MHET 2/2, 156 (P481413)

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 082095 & BM 082095A

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 (Field lease)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(esze3) _iku a-sza3_
2. _ki_ il-ta-ni _dumu-munus_ li-pi2-it-sin
3. {disz}{d}bu-ne-ne-a-bi
4. _a-sza3_ a-na# _mu 3(disz)-kam_
5. u2-sze-s,i2#
6. _mu 3(disz)-kam_
7. i-ka-al-ma
reverse
1. i-ka-al-ma
2. i-te-el-li#
3. ($ erased line $)
4. i-pa-qi2#-si2#
5. _igi_ ma-na-a
6. _igi_ na-ra-am-tum#
7. _igi_ la-ma-si2
envelope
1. 1(esze3) _iku a-sza3_ i-na tu-ha-mu#-[um]
2. i-ta# _a-sza3_ la-ma-si2
3. u3 i#-ta# _a-sza3_ e-ri-isz-ti-{d}utu
4. _ki_ il-ta-ni _dumu-munus_ li-pi2-it-sin
5. {disz}{d}bu-ne#-ne-a-bi
6. _a-sza3_ [a-na] _mu 3(disz)-kam_
7. a#-[na te]-ep#-ti-tim
8. u2-sze-s,i2
9. _mu# 3(disz)-kam_
10. i-ka-al-ma
reverse
1. i-te-el-i
2. _igi_ na-ra-am-tum
3. _dumu-munus_ zu-ur-zu-ri-ia
4. _igi_ la-ma-si2
5. _dumu-munus_ ARAD-{d}utu
6. _igi_ ma-na-a
7. _dumu-munus_ a-bu-um-wa-qar
8. _igi_ szi-ma-a-ha-ti
9. _mu iri a2-dam_ ma3-al-gi-a
left
  seal impression
seal 1
1. szi-ma-a#-[ha-ti]
2. _lukur {d}utu#_
3. _geme2 {d}utu_
4. u3 {d}a-a

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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  • Genre(s): Legal (Field lease)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 156

    [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 082095 & BM 082095A
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2225 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2225A

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2019-06-29 at 04:42:31 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2018-07-26 at 12:42:14 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-08-24 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: -
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 156 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481413.
MHET 2/2, 156 artifact entry (No. P481413). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481413 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 156 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481413 (Accessed: December 7, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 156 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481413},
}


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