PBS 08/2, 195 (P257793)

Business / Contracts 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

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 00347

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (Loan Contract. 9X2X10 UE 2 LE 3 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_
 ts: ištēn manā kaspim
 en: 1 mina of silver,
2. _masz2 1(disz) ma-na 1/3(disz) gin2_
 ts: ṣibat šalšat siqlam ana ištēn manā
 en: the interest of 1/3 of shekel for each mina
3. u2-s,a-ab
 ts: u(ṣ)ṣab
 en: he will add,
4. _ki_ za-ab-lum
 ts: itti zablum
 en: from Zablum
5. {disz}{d}suen-i-mi-ti
 ts: sîn-imi(t)ti
 en: Sîn-imitti,
6. sza i-na sza-ib-di-i
 ts: ša ina šaibdi
 en: who in Šaibdi
7. wa!-asz-bu
 ts: wašbu
 en: dwells,
8. _ku3-babbar szu ba-an-ti_
 ts: kaspam ilqe
 en: (that) silver has received.
9. _u4_ ki-nu-ni
 ts: ina ūm kinūni
 en: In the day of the Kinūnu festival
10. _ku3-babbar u3 masz2-bi_
 ts: kaspam u ṣibassu
 en: the silver and its interest
11. _i3-la2-e_
 ts: išaqqal
 en: he will pay.
reverse
1. _mu e2_ {d}inanna#
 ts: šattum bīt inanna
 en: The year (in which) the temple of Inanna
2. im-me-ru-um i-pu-szu
 ts: immerum ipušu
 en: Immerum built.
3. _igi_ ap-lu-szi
 ts: maḫar apluši
 en: Before Apluši,
4. _dumu_ isz-bi-ir-di-ni
 ts: mār išbirdini
 en: son of Išbirdini;
5. _igi_ a-hi-um-mi-szu
 ts: maḫar aḫī-ummīšu
 en: before Aḫī-ummīšu,
6. _dumu_ sze-ru-um-i3-li2
 ts: mār šērum-ilī
 en: son of Šērum-ilī;
7. _igi_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
 ts: maḫar nanna-manšum
 en: before Nanna-manšum,
8. _dumu_ {d}suen-gal
 ts: mār sîn-gal
 en: son of Sîn-gal;
9. _igi_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni
 ts: maḫar sîn-išmea(n)ni
 en: before Sîn-išmeanni,
10. _dumu_ ia-ta-da?-tum
 ts: mār iatadatum
 en: son of Iatadatum;
11. _igi_ {d}suen-i-mi-ti
 ts: maḫar sîn-imi(t)ti
 en: before Sîn-imitti
12. _dumu_ zi-kir-a-szur3
 ts: mār zikir-a(š)šur
 en: son of Zikir-aššur;
left
1. _igi_ pa-ti-tum
 ts: maḫar patitum
 en: before Patitum;
2. _igi_ puzur4-sin
 ts: maḫar puzur-sîn
 en: before Puzur-sîn,
3. _dumu_ en-num-sin
 ts: mār ennum-sîn
 en: son of Ennum-sîn.

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (Loan Contract. 9X2X10 UE 2 LE 3 lines)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P257793

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 00347
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 453763
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.347

References

  • primary: PBS 8/2, 195

    [Chiera1922PBS8/2] Chiera, Edward. 1922. Old Babylonian Contracts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 8/2. Philadelphia: University Museum.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2021-02-12 at 07:23:00 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Guidi, Carlo CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2020-07-09 at 11:25:11 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/2, 195 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P257793.
PBS 08/2, 195 artifact entry (No. P257793). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257793 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 195 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257793 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257793},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“PBS 08/2, 195 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P257793.
PBS 08/2, 195 artifact entry (No. P257793). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257793 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 08/2, 195 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257793 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {PBS 08/2, 195 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257793},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257793},
}


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