MHET 2/2, 209 (P481466)

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 017462 & BM 017462A

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(esze3) 2(iku) _iku a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ gi-za-nu#-um#
2. i-ta dingir-szu-ba-ni x x x x
3. u3 i-ta sin-e-[...]
4. _ki_ ru-ut-tum _lukur {d}utu_
5. _dumu-munus_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
6. {disz}wa-ar#-du-um
7. _dumu_ {d}utu-ra#-bi
8. _a-sza3_-am a-na er-re-szu-tim#
9. u2-sze-s,i2
reverse
1. _gu2-un a-sza3_-im
2. 12(gesz2) _gur sze_ i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu#_
3. a-na pu-ut ($ erasure $) _i3-ag2-e_
4. 6(disz) _ezem-hi-a 2(ban2) zi3-da_
5. 1(disz) _uzu-hi-a_ i-pa-aq-qi2-is-si
  single ruling
6. _igi_ e-la-li
7. [...] u2#-s,ur-me-e-{d}utu#
8. _i3-du8 ka2_ ga-gi#-[im]
9. _mu ti-igi-da {d}en-lil2_
envelope
  beginning broken
1'. u3 _da e2_ {d}suen-[e-...]
2'. _a-sza3_ ru-ut-tum [...]
3'. _ki_ ru-ut-tum _lukur {d}utu_
4'. _dumu-munus_ ha#-am-mu-ra-pi2
5'. {disz}wa-ar#-du-um
6'. _dumu_ {d}utu-ra-bi
7'. _a-sza3_-am a-na er-re3-szu#-tim#
8'. u2-sze-s,i2
9'. _gu2-un a-sza3_-im
reverse
1. 12(gesz2) _gur sze_ i-[na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_]
2. [a]-na# pu#-ut x x
3. [6(disz) _ezem-hi-a 2(ban2) zi3]-da#
4. [1(disz) _uzu-hi-a i-pa]-qi2#-is-si
left
  seal impression
seal 1
1. [u2-s,ur]-me#-e-{d}utu
2. [_dumu_ {d}utu]-tab#-ba-e

Consult previous versions and their differences
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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Join Information:
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Field lease)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 209

    [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 017462 & BM 017462A
  • Accession No.: 1894-01-15, 0176 & 1894-01-15, 0176A

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

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 209 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481466.
MHET 2/2, 209 artifact entry (No. P481466). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481466 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 209 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481466 (Accessed: December 9, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 209 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481466},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481466},
}


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