MHET 2/2, 142 (P481383)

Legal tablet 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 081505

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Field lease)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 4(iku) _iku [a]-sza3 sza3_ i-na na-gi-im
2. _ki_ e-li#-e-ri-sa
3. {disz}ta-ri-ba-tum
4. _dumu_ in-bu-sza
5. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
6. a-na _mu 3(disz)-kam_ u2-sze-s,i2
7. _mu 1(disz)-kam 1(gesz2) sze gur_
8. i-na _mu 2(disz)-kam 2(gesz2) sze [gur]_
bottom
  seal impression
reverse
1. a-na _gu2-un_ i-ru-ub2#
2. _3(disz) ezem 1(ban2) zi3-da_
3. u3 mi-sze-er-tam i-pa-qi2-id
  single ruling
4. _igi_ {d}utu {d}a-a
5. _igi_ ri-isz-{d}utu
6. _dumu_ SIG-an-nu-ni-tum
top
1. _mu {gesz}gu-za {d}nanna_
2. e2-kisz-nu-gal2
  seal impression
left
  seal impression
right
  seal impression
seal 1
1. ri-isz-{d}[utu]
2. _dumu_ SIG-an-nu-[ni-tum]
3. x PI? UD AN
seal 2
  only one DINGIR sign remains

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
  • Material: Clay
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  • Join Information:
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Field lease)
  • Language(s):


  • primary: MHET 2/2, 142

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 081505
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 1637

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2018-07-26 at 12:40:24 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-08-23 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) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 142 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481383.
MHET 2/2, 142 artifact entry (No. P481383). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481383 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 142 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481383 (Accessed: December 7, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 142 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481383},
}

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