BE 06/1, 095 (P258868)

Legal tablet 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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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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CBS 01534

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (23x2x19x3 lines; 11.65x6.6x3.1 cms)

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Akkadian

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1. _2(disz) sar e2_ szi-in-ni _{gesz}al_
 ts: šinā mūšar bītum šinni allim
 en: A house of 2 SAR ready to be torn down (lit. tooth of the hoe)
2. i-na zimbir{ki}-ia-ah-ru-rum
 ts: ina sippar-yaḫrum
 en: in Sippar-yaḫrum
3. _da e2_ ARAD-{d}er3-ra
 ts: ṭēḫi bīt warad-erra
 en: adjoining the house of Warad-erra
4. u3 _da e2_ i-din-{d}da-gan _dumu_ dumu-er-s,i-tim
 ts: u ṭēḫi bīt i(d)din-dagan mār mār-erṣetim
 en: and adjoining the house of Iddin-dagan son of Mar-erṣetim,
5. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma sila dagal-la_ {d}bu-ne-ne
 ts: rēsušu ištēn ribīt bunene
 en: its first front (is adjacent to) the street Bunene,
6. [_sag]-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma e2_ ni-szi-i-ni-szu _lukur {d}utu_
 ts: rēsušu šanûm bīt nīši-inīšu nadīt šamaš
 en: its second front (is adjacent to) the house of Nīši-inīšu, nadītu of Šamaš
7. _dumu-munus_ a-na-tum
 ts: mārat anatum
 en: daughter of Anatum;
8. [ap]-lu-ut geme2-{d}ma-mu _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus_ {d}suen-sza-mu-uh
 ts: aplūt amat-mamu nadīt šamaš mārat sîn-šamuḫ
 en: (this was) the estate of Amat-mamu, nadītu of Šamaš (and) daughter of Sîn-šamuḫ
9. [sza] ib#-ni-{d}utu _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2 dumu_ a-bu-um-wa-qar
 ts: ša ibni-šamaš bārîm mār abum-waqar
 en: that Ibni-šamaš the diviner, son of Abum-waqar,
10. [mu]-us2-sa3 il-qu2-u2
 ts: mussa ilqû
 en: her husband had taken;
11. [_1(disz) sag]-geme2_ {d}ul-masz-szi-tum-tukul-ti
 ts: ištēt amtum ulmaššītum-tukulti
 en: 1 female slave (named) Ulmaššītum-tukulti;
12. [_1(disz) sag]-geme2_ i3-li2-ba-asz-ti
 ts: ištēt amtum ilī-bāšti
 en: 1 female slave (named) Ilī-bāšti;
13. [_1(disz) {uruda}]szen ki-la2-bi 5(disz) ma-na_
 ts: ištēn ruqqum ḫamšat manā šuqultašu
 en: 1 kettle weighing (lit. its weight is) 5 minas;
14. [_1(disz)] {na4}kinkin zi3-gu 1(disz) {na4}kinkin dabin_
 ts: ištēn erûm ana isqūqim ištēn erûm ana tappinnim
 en: 1 grindstone for fine flour; 1 grindstone for coarse flour;
15. [_1(disz)] {na4}na za3-hi-li-a_
 ts: ištēt urṣum
 en: 1 pestle;
16. [n] _gesz-nu2 ka-musz 2(disz) {gesz}gu-za ka-musz_
 ts: n eršū kamuššakkū šittā kuššū kamuššakkū
 en: n beds (and) 2 chairs "kamuššakkū" (decorated);
17. mi-im-ma an-ni-i-im
 ts: mimma annîm
 en: all this (is)
18. sza ib-ni-{d}utu _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2 dumu_ a-bu-um-wa-qar
 ts: ša ibni-šamaš bārûm mār abum-waqar
 en: what Ibni-šamaš, the diviner, son of Abum-waqar,
19. a-na {munus}hu-gu-ul-tum _szu-gi_ asz-sza-ti-szu
 ts: ana ḫu(g)gultum šugitum aššatīšu
 en: to Ḫuggultum the šugitu-priestess his wife
20. id-di-nu
 ts: iddinu
 en: has given.
21. a-di {munus}hu-gu-ul-tum asz-sza-as-su2 ba-al-t,a-at
 ts: adi ḫu(g)gultum aššassu balṭat
 en: As far has Ḫuggultum, his wife, lives
22. mi-im-mu-sza qa2-as-sa3-ma-u2-ka-al
 ts: mimmuša qāssāma ukāl
 en: she (lit. her hand) will hold her possessions.
23. _u4-kur2-sze3_ {d}marduk-mu-ba-li2-it, u3 ib-ni-{d}sze-[rum]
 ts: ana warkiāt ūmī marduk-muba(l)liṭ u ibni-serum
 en: In future, Marduk-muballiṭ and Ibni-serum,
24. ma-ru-sza ap-lu-sza
 ts: māruša apluša
 en: hers sons and heirs,
25. 1(disz) munus-as-su su-bir4{ki}
 ts: ištēt aššassu subir
 en: his wife (from ?) Subartu
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1'. [... i]-ka-al
 ts: ... i(k)kal
 en: ... will enjoy
2'. [... ib]-ni-{d}utu _mesz2-szu-gid2-gid2_
 ts: ... ibni-šamaš bārûm
 en: ...Ibni-šamaš the diviner
3'. [...] u3# ib-ba-asz-szu#-u2#
 ts: ... u ibbaššû
 en: [... that] might occur
4'. [...] x ib-ni-{d}utu _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_
