MHET 2/2, 206 (P481463)

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 092595 & BM 092595A

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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tablet
obverse
1. 3(iku) _iku a-sza3 a-gar3 1(esze3) 3(iku)-ta_
2. _us2-sa-gu a-sza3_ dingir-pi4-{d}suen
3. u! _us2-sa-du a-sza3_ puzur4-{d}utu _{lu2}azlag2_
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma_ dingir-pi4-{d}suen
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3_ {d}sze-rum-i3-li2
6. _dumu_ nu-hi-ia
7. _ki_ {d}utu-igi-ma-tim _dumu_ sa-bi-bu#-[um]
8. {disz}be-el-ta-ni _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus_ dingir-pi4#-{d}suen#
9. i-na _har ku3-babbar_-sza _in-szi-in-sa10_
10. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
11. 1/3(disz) _ma-na 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na#-[an-la2]
12. _inim-bi al-til sza3-ga-ni al-du10_
13. _u4#-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra
reverse
1. _inim# nu#-um#-ga2-ga2-a
2. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}amar-utu
3. u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 it#-ma
4. _igi_ er3-ra-mu-ba-li2-it,
5. _igi_ {d}utu-ba-ni _dumu-me_ dingir-szu-i-bi-szu
6. _igi_ dingir-szu-na-s,ir _dumu_ sin-e-ri-ba-am
7. _igi_ nanna-tum _dumu_ inim-{d}utu
8. _igi_ na-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ dingir-ra-[...]
9. _igi_ inim-{d}nanna _dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,ir
10. _igi_ {d}suen-re-me-ni _dumu_ {d}iszkur-pi2-lah
11. _igi_ {d}suen-ga-mil _dumu_ ARAD-{d}suen
12. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}en-lil2 _dub-sar_
  single ruling
13. _mu bad3_ {iri}ba-s,um{ki}
envelope
1. 3(iku) _iku a-sza3 a-gar3 1(esze3) 3(iku)-ta_
2. _us2-sa-gu a-sza3_ dingir-pi4#-{d}suen
3. u3 _us2-sa-du a-sza3_ puzur4-{d}utu _{lu2}azlag2_
4. _sag#-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3_ {d}sze-rum-i3-li2 _dumu_ nu-hi-ia
5. _sag#-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma_ dingir-pi4-{d}suen
6. _ki_ {d}utu-i-in-ma-tim _dumu_ sa-bi-bu-um u3 dumu-{d}iszkur
7. {disz}be-el-ta-ni# _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus_ [dingir]-pi4#-{d}suen
8. i-na _har ku3-babbar_-sza _in-szi-in-sa10_
9. _sa10# til-la-bi-sze3_
10. 1/3(disz) _ma-na 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an#-[la2]
11. _inim#-bi al-til sza3-ga-ni [al-du10]_
12. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra
13. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
bottom
  seal impression
1. <_kiszib_> {d}utu-igi-ma-tim
2. <_kiszib_> puzur4#-{d}utu
reverse
2. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}amar-utu
3. u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 it-ma
4. _igi_ er3-ra-mu-ba-li2-it,#
5. _igi_ {d}utu-ba-ni _dumu-me_ dingir-szu#-i#-bi#-szu#
6. _igi_ dingir-szu-na-s,ir _dumu_ {d}suen-e#-[ri-ba-am]
7. _igi_ na-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ dingir-ra-[...]
8. _igi_ {d}nanna-tum _dumu-munus_ inim-{d}utu
9. _igi_ inim#-{d}nanna _dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,ir#
10. _igi_ {d}suen-re-me-ni _dumu_ {d}iszkur-pi2-la#-ah#
11. _igi_ {d}suen-ga-mil _dumu_ ARAD-{d}suen
12. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}en-lil2 _dub-sar_
  single ruling
  blank space
13. _iti# gan-gan-e3 u4# [n-kam]_
14. _mu# bad3_ ba-s,um#{[ki]}
top
  seal impression
left
  seal impression
1. <_kiszib_> {d}suen-re-me-ni
2. <_kiszib_> sin-ga-mil
seal 1
1. dingir#-szu#-i#-bi#-szu#
2. _dam-gar3_
3. _dumu#_ i-pi2-iq-[...]
4. _ARAD_ {d}pirig x x [...]
seal 2
1. {d}nanna-tum
2. _dumu_ inim-{d}utu
3. _ARAD e2-babbar_

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

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 206

    [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 092595 & BM 092595A
  • Accession No.: 1889-04-26 Bu, 0241 & 1889-04-26 Bu, 0241A

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) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 206 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481463.
MHET 2/2, 206 artifact entry (No. P481463). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481463 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 206 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481463 (Accessed: December 9, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 206 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481463},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481463},
}


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