BE 06/1, 053 (P258588)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
CBS 01256 & CBS 01256aProvenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Seal impressions (on case). 5x2x5 UE 2 lines)Language(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
ts: ištēn ebel ištēn ikû eqlam
en: A field of 7 iku
2. _ki_ {d}iszkur-na-s,ir
ts: itti adad-nāṣir
en: from Adad-nāṣir
3. {disz}ip-qa2-tum
ts: ipqatum
en: Ipqatum,
4. _dumu_ pa-hal-li-im
ts: mār paḫallim
en: son of Paḫallum,
5. a-na _igi-3(disz)-gal2_
ts: ana šaluš
en: for one third
6. u2-sze-s,i2
ts: ušēṣi
en: has rent;
7. sza-lu-usz-ta-szu#
ts: šaluštašu
en: his one-third
8. i-ma-ku-us2
ts: ima(k)kus
en: he will collect.
reverse
1. _igi_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu
ts: maḫar ilšu-abūšu
en: Before Ilšu-abūšu;
2. _igi#_ {d}utu-ti-la-ti
ts: maḫar šamaš-ti(l)lati
en: before Šamaš-tillati;
3. _igi_ ta-ri-bu-um
ts: maḫar tarībum
en: before Tarībum.
4. _iti gu4-si-sa2_
ts: waraḫ ayyarim
en: The month of Ayyarum,
5. _mu i7_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _he2-gal2_
ts: šanat nāram samsu-iluna ḫengallam
en: the year: "(Samsu-iluna the king dug) the canal 'Samsu-iluna (brings) abundance'".
envelope
obverse
1. _1(esze3)# 1(iku)# GAN2 a-sza3_
ts: ištēn ebel ištēn ikû eqlam
en: A field of 7 iku
2. _ki_ {d}iszkur-na-s,ir
ts: itti adad-nāṣir
en: from Adad-nāṣir
3. {disz}ip-qa2-tum
ts: ipqatum
en: Ipqatum,
4. _dumu_ pa-hal-li-im
ts: mār paḫallim
en: son of Paḫallum,
5. a-na sza-lu-usz
ts: ana šaluš
en: for one third
6. u2-sze-s,i2
ts: ušēṣi
en: has rent;
7. sza-lu-usz-ta-szu
ts: šaluštašu
en: his one-third
8. i-ma-ku-us2
ts: ima(k)kus
en: he will collect.
reverse
1. _igi_ ta-ri-bu-um
ts: maḫar tarībum
en: Before Tarībum,
2. _dumu_ ka-ba-lum
ts: mār kabalum
en: son of Kabalum;
3. _igi_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu
ts: maḫar ilšu-abūšu
en: before Ilšu-abūšu;
4. _igi_ {d}utu-ti-la-ti
ts: maḫar šamaš-ti(l)lati
en: before Šamaš-tillati;
5. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}utu _dub-sar_
ts: maḫar ibni-šamaš ṭupšarrum
en: before Ibni-šamaš, the scribe.
6. _iti gu4-si-sa2_
ts: waraḫ ayyarim
en: The month of Ayyarum,
7. _mu i7_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _he2-gal2_
ts: šanat nāram samsu-iluna ḫengallam
en: the year: "(Samsu-iluna the king dug) the canal 'Samsu-iluna (brings) abundance'".
seal 1
1. <_kiszib_> {d}iszkur-na-s,ir
ts: kunuk adad-nāṣir
en: Seal of Adad-nāṣir
seal 2
1. <_kiszib_> ta-ri-bu-um
ts: kunuk tarībum
en: Seal of Tarībum
obverse
1. _1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
ts: ištēn ebel ištēn ikû eqlam
en: A field of 7 iku
2. _ki_ {d}iszkur-na-s,ir
ts: itti adad-nāṣir
en: from Adad-nāṣir
3. {disz}ip-qa2-tum
ts: ipqatum
en: Ipqatum,
4. _dumu_ pa-hal-li-im
ts: mār paḫallim
en: son of Paḫallum,
5. a-na _igi-3(disz)-gal2_
ts: ana šaluš
en: for one third
6. u2-sze-s,i2
ts: ušēṣi
en: has rent;
7. sza-lu-usz-ta-szu#
ts: šaluštašu
en: his one-third
8. i-ma-ku-us2
ts: ima(k)kus
en: he will collect.