 ts: ... ibni-šamaš bārûm
 en: ... Ibni-šamaš the diviner
5'. [...] u2
 ts: ... u
 en: ... and
6'. [...] i#-ra#-ag-gu-mu-szi
 ts: ... iraggumūši
 en: ... they shall (not) raise a claim
7'. [_mu_ ...] u3# am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal_
 ts: ... u ammi-ṣaduqa šarrum
 en: ... and Ammi-ṣaduqa the king
8'. [_in-pa3]-de3#_
 ts: itamma
 en: will swear.
9'. [_igi_ ...] x _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
 ts: maḫar ... mār sîn-i(d)dinam
 en: Before ... son of Sîn-iddinam;
10'. [_igi_ {d}nanna-ma]-an-szum2 _di-ku5 dumu_ ib-ni-{d}marduk
 ts: maḫar nanna-manšum dayyānum mār ibni-marduk
 en: before Nanna-manšum, judge, son of Ibni-marduk;
11'. [_igi_ {d}suen]-isz-me-a-ni _di-ku5 dumu_ ib-ni-{d}marduk
 ts: maḫar sîn-išmea(n)ni dayyānum mār ibni-marduk
 en: before Sîn-išmeanni, judge, son of Ibni-marduk;
12'. [_igi_ sig-an]-nu-ni-tum _di-ku5 dumu_ ib-ni-{d}utu
 ts: maḫar ipqu-annunītum dayyānum mār ibni-šamaš
 en: before Ipqu-annunītum, judge, son of Ibni-šamaš;
13'. [_igi_ {d}]suen#-i-din-nam _di-ku5 dumu_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2
 ts: maḫar sîn-i(d)dinam dayyānum mār adad-manšum
 en: before sîn-iddinam, judge, son of Adad-manšum;
14'. [_igi_] {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi _dumu_ {d}marduk-na-s,i-ir
 ts: maḫar sîn-nadin-šumi mār marduk-nāṣir
 en: before Sîn-nadin-šumi, son of Marduk-nāṣir;
15'. [_igi_] {d}suen-na-s,i-ir _dumu_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum
 ts: maḫar sîn-nāṣir mār ipqu-annunītum
 en: before Sîn-nāṣir, son of Ipqu-annunitum;
16'. _igi_ a-wi-il-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}utu
 ts: maḫar awil-ištar mār ibni-šamaš
 en: before Awil-ištar, son of Ibni-šamaš;
17'. _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-{d}e2-a _dumu e-dub-ba-a_
 ts: maḫar qīšti-ea mār bīt ṭuppi
 en: before Qišti-ea, the scribe.
  single ruling
18'. _iti ab-e3 u4 2(u)-kam_
 ts: waraḫ ṭebētim ūmam ešrā
 en: The month of Ṭebētum, the day 20
19'. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e {uruda}ki-lugal-gub i3-mah2-a hur-sag didli-a i7-da i3-mesz-a-bi e-mah e2-nam-he2-a-ta me-te-a-asz mi-ni-in-gar-ra_
 ts: šanat ammi-ṣaduqa šarrum manzāzam ṣīram ša šadī u narātim ina bītim enamḫe ana simtim iškunu
 en: the year "Ammi-ṣaduqa the king a big socle of copper (decorated) with mountains and rivers placed into the Emaḫ of enamḫe as an ornament".

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Condition Description: left side broken
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  • Genre(s): Legal (23x2x19x3 lines; 11.65x6.6x3.1 cms)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: BE 6/1, 95

    [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: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 48-49

    [Suurmeijer2014property] Suurmeijer, Guido. 2014. “Property Transfer within the Family in Old Babylonian Sippar.” Phdthesis, Gent: Universiteit Gent.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 01534
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-03-12 at 15:14:54 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
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
2022-04-01 at 14:41:46 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Guidi, Carlo CDLI approved View
2021-07-14 at 20:35:33 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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Cite this Artifact
“BE 06/1, 095 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258868.
BE 06/1, 095 artifact entry (No. P258868). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258868 (Original work published 2005)
BE 06/1, 095 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258868 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2023BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 06/1, 095 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258868},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258868},
}


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