MHET 2/2, 170 (P481427)

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 017441 & BM 017441A

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)

-

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(iku) _iku a-sza3_ i-na tu-ha-mu
2. i-ta _i7_ {d}nin-pirig
3. u3 i-ta _a-gar3 1(disz) IM KAM_
4. _ki_ e-ri-ib-{d}suen
5. u3 {d}utu-ra-bi
6. _dumu-munus_ zu-ur-zu-ri-<ia>
7. {disz}e-ri-isz-ti-{d}utu
8. _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-ta-ia-ar#
9. i-na szi-we-ri-sza
10. _in-szi-in-sa10_
11. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
12. 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
reverse
1. _in-na-an-la2_
2. _{gesz}gan-na ib2-ta-bala_
3. _inim-bi al-til_
4. _u4-kur2-sze3! lu2 lu2-ra_
5. _inim nu-ga2-ga2 mu_ {d}utu {d}[amar-utu]
6. {disz}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 u3 _iri_ zimbir{ki}
7. _in-pa-de3-mesz_
8. _igi_ sin-sza-du-ni
9. _igi_ hu-za-lum
10. _igi_ {d}utu-we-di-ku
11. _igi_ am-ri-i3-li2-szu
12. _igi_ i-ba?-li2-ia#
13. _igi_ i-bi-{d}utu
14. _igi_ e-<ri>-ib-sin
left
1. _mu gu-za {d}inanna_
envelope
1. 1(iku) _iku a-sza3_ i-na tu#-[ha-mu]
2. i-ta _i7_ {d}nin-[pirig]
3. u3 i-ta _a-gar3 1(disz) IM# [KAM]_
4. _ki_ e-ri-ib-{d}suen [...]
5. u3 {d}utu-ra-bi
6. _dumu-me_ zu-ur-zu-ri-ia
7. {disz}e-ri-isz-ti-{d}utu _lukur [{d}utu]_
8. _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-ta-ia-ar#
9. i-na szi-we-ri-sza
10. _in-szi-in-sa10_
11. _sa10# til-la-bi-sze3_
12. 3(disz)# 1/3(disz)# _gin2 ku3-babbar_
13. _in-na-an-la2_
14. _{gesz}gan-na ib2-ta-bala_
15. _inim-bi al-til_
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reverse
1. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
2. _inim nu-ga2-ga2 inim-bi al-til_
3. mu_ {d}utu {d}[amar-utu]
4. {disz}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 u3 buranun{ki}
5. _in-pa-de3-mesz_
6. _igi_ hu-za-lum _dumu_ [dingir-szu]-ba#-ni
7. _igi_ i-bi-{d}suen [...]
8. _igi_ {d}utu-[...]
9. _igi_ sin-sza-du-[ni ...]
10. _igi_ {d}utu-we-di#-[ku]
11. _igi_ hu-za-lum _dumu_ dingir#-[szu-ba-ni?]
12. _igi_ am-ri-i3-li2-szu _dumu#_ [...]
13. _igi#_ i#-ba#?-li2-ia _dumu_ x [...]
14. _igi_ i-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ bu-s,i2-[ia]
15. _igi_ e-ri-ib-{d}suen _dumu_ e2-a-ra-bi
16. _mu gu-za {d}inanna_
17. _kiszib_ e-ri-ib-sin
left
  seal impression
1. _kiszib_ ib-ni-{d}suen
seal 1
1. {d}utu-tab-ba-szu
2. _maszkim_
3. _dumu_ zi-kir-i3-li2-szu
4. _ARAD_ {d}[...]
seal 2
1. hu#-za-lum
2. _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni#
3. _ARAD_ {d}mar-tu
seal 3
1. dingir x [...]
2. _dumu_ x [...]

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

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 170

    [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 017441 & BM 017441A
  • Accession No.: 1894-01-15, 0155 & 1894-01-15, 0155A

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
2018-08-16 at 17:39:16 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

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) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 170 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481427.
MHET 2/2, 170 artifact entry (No. P481427). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481427 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 170 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481427 (Accessed: December 7, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 170 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481427},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481427},
}


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