MHET 2/2, 278 (P481540)

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 060881 & BM 060882

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. 1(esze3) 1(iku) _iku a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3#_ bu-sza
2. _ki_ sza-at-{d}a-a
3. _dumu-munus_ i-ku-un-pi2
4. {disz}da-mi-iq-{d}amar-utu
5. _dumu#_ ma-nu-um
6. _a#-sza3#_ a-na er-re-szu-tim#
7. i-na pi2-ti a-tap-[pi2-im]
8. u2-sze-s,i2
reverse
1. 2(gesz2) _gur sze_
2. i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
3. i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im
4. _i3-ag2-e_
5. 3(disz) _ezem 1(ban2) zi3-da_
6. u3 _uzu_ i-pa-qi-si2#
7. _igi_ {d}utu {d}a-a
8. _igi_ geme2-{d}utu
9. _igi#_ a#-wi#-il#-i3-li2
left
1. _mu e2-mes-lam_
envelope
obverse
1. 3(iku) _iku a-sza3_ i#-na# _a-gar3#_ bu#-[sza]
2. _ki_ sza-at#-{d}a-a
3. _dumu-munus_ i#-ku#-un3-pi2
4. {disz}da-mi#-iq-{d}amar-utu
5. _dumu#_ ma-nu-um
6. _a#-sza3#_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
7. i-na pi2-ti a-tap-pi2#-[im]
8. u2-sze-s,i2
9. _gu2-un a-sza3_
10. 2(gesz2) _gur sze_
11. i#-[na _{gesz}]ban2# {d}utu#_
  seal impression
reverse
1. i#-[na _ka2_ ga-gi-im]
2. [_i3-ag2]-e#_
3. [3(disz) _ezem] 1(ban2)# zi3-da_
4. [u3 _uzu_] i-pa-qi-si2
5. _igi_ [{d}utu {d}a]-a#
6. _igi#_ a-wi#-il#-i3-li2
7. [...]
8. [_igi_] geme2#-{d}utu# [...]
9. _dumu-munus_ ri-isz-{d}utu
10. _igi_ sza-mu-uh-tum#
11. _munus dub-sar_
  (uninscribed seal)
left
  (uninscribed seal)
right
  (uninscribed seal)
seal 1
1. {d}utu ($ between figures $)

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):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

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

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 278

    [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.

  • history: OLP 25, p.5-25, p. 17-18 5

    [vanlerberghe1994ladies] Van Lerberghe, Karel. 1994. “The Ladies Amat-Aja and Šāt-Aja, Business Associates under Hammurabi.” Orientalia Lovaniensia Periodica 25: 5–25.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 060881 & BM 060882
  • Accession No.: 1882-09-18, 00857 & 1882-09-18, 00858

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 04:42:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2018-09-01 at 12:03:49 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-08-30 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: -
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 278 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481540.
MHET 2/2, 278 artifact entry (No. P481540). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481540 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 278 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481540 (Accessed: December 9, 2024).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481540},
}


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