ZA 073, 056 (P258016)

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 00565 & CBS 00565a

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

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na na-gu-um _a-gar3_ ha-rum
 ts: ištēn ebel ištēn ikû eqlum ina nagûm ugārim ḫa(r)rum
 en: A field of 7 iku in Nagum, the meadow "Ḫarrum",
2. i-ta {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim _dumu_ sin-ma-gir14
 ts: ita sîn-bēl-aplim mār sîn-māgir
 en: adjacent to (the field of) Sîn-bēl-aplim son of Sîn-māgir
3. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum
 ts: u ita eqel ipqu-annunītum
 en: and adjacent to the field of Ipqu-annunītum,
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3 dumu-munus_ {d}suen-a-bu#-szu#
 ts: pūssum maḫrītum eqel mārat sîn-abūšu
 en: its first front is (adjoined by) the field of Sîn-abūšu’s daughter,
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma_ qa-nu-um
 ts: šanītum pūssum qanûm
 en: its second front is the "Qanû",
6. _a-sza3_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum _dumu_ puzur4-{d}suen
 ts: eqel ipqu-annunītum mār puzur-sîn
 en: is the field of Ipqu-annunītum son of Puzur-sîn;
7. pu-uh-szu _2(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ na-gu-um
 ts: pūḫšu šinā ebel eqlum ugārim nagûm
 en: its replacement is a field of 12 iku in the meadow “Nagûm”
8. sza _gaba iri_ i-na _usz-gid2-da_
 ts: ša miḫrit ālim ina šiddim arkim
 en: oposite the city, in the (meadow) “Long Stretch”,
9. _us2-bi 3(gesz2) 3(u) usz 6(disz) nindan_
 ts: šiddūšu šalāšat šūši šalāšā šiddum šeššet nindanū
 en: its sides are 210 (rods) in length (and) 6 rods (in width)
10. i-ta _a-sza3_ KA-{d}utu _dumu_ s,il2-li2-{d}utu
 ts: ita eqel awāt-šamaš mār ṣilli-šamaš
 en: (and) are adjacent to the field of Awāt-šamaš son of Ṣilli-šamaš
11. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ lugal-{d}utu
 ts: u ita eqel šarrum-šamaš
 en: and adjacent to the field of Šarrum-šamaš,
12. _a-zu_ {d}utu-i-din-nam u3 _a-zu_ sig-ir-ni-na
 ts: asi šamaš-i(d)dinam u asi ipqu-irnina
 en: the physician of Šamaš-iddinam and the physician of Ipqu-irnina,
13. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma_ qa-nu-um _an-ta_
 ts: pūssu maḫrītum qanûm elīum
 en: its first front is (adjoined by) the “Upper Qanu”,
14. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma_ qa-nu-um _ki-ta_
 ts: šanītum pūssu qanûm šaplûm
 en: its second front is (adjoined by) the “Lower Qanu";
15. _a-sza3_ ka-lu-um-tum _dumu-munus_ AN-pi2-{d}utu
 ts: eqel kalumtum mārat annum-pî-šamaš
 en: is the field of Kalumtum, daughter of Annum-pî-šamaš.
16. [_a-sza3_ ki-ma _a-sza3?_]
 ts: eqlum kīma eqlim
 en: A field for a field
17. {disz}ka#-[lu]-um#-tum# [a]-na# sig-an-[nu-ni-tum]
 ts: kalumtum ana ipqu-annunītum
 en: Kalumtum with Ipqu-annunītum
18. im-ta-ag-ru-u2-ma? id#-[di-in]
 ts: imtagrūma iddin
 en: agreed with each other and exchanged.
reverse
1. i-na mi-it-gur-ti-szu-nu u2#-[pi-ih-hu]
 ts: ina mitgurtīšunu upiḫḫū
 en: By mutual agreement bartered,
2. pu-uh-hu szu-ur-du#-[u2] le-qu2-u2
  cf. MHET 2/3 426:32 (P509809:r15) and CT 08 6a:18 (CAD redû A mng. 12b, pg. 243b). Wilcke reads: szu-ur-ru#-[u2] le-qu2-u2 = Sie haben getauscht; sie haben von neuem in Besitz genommen.
 ts: puḫḫu šurdû leqû
 en: they have completed the exchange by sending off and taking possession;
3. _sza3_-szu-nu t,a3#-ab _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra#_
 ts: libbašunu ṭāb ana warkiāt ūmī awīlum ana awīlim
 en: their heart was satisfied. (That) in future one against the other
4. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_
 ts: ul iraggumu
 en: shall not make a complain
5. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 sa-am#-su#-i-lu-na _lugal in#-[pa3]-de3-mesz_
 ts: nīš šamaš marduk u samsu-iluna šarrum itmû
 en: they swore by the life of Šamaš, Marduk and Samsu-iluna the king.
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6. _igi_ i-tur2-ki-nu u3 dingir-szu-ba-ni
 ts: maḫar itūr-kīnu(m) u ilšu-bāni
 en: Before Itūr-kīnum and Ilšu-bāni
7. _dumu#-mesz#_ [...] x
 ts: mārī ...
 en: sons of ...
8. _igi_ x-x-szu?-x _dumu#_ [x]-sin
 ts: maḫar ... mār ...-sîn;
 en: before ... son of ...-sîn;
9. _igi_ dingir-szu-ib-bi _dumu_ ARAD-{d}nanna
 ts: maḫar ilšu-ibbi mār warad-nanna
 en: before Ilšu-ibbi, son of Warad-nanna;
10. _igi_ sin-i-din-nam _dumu_ sig-dingir-szu
 ts: maḫar sîn-i(d)dinam mār ipqu-ilšu
 en: before Sîn-iddinam, son of Ipqu-ilšu;
11. _igi_ sin-na-s,ir _dumu_ puzur4-sin
 ts: maḫar sîn-nāṣir mār puzur-sîn
 en: before Sîn-nāṣir, son of Puzur-sîn;
12. _igi_ ARAD?-{d}utu s,il2-li2-{d}utu
 ts: maḫar warad-šamaš ṣilli-šamaš
 en: before Warad-šamaš and Ṣilli-šamaš;
13. _igi_ sig-{d}a-a _dub-sar_
 ts: maḫar ipqu-aya ṭupšarrum
 en: before Ipqu-aya, the scribe.
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14. _iti du6-ku3 u4 3(disz)?-kam_
 ts: waraḫ tašrītim ūmam šalāšat
 en: The month of tašrītum, the day 3
15. _mu erin2_ i-da-ma-ra-as,
 ts: šanat ummān idamaraṣ
 en: the year “(Samsu-iluna the king smote) the troops of Idamaraṣ”.

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  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: envelope
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  • primary: BE 6/2, 82

    [Poebel1909BE6/2] Poebel, Arno. 1909. Babylonian Legal and Business Documents from the Time of the First Dynasty of Babylon, Chiefly from Nippur. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. Series A: Cuneiform Texts 6/2. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Department of Archaeology.

  • history: BE 6/2, 82

    [Poebel1909BE6/2] Poebel, Arno. 1909. Babylonian Legal and Business Documents from the Time of the First Dynasty of Babylon, Chiefly from Nippur. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. Series A: Cuneiform Texts 6/2. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Department of Archaeology.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 00565 & CBS 00565a
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dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“ZA 073, 056 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258016.
ZA 073, 056 artifact entry (No. P258016). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258016 (Original work published 2005)
ZA 073, 056 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258016 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {ZA 073, 056 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258016},
}

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