - PBS 08/2, 253 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P262061
ER  -