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MHET 2/2, 157 (P481414)

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 082248 & BM 082249

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)

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(iku)# _iku a-sza3_
2. i-na ha-ra-ma-tum
3. i-ta _a-sza3_ ka-ab-ra?-tim#
4. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur
5. _ki_ be-le-su2-nu
6. _dumu-munus_ dingir-a-bu-um#
7. {disz}ip-qu2-sza [_dumu_] u-bar-rum
8. _a-sza3_ a-na# e-re-szu-tim
9. [a]-na _gu2_ u2-sze-s,i2# _u4 buru15-sze3#_
10. 3(gesz2) _gur sze gu2_
11. i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im
reverse
1. _i3-ag2-e 3(disz) ezem_
2. 1(ban2) _dabin_
3. u3 mi-sze-er-tum#
4. i-pa-qi2-si2
5. _igi_ ti-sza-na-tum
6. _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-i-bi
7. _igi_ be-li-nu-um _dumu_ ma-ni-ni
8. _igi_ {d}nanna-x-x _dumu#_ x x
9. [...] x nu-ru#-[...]
10. _igi_ la-ma-si2
11. _dumu#-munus_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu
12. _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-[ni]
left
1. _mu erin2 a2-dam_ ma3-[al]-gi4{ki}
envelope
1. _dub 3(iku) iku a-sza3_
2. i-na ha-ra-ma-tim
3. i-ta _a-sza3_ ka-ab-ra-tim
4. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur
5. _ki_ be-le-su2-nu
6. _dumu-munus_ dingir-a-bu-um
7. {disz}ip-qa-sza# _dumu_ u-bar-ru-[um]
8. _a-sza3#_ a-na e-re#-[szu-tim]
9. a-na _gu2_ u2-sze#-[s,i2]
10. 3(gesz2) _gur sze#_ [...]
11. i-na _ka2_ [ga-gi-im]
(uninscribed seal impression)
reverse
1. _i3-ag2-[e_ ...]
2. 3(ban2) _dabin_ u3# [mi-sze-er-tam]
3. i-pa-[qi2-si]
4. _igi_ be-li-nu-[um]
5. _dumu_ ma-ni-[ni]
6. _igi_ {d}nanna-[...]
7. _dumu_ nu-ru-[...]
8. _igi_ ti-sza-[na-tum]
9. _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-i#-[bi]
10. _igi_ la-ma-si2#
11. _dumu-munus_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu
12. _mu erin a2-dam#_ ma3-al-gi4{[ki]}
top
seal impression
left
(uninscribed seal impressions)
seal 1
1. dingir-{d}utu

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: MHET 2/2, 157

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 082248 & BM 082249
Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2352 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2352A

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.10.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2019-06-29 at 04:42:31	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Atf	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		CDLI	approved
2018-07-26 at 12:42:13	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2015-08-24 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Firth, Richard		CDLI	approved

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Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

Notes

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“MHET 2/2, 157 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481414.

MHET 2/2, 157 artifact entry (No. P481414). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481414 (Original work published 2015)

MHET 2/2, 157 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481414 (Accessed: December 7, 2024).

@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-12-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 157 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481414},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481414},
}

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M1  - 2024/12/7/
TI  - MHET 2/2, 157 artifact entry
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ER  -

“MHET 2/2, 157 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481414.

MHET 2/2, 157 artifact entry (No. P481414). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481414 (Original work published 2015)

MHET 2/2, 157 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481414 (Accessed: December 7, 2024).

@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-12-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 157 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481414},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481414},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481414
LB  - CDLI:P481414
M1  - 2024/12/7/
TI  - MHET 2/2, 157 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481414
ER  -

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