BE 06/1, 040 (P258499)
Receipt, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | BE 06/1, 040 |
|---|---|
| ID | P258499 |
| Museum no. | CBS 01165 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Receipt |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
English translation
By Guidi, Carlo · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | 1 bronze spade, |
| obverse 2 | 2 spades, |
| obverse 3 | 2 molds for (kiln-fired) bricks, |
| obverse 4 | 2 strickles, |
| obverse 5 | 10 hods |
| obverse 6 | are the possessions (lit. in the hands) of Ipqatum son of Paḫallum |
| obverse 7 | (that) Adad-manšum |
| obverse 8 | son of Eteyatum |
| reverse 1 | has received; |
| reverse 2 | he will settle the palace. |
| reverse 3 | The month of Simānum, the day 5 |
| reverse 4 | the year: “The walls of Kār-šamaš and Rapiqum”. |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _1(disz) {gesz}mar uruda_ | |
| 2 | _2(disz) {gesz}mar-HI_ | |
| 3 | _2(disz) {gesz}u3-szub sig4 al-ur3-ra_ | |
| 4 | 2(disz) {gesz}me-sze-qum | |
| 5 | _1(u) {gi}dupsik-hi-a_ | |
| 6 | _nig2-szu_ ip-qa2-tum _dumu_ pa-hal-li-im | |
| 7 | {disz}{d}iszkur-ma-an-szum | |
| 8 | _dumu_ e-te-ia-tum | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ma#-hi-ir | |
| 2 | _e2-gal_ i-pa-al | |
| 3 | _iti sig4-a u4 5(disz)-kam_ | |
| 4 | _mu bad3 kar-{d}utu_ u3 ra#-pi2-qum | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-11.