MHET 2/1, 085 (P481337)

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 017073 & BM 017073A

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. _4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
2. i-na ta-wi-ir-tim
3. sza i3-li2-su2-ka-al
4. i-ta geme2-{d}utu
5. _dumu-munus_ sin-e-ri-ba-am
6. _1(iku) GAN2 3(u) sar a-sza3_
7. i-ta _{gesz}kiri6 szuku?_ nig2-sin
8. u3 i-ta la-ma-si2
9. _dumu-munus_ nu-ur2-ku-ub2-bi
10. {disz}ia-ar-bi-dingir <_dumu_> da-ru-um-ba-ni
11. a-na e-ri-isz-tum
12. i-di-in _mu_ {d}utu
13. {d}a-a {d}marduk
reverse
1. u3 sin-mu-ba-li2-it,
2. _igi_ ARAD-sin
3. _igi_ sza-mu-uh-sin
4. _igi_ {d}iszkur-re-me-ni
5. _igi_ {d}utu-ta-ia-ar
6. _igi_ dingir-szu-ka-bi-it
7. _dumu_ bur-sin
8. _igi_ {d}utu-bi-ir-ki-{d}a-a
9. _dumu_ sin-ra-bi
10. _igi_ {d}utu-ma-gir
11. _dumu_ sin-a-bu-szu
12. _igi_ na-bi-dingir-szu
13. _dumu_ sin-i-mi-ti
14. _igi_ i3-li2-ma-a-hi
15. _dumu_ akszak{ki}-i-din-nam
envelope
obverse
1. _dub 4(iku) GAN2 [a-sza3_]
2. i-na ta-wi-ir#-[tim]
3. sza i3-[li2-su2-ka]-al#
4. i-ta [geme2-{d}utu _dumu-munus_] {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
5. u3 i-[ta ...] x-tum
6. _1(iku) GAN2 [3(u) sar a-sza3_]
7. i-ta [_{gesz}kiri6 szuku?_ nig2]-{d}suen
8. u3 i-ta [la-ma-si2 _dumu]-munus#_ nu-ur2#-[ku-bi]
9. _e2_ ma-la# [ma-s,u2-u2]
10. sza i-na tu#-[ha-mi-im]
11. a-ta-pu-um sza e#-[ri]-isz-tum-ma
12. [ia-ar-bi-dingir _dumu_] da#-ru#-um#-ba-ni
reverse
1. a#-na# mi-im-[ma an-ni]-im
2. [...]-ni
3. [a-na e-ri-isz-tum _dumu]-munus#-a-ni_ i-di-in
4. [_mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}]marduk
5. [u3 sin-mu-ba-li2-it, _in-pa3-de3]-mesz_
6. [_igi_ ...-{d}]suen#
7. _igi_ [{d}iszkur]-re#-me#-ni
8. _igi_ {d}utu-ta-ia-ar
9. _igi_ i*-su2*-ka-bi-it
10. [_dumu_ bur-{d}]suen#
11. [_igi_ {d}utu-ma-gir _dumu_] {d}suen-a-bu-szu
12. [_igi_ na-bi-dingir-szu] _dumu_ sin-i-mi-ti
13. [...] x x [...]
  rest broken
seal 1
1. li-pi2-it-[isz8-tar2]
2. _dumu_ {d}utu-[tab]-ba-szu
3. _sanga#_ {d}[utu]

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
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Bequest)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/1, 85

    [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. 346-348

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 017073 & BM 017073A
  • Accession No.: 1892-07-09, 0189 & 1892-07-09, 0189A

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, 085 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481337.
MHET 2/1, 085 artifact entry (No. P481337). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481337 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/1, 085 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481337 (Accessed: December 8, 2024).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {MHET 2/1, 085 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481337},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481337},
}


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