MHET 2/2, 246 (P481503)

Legal tablet 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 082266

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Rent of a house)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. _e2_ sza szu-ut-sipa#{ki}
2. _ki_ la-ma-si2 _lukur {d}utu_
3. 1(disz) _dumu-munus_ puzur4-akszak{ki}
4. {disz}sza-mu-uh-tum
5. dam? i-bi-{d}nin-szubur
6. a-na _iti 4(disz)-kam_ u2-<sze>-s,i2
7. ki-is,-ri [...]
8. 5/6(disz) _gin2 ku3-[babbar i3]-la2-e
9. ri-isz-ti
10. ki-is,-ri
reverse
1. 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar ma-ah-ra-at
2. _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 1(disz)-kam_ i-ru-ub
  single ruling
3. _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}utu _dumu_ sin-ki-nam-i-di
4. _igi_ a-wa-at-sin li-zi-iz
5. _dumu_ ia-an-ti-in-a-ra-am
6. _igi_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _dub-sar_
7. _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 1(disz)-kam_
8. _mu erin2 esz3-nun-na{ki} {gesz}tukul ba-an-sag3_
top
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left
  seal impression
seal 1
1. [a]-wa-at-{d}suen#-[ki-zi-iz]
2. _dumu_ ia-an-[ti-in-a-ra-am]
3. _ARAD_ {d}x x x
seal 2
1. [...]
2. _dumu_ dingir [...]
3. _ARAD_ {d}nin-[...]
seal 3
1. i-bi-{d}nin-[szubur]
2. _dub-[sar]_
3. _dumu_ {d}nanna-x-[...]
4. _ARAD_ {d}[...]

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
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Rent of a house)
  • Language(s):


  • primary: MHET 2/2, 246

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 082266
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2366

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2018-08-24 at 18:05:53 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, 246 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481503.
MHET 2/2, 246 artifact entry (No. P481503). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481503 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 246 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481503 (Accessed: December 9, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 246 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481503},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481503},
}

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