MHET 2/2, 203 (P481460)

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 082228 & BM 082229

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 (Rent of house)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. _e2_ mu-na-wi-ir-tum
2. _ki_ mu-na-wi-ir-tum _lukur {d}utu_
3. _dumu-munus_ bur-{d}nin-gal
4. {disz}{d}amar-utu-mu-sza-lim
5. _dumu_ bur-{d}nin-gal
6. a-na _mu 1(disz)-am3#_
7. _ib2-ta-e3-a_
8. _KA-kesz2_ sza2 _mu 1(disz)-kam_
reverse
1. 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. _i3-la2-e_
3. _igi_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni
4. _dumu_ {d}suen-ma-gir
5. _igi_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni
6. _dumu_ i3-li2-i-din-nam
7. _igi_ be#-la-an-szu
8. _dumu_ sa3-ri-qum
9. _iti apin-du8-a u4 1(disz)-kam_
10. _mu gu-za {d}iszkur-ra_
left
1. _igi_ sza-lim-pa-li-[ih-szu]
2. _dumu_ a-hu-szi-na
envelope
1. _e2_ mu-na-wi-ir-tum
2. _ki_ mu#-na-wi-ir-tum _lukur {d}utu_
3. _dumu-munus_ bur-{d}nin-gal
4. {disz}{d}amar-utu-mu-sza-lim
5. _dumu_ bur-{d}nin-gal
6. a-na _mu 1(disz)-am3_
7. _ib2#-ta-e3-am3#_
8. _KA-kesz2_ sza2 _mu 1(disz)-am3#_
9. 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
10. _i3-la2-e_
reverse
3. _igi_ {d}suen-isz-me-a#-ni
4. _dumu_ {d}suen-ma-gir
5. _igi_ {d}suen-isz-me#-a#-ni
6. _dumu_ i3-li2-i-din#-nam
7. _igi_ sza-lim-pa-li-ih-szu
8. _dumu_ a-hu-szi-na
9. _igi_ be-la#-an-szu
10. _dumu_ sa3-ri-qum#
11. _iti apin-du8-a u4 1(disz)-[kam]_
12. _mu gu-za {d}iszkur-ra#_
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left
  seal impression
right
  seal impression
seal 1
1. {d}suen-isz-me-a-[ni]
2. _dumu#_ {d}suen-ma-gir
3. _ARAD#_ {d}na-bi-[um]
seal 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. _ARAD_ {d}na-[bi]-um#
seal 3
1. [...]
2. _dumu_ [...] x x
3. _ARAD_ {d}na-[bi]-um
seal 4
1. [...] na-bi-[...]

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

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 203

    [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 082228 & BM 082229
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2338 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2338A

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: -
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 203 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481460.
MHET 2/2, 203 artifact entry (No. P481460). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481460 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 203 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481460 (Accessed: December 8, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 203 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481460},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481460},
}


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