BE 06/1, 051 (P258610)

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 01277 & CBS 01277a

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 (Inscribed, with case (inscribed, with seal impressions) repaired. 4x3x6 UE 2 LE 2 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. _e2_ ma-hi-ri-im
 ts: bīt maḫīrim
 en: A stall
2. _ki_ ri-ba-tum _lukur-{d}utu_
 ts: itti ri(b)batum nadīt šamaš
 en: from Ribbatum nadītu of Šamaš
3. _dumu-<munus>_ ip-qa2-tum
 ts: mārat ipqatum
 en: daughter of Ipqatum,
4. {disz}a-di-du-um
 ts: adidum
 en: Adidum,
5. a-na ki-is,-ri
 ts: ana kiṣrī
 en: against payment of rent
6. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
 ts: ana ištēt šattim
 en: for one year,
7. u2-sze-s,i2
 ts: ušēṣi
 en: has rented.
reverse
1. ki-is,-ri _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
 ts: kiṣrī šattīšu
 en: (As) yearly rental,
2. _1(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar_
 ts: išten šuduš šiqil kaspam
 en: 210 grains of silver
3. _i3-la2-e_
 ts: išaqqal
 en: he will pay.
  single ruling
4. ba-am-ta-am
 ts: bāmtam
 en: Half (of the rental fee),
5. i-na e-re-bi-szu
 ts: ina erēbīšu
 en: by the time of his moving in,
6. i-sza!-qa2-al
 ts: iša(q)qal
 en: he will pay.
7. _igi_ sig-an-tum
 ts: maḫar ipqu-antum
 en: Before Ipqu-antum;
8. _igi_ i3-li2-ma-a-bi
 ts: maḫar ilīma-abī
 en: before Ilīma-abī.
left
1. _iti NE-NE-gar u4 2(u)-kam_
 ts: waraḫ abim ūmam ešrā
 en: The month of Abum, the day 20.
envelope
obverse
1. _e2_ ma-hi-ri-im
 ts: bīt maḫīrim
 en: A stall
2. _ki_ ri-ba-tum _lukur-{d}utu_
 ts: itti ri(b)batum nadīt šamaš
 en: from Ribbatum nadītu of Šamaš
3. _dumu-munus_ ip-qa2-tum
 ts: mārat ipqatum
 en: daughter of Ipqatum,
4. {disz}a-di-du-um
 ts: adidum
 en: Adidum,
5. a-na ki-is,!(RI)-ri
 ts: ana kiṣrī
 en: against payment of rent
6. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
 ts: ana ištēt šattīšu
 en: for one (lit. his) year,
7. u2-sze-s,i2
 ts: ušēṣi
 en: has rented.
8. ki-is,-ri _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
 ts: kiṣrī šattīšu
 en: (As) yearly rental,
9. _1(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar_
 ts: išten šuduš šiqil kaspam
 en: 210 grains of silver
10. _i3-la2-e_
 ts: išaqqal
 en: he will pay.
reverse
1. i-na e-re-bi-szu
 ts: ina erēbīšu
 en: At is moving in,
2. ba-ma#-at _ku3-babbar_-szu
 ts: bāmat kaspīšu
 en: half of his (rent in) silver
3. i3-la2-e
 ts: išaqqal
 en: he will pay.
4. _iti NE-NE-gar u4 2(u)-kam_ i-ru-ub
 ts: waraḫ abim ūmam ešrā i(r)rub
 en: (In) the month of Abum, the day 20, he moves in.
  single ruling
5. _igi_ sig-an-tum
 ts: maḫar ipqu-antum
 en: Before Ipqu-antum;
6. _igi_ i3-li2-ma-a-bi
 ts: maḫar ilīma-abī
 en: before Ilīma-abī.
7. _iti NE-NE-gar u4 2(u)-kam_
 ts: waraḫ abim ūmam ešrā
 en: The month of Abum, the day 20
8. _mu i7_ sa-am-su-i-la-na# na-qa2-ab-nu-uh-szi _lugal-e mu-ba-al_
 ts: šanat nāram samsu-iluna nagab-nuḫši(m) šarrum iḫri
 en: the year: "The king dug the canal 'Samsu-iluna is source of abundance'".
seal 1
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  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Inscribed, with case (inscribed, with seal impressions) repaired. 4x3x6 UE 2 LE 2 lines)
  • Language(s): Akkadian


  • primary: BE 6/1, 51

    [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.

  • history: Földi, diss., 74

    [Földi2009diss] Földi, Zsombor J. 2009. Phdthesis. Phdthesis.

  • history: Földi, Zsombor, Ribatum (2009) p. 74,

    [sec47558] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 01277 & CBS 01277a
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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

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dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“BE 06/1, 051 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258610.
BE 06/1, 051 artifact entry (No. P258610). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258610 (Original work published 2005)
BE 06/1, 051 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258610 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {BE 06/1, 051 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258610},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258610},
}

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