MHET 2/2, 212 (P481469)

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 017469 & BM 017469A

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. _a-sza3_ u3 ma-asz-ka-nu-um
2. ma-la ma-s,u2-u2
3. i-na _gu2 zimbir{ki}_
4. sza ru-ut-tum _lukur {d}utu_
5. _ki_ ru-ut-tum _lukur {d}utu_
6. _dumu-munus_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
7. {disz}{d}MUSZ-ba-ni
8. _dumu_ {d}suen-[ma]-gir
9. _a-sza3_ a-na _gu2-un_
  seal impression
reverse
1. u2-sze-s,i2#
2. _u4_-um _buru14-sze3_
3. 1(iku) _iku a-sza3 4(gesz2) gur sze_
4. i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu#_
5. _i3-ag2-e_
6. _igi_ ARAD-sa3
7. _igi_ u2-s,ur-me-e-{d}utu
8. _[i3]-du8# ka2_ ga-gi4-im{ki}
9. _iti sig4-a u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_
10. _mu ti-igi-da {d}en-lil2 u3 i7 zimbir{ki} mu-un#-[ba-al-la]_
bottom
  seal impression
envelope
1. _a-sza3_ u3 ma-asz-ka-nu-um
2. ma-la ma-s,u2-u2
3. sza ru-ut-tum _lukur {d}utu_
4. _ki_ ru-ut-tum _lukur {d}utu_
5. _dumu-munus_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
6. {disz}{d}MUSZ-ba-ni
7. _dumu_ sin-ma-gir
9. [a]-na _gu2-un_
10. u2-sze-s,i2#
reverse
1. _u4 buru14-sze3_
2. 1(iku) _iku a-sza3 4(gesz2) gur sze_
3. i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
4. _i3-ag2-e_
5. _igi_ ARAD-sa3
6. _igi_ u2-s,ur-me-e-{d}utu#
7. _i3-du8# ka2_ ga-gi4-im#
8. _mu# ti-igi-da {d}en-lil2 u3# i7 [zimbir{ki}]_
left
  seal impression
seal 1
1. [...]-e?-[...]
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-ma-[gir]
3. _ARAD_ {d}[...]
seal 2
1. ARAD-sa3
2. _dumu_ x x
3. _ARAD_ dingir {d}mar-[tu]
seal 3
1. dingir# [...]
2. _dumu_ [...]
3. _ARAD_ [...]

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 lease)
  • Language(s):


  • primary: MHET 2/2, 212

    [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 017469 & BM 017469A
  • Accession No.: 1894-01-15, 0183 & 1894-01-15, 0183A

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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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 212 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481469.
MHET 2/2, 212 artifact entry (No. P481469). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481469 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 212 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481469 (Accessed: December 9, 2024).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481469},
}

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