MHET 2/2, 204 (P481461)

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 017448 & BM 017448A

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 lease)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(esze3) _iku a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ {d}szakkan2
2. _ki_ ru-ut-tum _lukur {d}utu_
3. _dumu-munus_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
4. {disz}ARAD-sa3 _ra2-gab_
5. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
6. a-na _gu2_ u2-sze-s,i2
7. 10(gesz2) _sze gur gu2 a-sza3_
  Dekiere reads: 10.0.0.0 (erasure)
8. i-na _ka2#_ ga2-gi-im
9. i-na pi4 a-ap-tim
10. _i3-ag2-e_
reverse
1. [...] _ezem 1(ban2) zi3-da-ta_
2. 1(disz) _uzu-ta-am3_
3. i-pa-qi2-si2
4. _igi_ e-la-li
5. _igi_ u2-s,ur-me-e-{d}utu
6. _igi_ {d}nanna-tum
  blank space
7. _iti sig4-a u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam_
8. _mu bad3_ {iri}ba-s,um{ki} _ba-du3_
envelope
obverse
1. 2(esze3) _iku a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ {d}[szakkan2]
2. _ki_ ru-ut-tum _lukur {d}utu_
3. _dumu-munus_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
4. {disz}ARAD-sa3 _ra2-gab_
5. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
6. a-na _gu2_ u2-sze-s,i2
7. 10(gesz2) _sze gur gu2 a-sza3_
8. i-na pi4 ap-ti-im
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _[1(disz) uzu]-ta_ i-pa-qi2-si2#
  single ruling
2'. _igi_ e-la-li_
3'. _igi_ u2-s,ur-me-e-{d}utu
4'. _igi_ {d}nanna-tum
  blank space
5'. _iti sig4-a u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam_
6. _mu bad3_ {iri}ba-s,um{ki}
top
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left
  seal impression
right
  seal impression
seal 1
1. ARAD-sa3
2. x [...]
3. _ARAD_ {d}[...]
seal 2
1. [e]-la-li
2. _dumu_ e2-a-ba-tum#
3. _ARAD_ {d}e2-a
4. u3 {d}nin-szubur
seal 3
1. [u2]-s,ur-me-e-[{d}utu]
2. [_dumu_ {d}utu-tab]-ba#-e
seal 4
1. [...] x [...]
2. [_dumu_] {d}utu-ma-[...]
3. _ARAD_ e2-babbar
seal 5
1. [...] x x
2. [...] x-ba-e#
3. _ARAD_ {d}mar-[tu]
seal 6
1. [...] gi/zi? [...]
2. [...] dingir [...]

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 lease)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 204

    [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 017448 & BM 017448A
  • Accession No.: 1894-01-15, 0162 & 1894-01-15, 0162A

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
2015-08-28 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) - -
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, 204 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481461.
MHET 2/2, 204 artifact entry (No. P481461). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481461 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 204 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481461 (Accessed: December 9, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 204 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481461},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481461},
}


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