MHET 2/2, 244 (P481501)

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 017460 & BM 017460A

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. 1(esze3) 4(iku) _iku a-sza3_
2. i-na {i7}ap-pa-ia
3. _ki_ ru-tum
4. {disz}sin-i-din-nam
5. _a-sza3_ a-na e-re-szu-tim#
6. u2-sze-s,i2 _gu2 a-sza3_
7. 10(gesz2) _gur sze_
  Dekiere: 10.0.0.0 gur sze
8. i-na# pi4 a-ap-tim
reverse
1. _i3-ag2-e_
2. 5(disz) _ezem 2(ban2) zi3-ta#_
3. 1(disz) _uzu_
4. i-pa-qi2-is-si
5. _igi_ lu2-{d}nin-szubur
6. _igi_ e-tel-{d}utu#
7. _mu ma-da_ ia-mu-[ut]-ba-lum#
envelope
obverse
1. 1(esze3) 4(iku) _iku a-sza3_
2. i-na {i7}ap-pa#-[ia]
3. _ki_ ru#-ut#-tum _lukur# [{d}utu]_
4. {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam#
5. _dumu_ im-lik#-{d}suen#
6. _a-sza3_ a-na e-re#-[szu-tim]
7. u2-sze-s,i2 _gu2 [a-sza3]_
8. 10(gesz2)? _gur sze_
  Dekiere: 10.0.0.0 gur sze
  seal impression
bottom
  seal impression
reverse
1. i-na# pi4 a-ap-tim
2. _i3-ag2-e_
3. 5(disz) _ezem 2(ban2)# [zi3-ta]_
4. 1(disz) _ugu_ [...]
5. i-pa-qi2-is#-[si]
6. _igi_ lu2-{d}nin#-[szubur]
7. _dumu_ {d}suen#-[...]
8. _igi_ x [...]
  rest broken
left
1. _mu u3-ma {d}amar-utu# [...] ugnim_ esz3-nun-[na{ki} ...]
  seal impression
seal 1
1. [lu2-{d}]nin-szubur#
2. [_dumu_ {d}suen ...] x x x [...]
3. [...] x x [...]
seal 2
1. {d}suen-i-din-[nam]
2. [_dumu_] im-li-ik#-{d}[suen]
3. _ARAD_ [...]
seal 3
1. [im]-lik-{d}suen#
2. [_dumu_] {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
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Field lease)
  • Language(s):


  • primary: MHET 2/2, 244

    [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 017460 & BM 017460A
  • Accession No.: 1894-01-15, 0174 & 1894-01-15, 0174A

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
2022-06-20 at 09:54:15 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2019-06-29 at 04:42:31 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2018-08-24 at 18:05:52 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, 244 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481501.
MHET 2/2, 244 artifact entry (No. P481501). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481501 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 244 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481501 (Accessed: December 5, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 244 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481501},
}

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