MHET 2/2, 162 (P481419)

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 016761

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Litigation)

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na# [5(disz) 1/2(disz) _sar 5(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a_]
2. sza _da e2#_ [nu]-ur2#-i3#-li2#-szu#
3. u3 _da e2_ {d}a-a-tal-lik _lukur {d}utu_
4. _dumu#-munus_ dingir-szu-i-bi-szu
5. sza _ki_ [{d}suen-re-me]-ni# {disz#}bur-{d}suen
6. u3 geme2-{d}utu _lukur {d}utu dumu-me_ szu-{d}utu
7. {disz}la-[ma]-si2# _[lukur] {d}utu# dumu-munus_ szu*-{d*}dumu#*-zi#*
8. a-[na szi-im ga-me]-er# i-sza-mu-ma u3 i-zi-[ib-tam id-di]-nu-u2*-ma*
9. [isz*]-tu i-sza#-mu-ma
10. li-ib-ba-[szu-nu t,a-bu?]
11. u3 _mu 3(disz)-kam_ il#-li-ku
12. i-di-isz {disz}sin-re-me-ni a-bu-szu
13. u3 e-tel-pi4-{d}utu _[dumu]-ni_
14. a-na la-ma-si2 _lukur {d}[utu dumu-munus_] szu-{d}dumu-zi#
15. ir-gu-mu [szar]-ra-am im#-[hu-ru-u2-ma]
16. di*-[ku5-mesz {disz}sin]-i-din-nam ra*-[bi-a-an buranun{ki}]*
17. u3 kar buranun{ki} isz?-pu?-ra?-am-ma?*
18. {disz}dingir-da-mi-iq aga*-us2* il-li-kam*-ma
19. {disz}sin-i-din-nam ra-bi#-a-an buranun{ki}
20. _di-ku5-mesz_ u3 kar buranun{ki}
21. i-na _e2 {d}utu_ i-na _e2 babbar-ri_
22. wa-ar-ka-su2-nu ip*-ru-su2-ma
23. ki-ma i-na la i-di-im
24. szar-ra-am im-hu-ra
reverse
1. u3 _e2_-su2 la we-di-nu-um
2. i-zi-ib-tam i-szu i-mu-ru
3. di-nam u2-sza-hi-zu-szu-nu-ti-ma
4. asz-szum a-na _e2_ sza a-na _ku3-babbar_ id-di-nu
5. u2 i-zi*-ib-ta-szu ma-ah-ru
6. i-tu-ur-ma ir-gu-mu u3 szar#*-ra*-am
7. i-na la i-di-im im-hu-ru
8. mu-ut-ta-su2-nu u2-ga-al-li#-bu-[...]
9. ap*-pa-szu-nu ip-lu-szu a-lam* u2*-sa#*-hi#*-[ru]-szu-nu-ti
10. _dub_ la ra-ga-mi-im u2-sze-zi-bu-szu-nu-ti
11. u2-ul i-tu-ur2-ru-u2 [...]
12. a#-na# 5(disz)# 1/2(disz) _sar 5(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a_
13. sza# la#-ma-si2 _dumu-munus_ szu-{d}dumu*-zi*
14. u2-ul i-ra-ga-mu
15. _mu_ {d}utu# {d}amar-utu ha-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal#_
16. u3 {iri}zimbir{ki} it-mu-u2
17. di-in sin-i-din-nam ra-bi-a-an buranun#{ki#}
18. {disz}it-ti-{d}en-lil2-qi2-in-ni
19. {disz}sin-i-din-nam {disz}i-bi-{d}nin-szubur
20. {disz}nu-ur2-{d}szakkan2 {disz}na-bi-{d}utu
21. {disz}qi2-isz-nu-nu {disz}sin-e-[ri-ba]-am
22. {disz}bur-sin {disz}na-ra-am-i3*-li2*-szu
23. {disz}sin-na-s,ir {disz}ma-du-um-mu#*-[uq]
left
1. _iti NE-NE-gar_
2. _mu_ {iri}ma-da_ ra-pi2-qum{ki}
  (* Woestenburg AfO 44/45 collations)

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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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  • Genre(s): Legal (Litigation)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 162

    [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.

  • history: WdO 34, p.23-39, p. 30-33

    [Dombradi2004Prozeßurkunden] Dombradi, Eva. 2004. “Notizen Zur Deutung von Dīnam Šūḫuzu in Den Altbabylonischen Prozeßurkunden.” Welt Des Orients 34: 23–39.

  • 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 016761
  • Accession No.: 1892-05-16, 0297

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
2019-06-29 at 04:42:31 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2019-05-25 at 03:38:34 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els CDLI approved View
2018-07-30 at 12:37:38 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. 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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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 162 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481419.
MHET 2/2, 162 artifact entry (No. P481419). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481419 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 162 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481419 (Accessed: December 7, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-12-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 162 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481419},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481419},
}


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