OB Legal 095 & 096 (P258910)

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 01577 & CBS 01860

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 (Litigation concerning heritage; envelope = CBS 1860)

Language(s)

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Has fragments Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
  for the most part covered by envelope
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...]
2'. [a-na _2(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3]_ {iri}hu-ba{ki} _a-gar3#_ [puzur4-la-ba]
3'. [_1/3(disz) sar e2_ ga-gi]-im sza be-le-su2-nu _dumu-munus_ i-din-{d}utu
4'. [a-na la-ma]-si2# um-mi-sza id-di-nu-ma
5'. [{disz}la-ma-si2] a-na ARAD2-{d}suen ma-ri-sza ap-lu-sa3 id#-di#-nu
6'. [_1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3] a-gar3_ me-er-ri-ga-at{ki} i-na pa-ni# _[{gesz}]tir#_
7'. [_1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3]_ {iri}hu-ba{ki} _sza3 a-sza3_ di-a-ta-[nu-um]
8'. [_3(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ i]-na# _e2_ la-bi-ri-im
9'. [sza wa-ar-ka-at _e2]_ {d}suen
10'. [_1(disz) sag-ARAD2]_ at#-[ta-dingir]-ma
11'. _1(disz) [sag-geme2]_ ma-ad-du#-[mu-uq]-sza
12'. _1(disz) [sag]-geme2_ be-el-ti#-[illat-ti]
13'. _1(disz) sag#-geme2_ ma-an-nu-um-ba-lu-usz#-sza
14'. sza in-bu-sza a-na ARAD2-sin _dumu_ sin-ma-gir a-hi-sza
15'. ap-lu-us-sa3 id-di-nu u3 wa-tar-ti _e2 a-ba_
16'. a-na ARAD2-sin _dumu_ sin-ma-gir u2-ul i-ra-ga-mu#
17'. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na it#-[mu-u2]
18'. _igi_ nu-ra-tum _dumu_ sig-an-nu-ni#-[tum]
19'. _igi_ ARAD2-sin _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam x x x [...]
20'. _igi_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum _dumu#_ dingir#-szu#-ba-ni#
21'. _igi_ {d}suen-be-el-ibila _[dumu ...]-x-[x]
22'. _igi_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ nu-ur2-a-li-[szu]
23'. _igi_ an-pi2-sza _dumu_ s,il2-li2-{d}utu
left
1. _igi_ ri-isz-{d}utu _dumu_ lu-usz#-ta#-mar#-[sin]
envelope
obverse
1. a-na _2(esze3)# GAN2 a-sza3_ sza {iri}hu-ba _a-gar3_ puzur4-la-ba
2. sza [{d}]suen#-ma-gir _dumu_ a-bu-um-wa-qar isz-ta-mu
3. _1/3(disz)# sar <e2>_ ga-gi-im _da e2_ {d}a-a-tum
4. [u3] _da e2_ a-ma-at-{d}ma-mu
5. sza# be-le-su2-nu _dumu-munus_ i-din-{d}utu a-na la-ma-si2 um-mi-sza
6. ap-lu-us-sa3 id-di-nu-ma
7. {disz}la-ma-si2 a-na ARAD2-{d}suen ma-ri-sza ap-lu-us-<sa3> id-di-nu
8. _1(esze3)# 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ me-er-ri-ga-at{ki}
9. li#-ib-bu te-ep-ti-tim sza pa-ni _{gesz}tir_
10. i-ta _e_ {d}szul-gi u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ la-ma-sa3-ni _lukur_ {d}utu
11. _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ {iri}hu-ba li-ib-bu _a-sza3_ di-a-ta-nu-um
12. i-ta _a-sza3_ {d}en-lil2-is-su2 a-hi-sza u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ i-bi-{d}en-lil2 a-hi-sza
13. _3(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ li-ib-bu _e2_ la-bi-ri-im sza wa-ar-ka-at _e2_ {d}suen
14. _1(disz) sag-ARAD2_ at-ta-dingir-ma _1(disz) sag-geme2_ ma-ad-du-mu-uq-sza
15. _1(disz) sag-geme2_ be-el-ti-illat-ti _1(disz) sag-geme2_ ma-an-nu-um-ba-lu-usz-sza
16. [sza] in-bu-sza _nu-bar dumu-munus_ a-bu-um-wa-qar
17. [a]-na# ARAD2-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}suen-ma-gir a-hi-sza ap-lu-us-sa3 id-di-nu
18. [{disz}]i-bi-{d}en-lil2 {disz}dingir-szu-i#-bi u3 be-le-su2-nu _dumu-mesz_ {d}en-lil2-na-s,i-ir
19. [a-na] ARAD2#-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}suen-ma#-gir# ir-gu-mu um-ma szu-nu-ma
20. [ki-isz]-da#-at {d}en-lil2-na-s,i#-ir a-bi-ni
