BE 06/1, 042 (P258633)

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 01300 & CBS 01300a

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, repaired.Seal impressions (0n envelope only) 6x2x6 UE 2 LE 2 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) 3(iku) a-sza3_ i-na# _a-gar3# [mar-tu_]
2. _ki_ ri-ba-tim _lukur# [{d}utu_]
3. {disz}{d}utu-we-de-e2#-ku#
4. _dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,ir
5. a-na sza-lu-usz
6. [u2]-sze-s,i2#
7. sza#-lu-usz-ta-szu
8. [...] x a bi i-na# _ka2_ [...]
reverse
1. i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu
2. _sze#? i3-ag2-e_
3. _3(disz)? uzu zi3?-da!?_ [...]
4. _1(barig)# gur# sze_ li-iq-ta#-tum
  single ruling
6. _igi_ a-hi-we-du-um
7. _dumu_ er3-ra-tukul?-ti
8. [_igi_] na#-bi#-{d#}utu#
9. _dumu#_ i-di-isz-sin
left
1. _igi_ a-bu-u2-a-a
2. _dumu_ inim-{d}nanna-gin7?
3. _iti? kin?-{d?}inanna? u4?_ [...]
envelope
1. _1(esze3) 3(iku) a-sza3 a-gar3 mar-tu_
2. _ki_ ri-ba-tum _lukur {d}utu_
3. _dumu-munus_ ip-qa2-tum
4. {disz}{d}utu-we-de-a-ku
5. _dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,ir
6. a-na _igi-3(disz)-gal2_
7. _ib2-ta-e3-a
8. _igi-3(disz)-gal2_-szu
9. i-na {gesz}ban2 {d}utu
reverse
1. _sze# i3#-ag2#-e_
2. _3(disz) ezem {d}utu
3. _3(ban2) zi3-da 3(disz) uzu_
4. i-pa-qi2-id
5. _1(barig)# gur# sze_ li-iq-ta-tum
  single ruling
6. _igi_ a-hi-we-du-um
7. _dumu_ er3-ra-tukul-ti
8. _igi_ na-bi-{d}utu
9. _dumu#_ i-di-isz-{d}suen
10. _igi_ a-bu-u2-a-a
left
1. _dumu_ inim-{d}nanna-gin7
2. _iti kin-{d}inanna u4 1(u) n(disz)?-kam_
3. _mu bad3_ kar-{d}utu
seal 1
1. _kiszib_ {d}utu-we-de-e-ku
seal 2
1. _kiszib_ na-s,ir-{d}utu
  Foldi: "curiously the scribe has reversed the two elements of the name"
seal 3
1. _iszib_ a-bu-ia

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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  • Genre(s): Legal (Inscribed. With case, repaired.Seal impressions (0n envelope only) 6x2x6 UE 2 LE 2 lines)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: BE 6/1, 42

    [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, Zsombor, Ribatum (2009) p. 69,

    [sec47569] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 01300 & CBS 01300a
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 View
2022-01-03 at 18:22:58 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
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 View

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

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

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“BE 06/1, 042 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258633.
BE 06/1, 042 artifact entry (No. P258633). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258633 (Original work published 2005)
BE 06/1, 042 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258633 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 06/1, 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258633},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258633},
}


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