BE 06/1, 033 (P258616)

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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Chemical Data

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Photo (envelope)

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 01283 & CBS 01283a

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 (Rent Inscribed. With case (seal impressions, repaired). 5x3x6 UE 2 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) ru-ug-ba-am
ts: ištēn rugbam
en: 1 loft
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: (and) daughter of Ipqatum,
4. {disz}ma-na-szu
ts: ma(n)našu
en: Mannašu
5. _dumu_ qi2-isz-tum
ts: mār qīštum
en: son of Qīštum,
6. a-na ki-is,-ri
ts: ana kiṣri
en: against payment of rent,
7. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_ <u2-sze-s,i2>
ts: ana ištēt šattim ušēṣi.
en: has rented for 1 year.
8. ki-is,-ri _mu 1(disz)-kam_
ts: kiṣri ištēt šattim
en: The rent for one year,
reverse
1. _1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar_
ts: mišil šiqil ḫamiššer uṭṭet kaspam
en: 15 grains of silver,
2. _i3-la2-e_
ts: išaqqal
en: he will pay.
3. re-esz19-ti ki-is,-ri-szu
ts: rēšti kiṣrīšu
en: As first installment of his rent
4. _1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ma-hi-ir
ts: šaluš šiqil kaspam maḫir
en: (Ribbatum) has received 60 grains of silver.
5. _igi_ iti#? {d}utu {d!}a-a
ts: maḫar šamaš aya
en: Before Šamaš (and) Aya;
6. _igi_ na-bi-{d?}utu? [...]
ts: maḫar nabi-šamaš ...
en: before Nabi-šamaš ...
left
1. _iti udru{duru5} u4 3(u)-kam_
ts: waraḫ šabāṭim ūmam šalāšā
en: The month of Šabāṭum, the day 30.
envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) ru-ug-ba-am
ts: ištēn rugbam
en: 1 loft
2. _ki_ ri-ba-tum
ts: itti ri(b)batum
en: from Ribbatum
3. _dumu-munus_ ip-qa2-tum
ts: mārat ipqatum
en: daughter of Ipqatum,
4. {disz}ma-na-szu
ts: ma(n)našu
en: Mannašu
5. _dumu_ qi2-isz-tum
ts: mār qīštum
en: son of Qīštum
6. a-na ki-is,-ri a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_ <u2-sze-s,i2>
ts: ana kiṣri ana ištēt šattim ušēṣi
en: has rented for 1 year against payment of rent.
7. ki-is,-ri _mu 1(disz)-kam_
ts: kiṣri ištēt šattim
en: The rent for one year,
8. _1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar_
ts: mišil šiqil ḫamiššer uṭṭet kaspam
en: 15 grains of silver,
9. _i3-la2-e_
ts: išaqqal
en: he will pay.
10. re-esz19-ti
ts: rēšti
en: As first installment
11. ki-is,-ri-szu
ts: kiṣrīšu
en: of his rent
reverse
1. _1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ma-ah!-ra-at
ts: šaluš šiqil kaspam maḫrat
en: she has received 60 grains of silver.
2. _iti udru{duru5} u4 3(u)#-kam_
ts: waraḫ šabāṭim ūmam šalāšā
en: (In) the day 30 of the month of Šabāṭum,
3. i-ru-ub
ts: i(r)rub
en: he will enter (the house).
4. _igi_ {d}utu {d}a-a
ts: maḫar šamaš aya
en: Before Šamaš (and) Aya;
5. _igi_ lu2-{d}iszkur-ra
ts: maḫar awil-adad
en: before Awil-adad;
6. _igi_ na-bi-{d}utu
ts: maḫar nabi-šamaš
en: before Nabi-šamaš,
7. _dumu_ bur-{d}iszkur
ts: mār būr-adad
en: son of Būr-adad.
8. _mu sahar gal zimbir{ki}_
ts: šanat eper sipparim rabûm
en: The year “A large amount of heart (was heaped up for the city wall) of Sippar”.

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 & envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
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Artifact Preservation: fragment
Condition Description:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal (Rent Inscribed. With case (seal impressions, repaired). 5x3x6 UE 2 lines)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: BE 6/1, 33

[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., 60

[Földi2009diss] Földi, Zsombor J. 2009. Phdthesis. Phdthesis.
history: Földi, Zsombor, Ribatum (2009) p. 60,

[sec47563] N.d.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CBS 01283 & CBS 01283a
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.43.11.30
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-11-24 at 16:25:24	Lafont, Bertrand	Atf	Guidi, Carlo		Lafont, Bertrand	approved
2023-11-24 at 16:22:55	Lafont, Bertrand	Atf	Guidi, Carlo		Lafont, Bertrand	approved
2023-11-11 at 18:26:04	Guidi, Carlo	Atf	Guidi, Carlo		Lafont, Bertrand	approved
2023-06-14 at 08:08:18	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Foxvog, Daniel A.		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
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
2022-05-09 at 15:09:30	Lafont, Bertrand	Atf	Guidi, Carlo		CDLI	approved
2022-01-03 at 18:22:58	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
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

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Penn Museum (589338)
Penn Museum (589339)
Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.1283)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

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“BE 06/1, 033 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258616.

BE 06/1, 033 artifact entry (No. P258616). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258616 (Original work published 2005)

BE 06/1, 033 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258616 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {BE 06/1, 033 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258616},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258616},
}

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