MHET 2/2, 284 (P481545)

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 082121

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Field lease)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 5(iku) _iku 2(u) sar# a#-sza3_
2. i#-[na] _a-gar3 t,a3#-bu-um
3. _ki_ e-li-e-ri-sa
4. _dumu-munus_ a-ki#-ki-tum#
5. {disz}ip-qa2-tum
6. _dumu_ i-ba-lu-ut,
7. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
8. i-na pi2-ti a-tap-pi2-im
9. u2-sze-s,i2
10. _gu2#-un# a-sza3_
  seal impression
reverse
1. x [...] _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 mi-sze-er-tam
7. i-pa-qi2-si2
8. _igi_ {d}utu {d}a-a
9. _igi_ {d}bu-ne2-ne2
10. _igi_ {d}ma-mu
11. _mu e2-mes-lam_
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left
  seal impression
right
  seal impression
seal 1
1. [...] x-ba-[...]
2. _dumu#_ e-lu?-[...]
3. _ARAD#_ x TAR
seal 2
1. x UN [...]

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


  • primary: MHET 2/2, 284

    [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 082121
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2246

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 04:42:30 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) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 284 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481545.
MHET 2/2, 284 artifact entry (No. P481545). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481545 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 284 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481545 (Accessed: December 7, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481545},
}

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