MHET 2/2, 164 (P481421)

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 017047 & BM 017047A

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 (Sale of e2.ki.ud plot)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _sar e2 ki-u4_ li-tir li-im#-t,i3#
2. _da e2_ {d}be-el-i3-li2-a
3. u3 _da e2_ a-pil2-i3-li2-szu
4. _dumu_ ba-am-ta-nu-um
5. _sag-bi sila dagal ka2_ la-ru-zu-um
6. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma ka2_ ru-ba-tum#
7. _ki_ ra-bu-ut-{d}utu ra-bi-a-nu-um
8. {disz}puzur4-{d}utu
9. {disz}a-ha-am-ar-zi
10. {disz}x x x x-nu-um
11. {disz}a-pil2-i3-li2-szu
12. {disz}e-tel-pi4-sza
13. {disz}ma-ah-nu-ub-dingir
14. u3 {d}utu-ni-szu
15. _ab-ba iri{ki}-mesz
16. {disz}sin-ta-ia-ar me# [...]
reverse
1. _in-szi-in#-[sa10]_
2. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3#_
3. 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar# in-na-an-la2_
4. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
5. _inim nu-ga2-ga2-a mu_ {d}utu u3 {d}<amar-utu>
6. u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_
7. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_ la-ru-zu-um x
8. _igi_ ia-hu-mu-{d}da-gan
9. _dumu_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am
10. _igi_ sin-kur-i
11. _dumu_ ARAD-{d}mar-tu
12. _igi_ {d}utu-we-di-ku
13. _dumu_ {d}utu-sze-me
14. _igi_ {d}utu-i-din-nam
15. _dumu_ [...] x-til-x
16. _iti ezem {d}iszkur-ra u4# 8(disz)#-kam#_
17. _mu_ ra-pi2-qum{ki}
envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _sar e2 ki-u4_
2. li-tir li-im-t,i3
3. _da e2_ {d}be-el-i3#-li2-a
4. u3 _da e2_ a-pil2-i3-li2-szu
5. _dumu_ ba-am-ta-nu-um
6. _sag-bi sila dagal ka2_ la-ru-zu#-um
7. _sag-bi ka2_ ru-ba-tum#
8. _ki_ ra-bu-ut-{d}utu ra-bi-a-nu-um
9. {disz}puzur4-{d}utu
10. {disz}a-ha-am-ar-zi
11. {disz}x x x x-nu-um#
12. {disz}a-pil2-i3-li2-szu
13. {disz}e-tel-pi4-sza
14. {disz}ma-ah-nu-ub-dingir
15. u3 {d}utu-ni-szu
16. _ab-ba-mesz_ a-li-im
17. {disz}{d}suen#-ta-ia-ar
18. _dumu_ akszak{ki}-ia
19. _in-szi-in-sa10_
20. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
  seal impression
reverse
1. 3(disz) _gin2# ku3-babbar in-na#-an#-[la2]_
2. _u4#-kur2#-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
3. _inim nu-ga2-ga2-a_
4. _mu_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu u3 ha-[am-mu-ra]-pi2 _lugal_
5. _[in]-pa3#-de3-mesz#_
6. _[igi_ ia]-hu#!-mu-{d}da-gan#
7. _[dumu_ sin]-i#-qi2-sza-am#
8. [_igi_ ...] x
9. [_dumu_ ...]-qi2#-sza-am
10. [_igi_ sin-kur]-i
11. [_dumu_ ARAD-{d}mar]-tu
12. [_igi_ {d}we-di]-ku
13. [_dumu_ {d}utu-sze]-mi#
14. [_igi_ {d}utu-i-din]-nam
15. [_dumu_ ...]-til
16. _igi_ x x [...] NI
17. _iti ezem {d}iszkur-ra u4 8(disz)#-kam_
18. _mu_ ra-pi2-qum{ki} _mu-un-dab-ba_
top
  (uninscribed seal impression)
1. _kiszib_ x x x x
left
  (uninscribed seal impressions)
1. _kiszib_ ia-hu-mu-{d}da-gan
2. _kiszib_ {d}utu-we-di-ka
right
1. _kiszib_ {d}utu-i-din-na
2. _kiszib_ {d}suen-[...]
seal 1
1. {d}suen-[sza-du-ni]
2. _dumu_ ARAD-{d}mar-[tu]

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
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal (Sale of e2.ki.ud plot)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 164

    [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 017047 & BM 017047A
  • Accession No.: 1892-07-09, 0163 & 1892-07-09, 0163A

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
2018-08-19 at 09:34:29 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

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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, 164 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481421.
MHET 2/2, 164 artifact entry (No. P481421). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481421 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 164 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481421 (Accessed: December 7, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-12-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 164 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481421},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481421},
}


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