MHET 2/2, 200 (P481457)

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 082468 & BM 082469

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 house)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 8(disz) _sar# e2 du3-[a]_
2. i-na ga-gi-im
3. i-ga-ra-tum sza szi-[di-im]
4. sza bi-ri-tim
5. _da e2_ sza-at-{d}[a-a ...]
6. u3 _da e2_ e-ri#-[isz-ti-{d}a-a]
7. _ki_ sza-at-{d}amar-utu [...]
8. _dumu-munus_ e-ri-ba-am-sin#
9. {disz}ri-ba-tum _lukur {d}utu_
10. _dumu-munus_ sa-la-a
11. _in-szi-in-sa10_
12. _sa10 til-la-bi-[sze3]_
13. [...] x x x [...]
reverse
1. _{gesz}gan-[na ib2]-ta-[bala]_
2. _inim-[bi al]-til_
3. [...] x
4. [_u4-kur2-sze3 lu2] lu2-ra_
5. [_mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a] {d}amar-utu
6. [...] x x
  rest broken
left
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. _igi_ be-le-su2-nu _igi [...]
5. _igi_ e-ri-isz-ti-{d}utu x a-hu-ni
envelope
obverse
1. [1(u) 8(disz) _sar] e2 du3-a_
2. [i-na ga]-gi-im
3. [i-ga-ra]-tum# sza# szi-di-im
4. [sza] bi#-ri-tim
5. [_da] e2#_ sza-at-{d}a-a
6. [_dumu-munus_] {d}utu-ma-an-szum2
7. [u3 _da] e2#_ e-ri-isz-ti-{d}a-a
8. [... ma]-hi#-ir _dumu e2_
9. [_ki_ sza-at-{d}]amar-utu
10. [_dumu-munus_ e-ri]-ba#-am-{d}suen
11. [{disz}ri-ba-tum] _lukur {d}utu
12. [_dumu-munus_ sa-la]-a#
13. [_in-szi-in]-sa10#_
14. [... _ku3-babbar] in#-na-an-la2_
15. [_{gesz}gan-na ib2]-ta#-bala_
16. [_inim-bi al]-til_
17. _sza3#-ga#-a#-ni# al-du10_
bottom
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reverse
1. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
2. _nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-dam_
3. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}amar-utu
4. u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
5. [_igi_ dingir]-pi2/pi4-{d}a-a _sanga {d}utu_
6. [_igi_ {d}suen]-i-din-nam _sanga {d}utu_
7. [_igi_ {d}suen]-ba#-ni _ugula lukur {d}utu_
8. [...] x _lukur {d}utu_
10. [...] nanna#-ma-an-szum2
11. [...] x _igi_ ARAD-sa3
12. [_igi_ ...] x _dumu-munus_ NI-gi-ia
13. [_igi_ ...]-tum _dumu-munus_ bu-tu-nu-um
14. [_igi_ ...] _dumu-munus_ ma-nu-um
15. [_igi_ ...] _dumu-munus_ a-hu-ni
16. [_igi_ ...] x _dumu-munus_ ib-ni-sin
17. [_igi_ ...]-nu _dumu-munus_ sin-ga-mil
18. [_igi_ ...] hu x x
19. [...] sin-e-ri-ba-am
20. [_igi_ ...] x-ru-ub-tum _dumu-munus_ i3-li2-isz x x ni
21. [_igi_ ...]-ra-ia _dumu-munus_ a-bi-ia-tum#?
22. [_mu_ ...] x _{d}en-lil2-la2_
top
  seal impression
left
  seal impression
seal 1
1. x x x
2. [_dumu_] {d}suen-eri-[ba-am]
3. [_ARAD_] {d}mar-tu
seal 2
1. dingir-[...]
2. _sanga_
3. _dumu_ dingir-[...]
4. _ARAD_ {d}[...]
seal 3
1. dingir [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
seal 4
1. [...]-la-mu-x
2. [...]-a-ni
3. [...]

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):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal (Sale of house)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 200

    [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 082468 & BM 082469
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2496 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2496A

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 17:42:07 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-08-26 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) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 200 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481457.
MHET 2/2, 200 artifact entry (No. P481457). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481457 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 200 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481457 (Accessed: May 15, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-05-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 200 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481457},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481457},
}


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