MHET 2/2, 163 (P481420)

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 017082 & BM 017082A

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 sale)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(bur3)# _iku a-sza3_ i-na _a-sza3 garim_
2. i-ta _GAN2_ x {d}utu-sze-me
3. u3 i-ta dingir-szu-a-bu-szu
4. _sag-bi_ ma-asz-ka3-nu-um dingir-szu-a-bu#-szu#
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam_ bu-ur-tum _lukur {d}utu#_
6. 1(iku) _iku a-sza3_
7. i-ta na-am-ka-ri-im
8. u3 i-ta {i7}lugal
9. _sag-bi e_ {d}szul-gi
10. _ki_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu _dumu_ {d}utu-zi-mu
11. {disz}{d}suen-ta-ia-ar
12. _dumu_ ak-sza-ia
13. _in-szi-in-sa10_
14. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
reverse
1. 6(disz)# 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2#_
2. _{gesz}gan-na ib2-ta-bala#_
3. _inim-bi al-til_
4. _sza3-ga-ni al-du10#_
5. _u4-kur2-sze3# lu2 lu2-ra inim# [nu-um-ga2-ga2-a]_
6. _mu_ {d}utu# {d}amar#-[utu]
7. {disz}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
  single ruling
8. u3 _iri_ zimbir{ki} _in#-[pa3-de3-mesz]_
9. _igi_ {d}utu-sze-me _dumu_ na-bi#-{d}[...]
10. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}mar-tu _dumu_ a-wa-ti-ia
11. _igi_ dingir#-szu-mu-ba-li2-it,
12. [_dumu_] {d}utu-tab-ba-szu
13. [_igi_ {d}suen]-sza-du-ni
14. _dumu#_ ARAD-{d}mar-tu
15. _igi_ {d}utu-we-di-ku _dumu_ {d}utu-sze-me
16. _igi_ na-hu-um-{d}da-gan
17. _dumu_ sin-i-qi2-sza-[am]
left
1. _iti ab-e3 u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam_
2. _mu_ ra-pi2-qum{ki} in-dab_
envelope
obverse
1. 1(bur3) _iku a-sza3_ i-na ta#-wi#-ir-tum
2. i#-ta# _GAN2_ x x [... {d}utu]-sze-me
  n lines broken
3'. _[sag]-bi 1(disz)!-kam_ ma-[asz-ka-num]
4'. _[sag-bi 2(disz)-kam]_ bu-ur-tum _lukur {d}utu#_ [...]
5'. 1(iku)# _iku a-sza3_ [...]
6'. i-ta na-am-ka#-[ri-im]
7'. u3 i-ta {i7}[lugal]
8'. _sag-bi e_ {d}szul-gi
9'. _ki_ dingir-szu-a-bu-[szu]
10'. _dumu#_ {d}utu-[zi-mu]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _[{gesz}]gan#-na# ib2-[ta-bala]_
2'. _inim-bi al-til sza3#-[ga-ni al-du10]_
3'. _u4-kur2-sze3# lu2-lu2-[ra]_
4'. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-[a]
5'. _mu_ {d}utu {d}[amar-utu]
6'. {disz}ha-[am-mu-ra-pi2 ...]
7'. u3# {iri}[zimbir{ki}]
8'. _igi_ x [...] _dumu_ a-wa-[ti]-szu
9'. _igi_ ib-ni#-[{d}mar-tu]
10'. _igi_ dingir-szu-mu-ba-li2#-it,#
11'. _dumu_ {d}utu-tab-ba#-szu#
12'. _igi_ {d}suen-sza-du-ni _dumu_ ARAD-{d}mar-tu
13'. _igi_ {d}utu-we-di-ku
14'. _dumu_ {d}utu-sze-me
15'. _igi_ na-hu-um-{d}da-gan# _dumu_ sin-i-[qi2-sza-am]
  seal impression
left
1. _[iti] ab-e3 u4 [1(u) 4(disz)-kam]_
2. _[mu] ra#-pi2-qum{ki} _in-dab_
  seal impression
3. _<kiszib>_ dingir-szu-mu-ba-li2-it,
seal 1
1. {d}utu-[sze-me]
2. _dumu_ na-[bi-{d}utu]
3. _ARAD_ {d}[...]

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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  • primary: MHET 2/2, 163

    [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 017082 & BM 017082A
  • Accession No.: 1892-07-09, 0198 & 1892-07-09, 0198A

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
2019-05-25 at 03:37:02 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els CDLI approved View
2018-08-16 at 17:38:23 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

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

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 163 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481420.
MHET 2/2, 163 artifact entry (No. P481420). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481420 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 163 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481420 (Accessed: December 7, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-12-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 163 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481420},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481420},
}


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