21. [u3] wa#-tar-ti _e2 a-ba#_ sza# le-qe2-e-ni i-na qa2-ti-ka i-ba-asz-szi
22. [szar]-ra-am im-hu-ru tup-pi2 sza-ri-im
23. [a]-na# _di-ku5-mesz_ zimbir{ki} il-li-kam
24. _di-ku5-mesz_ a-wa#-ti#-szu-nu i-mu-ru
25. tup-pi2 ap-lu#-tim sza be-le-su2-nu a-na la-ma-si2 id#-di-nu-ma
26. {disz}la-ma-si2 a-na ARAD2-{d}suen ma-ri-sza ap-lu-us-sa3 id-di-nu
27. u3# tup-pi2 _ha-la_ sza in-bu-sza _nu-bar dumu-munus_ a-bu-um-wa-qar
28. sza ma-la li-ib-bi-sza ma-s,i-a-at-ma
29. ap-lu-us-sa3 a-na ARAD2-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}suen-ma-gir a-hi-sza id-di-nu
30. _di-ku5-mesz_ isz-mu-u2
31. u3 ki-ma wa-tar-ti _e2 a-ba_
32. i-na qa2-ti ARAD2-{d}suen la i-ba-asz-szu-u2
33. i-mu-ru di-nam u2-sza-hi-zu-szu-nu-ti-ma
reverse
1. [asz-szum] la ha#-ab-lu-ma i-na la i-di-im szar-ra-am im-hu-ru
2. _di#-ku5-mesz_ ar-nam i-mi-du-szu-nu-ti
3. u2-ul i-tu-ur2-ru-ma _u4-kur2-sze3_
4. {disz}i-bi-{d}en-lil2 {disz}dingir-szu-i-bi u3 be-le-su2-nu _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-mesz_ {d}en-lil2-na-s,i-ir
5. a-na _2(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ {iri}hu-ba! _a-gar3_ puzur4-la-ba
6. _1/3(disz)# sar# e2_ <ga>-gi-im sza be-le-su2-nu _dumu-munus_ i-din-{d}utu
7. a-na la-ma-si2 um-mi-sza ap#-lu#-us-sa3 id-di-nu-ma
8. {disz}la-ma-si2 ap#-[lu-us-sa3 a]-na# ma-ri-sza id-di-nu
9. _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ [me-er-ri-ga]-at#{ki}
10. _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ {iri}hu-[ba li-ib-bu _a]-sza3_ di-a-ta-nu-um
11. _3(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ li-ib-[bu _e2_ la-bi-ri-im sza] wa#-ar-ka-at _e2_ {d}suen
12. _1(disz) sag-ARAD2_ at-ta-dingir-ma _[1(disz) sag-geme2_ ma-ad-du-mu]-uq#-sza
13. _1(disz) sag-geme2_ be-el-ti-illat-ti _[1(disz) sag-geme2_ ma-an-nu]-um#-ba-lu-usz-sza
14. sza in-bu-sza a-na ARAD2-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}suen#-[ma-gir] id#-di-nu
15. u3 wa-tar-ti _e2 [a-ba]_
16. [a]-na ARAD2#-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}suen-ma-gir# [u2-ul i-ra-ga-mu]
17. _mu_ {d}utu {d}[marduk] u3# sa-am#-[su-i-lu-na it-mu]-u2
  single ruling
18. _igi_ nu-ra-tum# _[dumu_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum]
19. _igi_ sig-i3-li2-szu _dumu#_ [qi2-isz-nu-nu]
20. _igi_ ARAD2-{d}suen# _[dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam]
21. _igi_ ri-isz-[{d}utu _dumu_ lu-usz-ta-mar-{d}suen]
22. _igi_ szar-rum-[{d}iszkur _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2]
23. _igi_ sig-an-nu-ni-[tum _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni]
24. _igi_ {d}suen-be-[el-ibila _dumu_ ...]-x-x
25. _igi_ i-bi#-[{d}nin-szubur _dumu]_ nu#-ur2-a-li-szu
26. _igi_ [an-pi2-sza] _dumu#_ s,il2-li2-{d}utu
27. _igi#_ [...] _dub-sar_
  single ruling
28. _iti [...] u4 3(u)-kam_
29. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e u6-nir ki-tusz mah {d}za-ba4-ba4 {d}inanna-bi-da-ke4 szu gibil bi2-in-ak_
seal 1
  Drawing in Fs Sjöberg (1989) p. 537. Cuneiform signs inserted among the figures:
1. {d}suen-i-din-nam
2. dumu nu-ra-tum
3. ARAD ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
seal 2
  Cuneiform signs inserted among the figures:
1. sig-i3-li2-szu
2. dumu qi2-[isz-nu-nu]
seal 3
1. szar-ru-um-{d}[iszkur]
2. dumu {d}iszkur-ma-[an-szum2]
3. [ARAD ...]
seal 4
1. dingir-szu-ba-ni dam-gar3
2. dumu i-bi-{d}nin-szubur
3. ARAD nig2 {d}nin-szubur
seal 5
1. [{d}]suen#-[be-el-ibila]
2. [dumu] {d}suen-ma-[gir]
3. ARAD# {d}suen#
seal 6
1. [i]-bi-{d}nin-szubur#
2. [dumu] nu-ur2-a-li-[szu]
3. [ARAD] {d}nin-[szubur]

