MHET 2/2, 160 (P481417)

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 017390

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

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. _dub 1(bur3) iku a-sza3_ _
2. i-na pa-hu-s,um
3. i-ta _a-sza3_ dingir-szu-illat-su2
4. _dumu-munus_ sin-sze-me
5. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ ip-qu2-sza
6. _ki_ hu-szu-tum _lukur {d}utu_
7. _dumu*_ sin-pu-ut,-ra-am
8. {disz}sin-i-din-nam#
9. _dumu_ im-gu-ri#-ia
10. _a-sza3_ a-[na ...] _mu 1(disz)-kam_
11. a-na er-re-szu-tim
12. u2-sze-s,i2 _u4# buru14#-[sze3]
bottom
  (uninscribed seal impression)
reverse
1. 1(u) 5(disz) _gur [sze_ ...]
2. i-na [...]-tim#
3. i-na [... _i3]-ag2-e_
4. 5(disz) i-si#-[ni ...] _am3_
5. u3 1(disz) _uzu ta#*-a#*_
6. i-pa-qi2-si2
7. 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ne2*-ba*-ah* _a-sza3_
  Woestenburg AfO 44/45 collation
8. _i3-la2-e_
9. _igi_ {d}utu-sag-kal
10. _dumu_ x-dingir-ra
11. [_igi_ a-ha]-am-ni-ir-szi
12. [...] um
13. [...] e#?-ri-ba-am
14. [...] x-{d}iszkur
top
  seal impression
left
1. _mu# iri a2-dam_ ra-pi2-qum{d}
  seal impression
seal 1
1. lu2-dingir
2. [...] x-dingir
3. [...] NI#?-dingir
seal 2
1. [...]-ni
2. [...] {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
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

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

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 160

    [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.

  • collation: AfO 44/45, p. 349-356, p. 352 (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 017390
  • Accession No.: 1894-01-15, 0104

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 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
2019-06-29 at 04:42:31 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2018-07-30 at 12:11:05 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2018-07-26 at 12:42:13 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) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 160 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481417.
MHET 2/2, 160 artifact entry (No. P481417). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481417 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 160 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481417 (Accessed: December 8, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-12-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 160 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481417},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481417},
}


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