MHET 2/1, 081 (P481333)

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 British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 016832 & BM 016832A

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 (Bequest)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na sza bi-ne2-e
2. i-ta _a-sza3_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
3. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ ip-qa2-tum
4. _dumu_ i-s,ur-[{d}iszkur]
5. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam_ ta-ri-bu#-um
6. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam_ akszak{ki}-ga-mil
7. sza si2-ia-tum
8. a-na e-li-e-ri-sa _dumu-munus-a-ni_
9. id-di-nu
10. {disz}ip-qa2-tum u3 i-s,ur-{d}iszkur
11. la i-ra-ga-mu-szi-im
12. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk
13. {disz}[{d}]suen#-mu-ba-li2-it,
14. [u3] {iri#}zimbir{ki}
reverse
1. it-mu-u2
2. _igi_ isz-me-e-ra-ah ra-bi-a-nu-um
3. _igi_ ia-szu-hu-um
4. _igi_ hu-za-lum
5. _igi_ ni-id-nu-sza
6. _igi_ a-pil-i3-li2-szu sza _lugal_
7. _igi_ {d}utu-sze-me _dumu_ na-bi-[{d}utu]
8. _igi_ sin-dingir _dumu_ pu#*-um#-ra-bi
9. _igi_ na-ki-mu-um
10. _igi_ qu3-ru-du-um
11. _igi_ sin-i-din-nam _dumu_ i-ku-ne2-e
12. _igi_ sin-ma#-gir# _dumu_ i-din-{d}mar-tu
13. _igi_ ia-da-hu-[...]
14. _igi_ ra-bu-ut-sa3# _dumu_ be-[la-kum]
15. _igi_ sza-ma-ia-tum
16. _dumu_ a-wa-ti-ia
left
1. _igi_ szu-pi2-sza
2. _dumu_ i-pi2-iq-nu-nu
3. _igi_ i-tur2-asz-du-um
envelope
obverse
1. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na sza bi-[ne2]-e
2. i-ta _a-sza3_ {d}suen-[i]-qi2#-sza-am
3. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ ip-qa2-tum
4. _dumu_ i-s,ur-{d}iszkur#
5. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam_ ta-ri-bu-um
6. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam i7_ akszak{ki}-[ga]-mil
7. sza si2-ia-tum a-bu-sza
8. a-na e-li-e-ri-sa ma#-[ar]-ti-szu
9. id-di-nu
10. {disz}ip-qa2-tum
11. u3 i#-s,ur-{d}iszkur
  rest broken
bottom
1'. _in-pa3-de3-[mesz]_
reverse
1. _igi_ isz-me-e-ra-ah ra-bi-[a-nu-um]
2. _igi_ ia-szu-hu-um#
3. _dumu_ u2-s,ur-ba-lu
4. _igi_ hu-za-lum _igi_ ni-id-nu-sza
5. _igi_ a-pil2-i3-li2 sza _lugal_
6. _igi_ {d}suen-dingir _dumu_ pu-um-ra-bi
7. _igi_ {d}utu-sze-mi
8. _dumu_ na-bi-{d}utu
9. _igi_ na-ki-mu-um _dumu_ ib-ni-[...]
10. _igi_ u-bar-[...]-ri-im
11. _igi_ [...] ra-bi-a-nu#
12. _igi_ [...]
13. _dumu_ [...]
14. _igi_ [...]
15. _igi_ {d}suen-ma-gir
16. _dumu_ i-din*-{d}mar-tu
17. _igi_ ra-bu-ut-sa3 _dumu_ be-la-kum
18. _igi_ sza-ma-ia-tum
19. _dumu_ a-wa-ti-ia
20. _igi_ szu-pi2-sza
seal 1
1. [...] ri [...]
2. [...] dingir [...]
seal 2
1. x [...]
2. [...] su
3. [...]
seal 3
  (no linguistic content)
  (collations by Woestenburg AfO 44/45 (1998) 151)

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
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal (Bequest)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/1, 81

    [Dekiere1994MHET2/1] Dekiere, Luc. 1994. Old Babylonian Real Estate Documents from Sippar in the British Museum. Part 1: Pre-Hammurabi Documents. Mesopotamian History and Environment. Series III. Texts 2. Ghent: University of Ghent.

  • history: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 342-344

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

  • collation: AfO 44/45, p. 349-356, p. 351 (coll.)

    [Woestenburg1998reviewMHET2/1-4] Woestenburg, Els. 1997/98. “Review Dekiere MHET II/1-4.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 44/45: 349–56.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 016832 & BM 016832A
  • Accession No.: 1892-05-16, 0368 & 1892-05-16, 0368A

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-10-14 at 19:05:24 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-08-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard 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: -
Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/1, 081 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481333.
MHET 2/1, 081 artifact entry (No. P481333). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481333 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/1, 081 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481333 (Accessed: December 6, 2024).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {MHET 2/1, 081 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481333},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481333},
}


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