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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
  • Measurements (mm):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: with part of envelope adhering
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal (Litigation concerning heritage; envelope = CBS 1860)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: OLA 21, 95 & 96

    [vanLerberghe1986OLA21] Van Lerberghe, Karel. 1986. Old Babylonian Legal and Administrative Texts from Philadelphia. Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 21. Leuven: Peeters.

  • history: WdO 34, p.23-39, p. 35-36

    [Dombradi2004Prozeßurkunden] Dombradi, Eva. 2004. “Notizen Zur Deutung von Dīnam Šūḫuzu in Den Altbabylonischen Prozeßurkunden.” Welt Des Orients 34: 23–39.

  • history: Fs Sjöberg (1989) p.525-538,

    [Voet1989life] Van Lerberghe, Karel, and Gabriella Voet. 1989. “A Long Lasting Life.” In DUMU-E₂-DUB-BA-A. Studies in Honor of Åke W. Sjöberg, edited by Hermann Behrens, Darlene Loding, and Martha T. Roth, 525–38. Occasional Publications of the Samuel Noah Kramer Fund 11. Philadelphia: Samuel Noah Kramer Fund.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 01577 & CBS 01860
  • 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
2021-06-06 at 13:59:31 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els 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: -
CDLI Notes:

P258910P258910

Cite this Artifact
“OB Legal 095 & 096 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258910.
OB Legal 095 & 096 artifact entry (No. P258910). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258910 (Original work published 2005)
OB Legal 095 & 096 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258910 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OB {Legal} 095 & 096 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258910},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258910},
}


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