reverse
1. _igi_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu
ts: maḫar ilšu-abūšu
en: Before Ilšu-abūšu;
2. _igi#_ {d}utu-ti-la-ti
ts: maḫar šamaš-ti(l)lati
en: before Šamaš-tillati;
3. _igi_ ta-ri-bu-um
ts: maḫar tarībum
en: before Tarībum.
4. _iti gu4-si-sa2_
ts: waraḫ ayyarim
en: The month of Ayyarum,
5. _mu i7_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _he2-gal2_
ts: šanat nāram samsu-iluna ḫengallam
en: the year: "(Samsu-iluna the king dug) the canal 'Samsu-iluna (brings) abundance'".
envelope
obverse
1. _1(esze3)# 1(iku)# GAN2 a-sza3_
ts: ištēn ebel ištēn ikû eqlam
en: A field of 7 iku
2. _ki_ {d}iszkur-na-s,ir
ts: itti adad-nāṣir
en: from Adad-nāṣir
3. {disz}ip-qa2-tum
ts: ipqatum
en: Ipqatum,
4. _dumu_ pa-hal-li-im
ts: mār paḫallim
en: son of Paḫallum,
5. a-na sza-lu-usz
ts: ana šaluš
en: for one third
6. u2-sze-s,i2
ts: ušēṣi
en: has rent;
7. sza-lu-usz-ta-szu
ts: šaluštašu
en: his one-third
8. i-ma-ku-us2
ts: ima(k)kus
en: he will collect.
reverse
1. _igi_ ta-ri-bu-um
ts: maḫar tarībum
en: Before Tarībum,
2. _dumu_ ka-ba-lum
ts: mār kabalum
en: son of Kabalum;
3. _igi_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu
ts: maḫar ilšu-abūšu
en: before Ilšu-abūšu;
4. _igi_ {d}utu-ti-la-ti
ts: maḫar šamaš-ti(l)lati
en: before Šamaš-tillati;
5. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}utu _dub-sar_
ts: maḫar ibni-šamaš ṭupšarrum
en: before Ibni-šamaš, the scribe.
6. _iti gu4-si-sa2_
ts: waraḫ ayyarim
en: The month of Ayyarum,
7. _mu i7_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _he2-gal2_
ts: šanat nāram samsu-iluna ḫengallam
en: the year: "(Samsu-iluna the king dug) the canal 'Samsu-iluna (brings) abundance'".
seal 1
1. <_kiszib_> {d}iszkur-na-s,ir
ts: kunuk adad-nāṣir
en: Seal of Adad-nāṣir
seal 2
1. <_kiszib_> ta-ri-bu-um
ts: kunuk tarībum
en: Seal of Tarībum
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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- Condition Description: Tablet+Case
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primary: BE 6/1, 53
[Ranke1906BE6/1] Ranke, Hermann. 1906. Babylonian Legal and Business Documents from the Time of the First Dynasty of Babylon, Chiefly from Sippar. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. Series A: Cuneiform Texts 6/1. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Department of Archaeology.
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history: Földi, diss., 75
[Földi2009diss] Földi, Zsombor J. 2009. Phdthesis. Phdthesis.
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history: Földi, Zsombor, Ribatum (2009) p. 75,
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- Museum No.: CBS 01256 & CBS 01256a
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.04.02.00
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- Accounting Period: 0
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-06-14 at 08:08:18 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |  |
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| 2023-02-08 at 10:01:21 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Atf | Guidi, Carlo | Lafont, Bertrand | approved | |
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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 | |
| 2022-01-03 at 18:22:58 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | 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 | |
Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Penn Museum (589310)
- Penn Museum (589311)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.1256)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | - | - |
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CDLI Notes:
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