MHET 2/2, 288 (P481549)

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 082106 & BM 082107

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. 2(iku) _iku a-sza3_
2. _ki_ geme2-{d}utu
3. _dumu-munus_ ma-szum#
4. {disz}akszak{ki}-i-din-nam
5. _a-sza3_ a-na e-re-szu-tim
6. u2-sze-s,i2
7. _u4# buru4#-sze3# gu2-un_
reverse
1. 2(gesz2) _sze gur_ i-na _ka2#_ ga#-gi#-im#
2. i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
3. _i3-ag2-e_
4. 4(disz) _ezem 1(ban2) zi3-da-ta-am3_
5. i-pa-qi2-si
6. _igi_ inim-{d}a-a
7. _igi_ dumu-munus-er-s,i2#-tim#
8. _mu e2-mes-lam sag-bi_
envelope
obverse
1. 2(iku) _[iku a-sza3]_
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [i]-na _{gesz}ban2# [{d}utu]_
2'. _i3-ag2-e_
3'. 4(disz) _ezem 1(ban2) zi3-da-[ta-am3]_
4'. u3# mi-sze-er-tam#
5'. i-pa-qi2-si#
6'. _igi_ ni-szi#-[i]-ni#-szu#
7'. _dumu-munus_ ha-li#-[...]
8'. _igi_ e-[...]
9'. _dumu-munus_ inim#-[...]
10'. _igi_ dumu-munus-[er-s,i-tim]
left
1. _iti gu4-si-sa2 [u4 n-kam]_
2. _mu e2-mes-lam sag-[...]
  seal impression
seal 1
1. na*-bi*-i3-li2-szu#
2. [_dumu_] {d}suen*-ma*-[x]
3. _ARAD_ {d}x [...]
  (* collations of Woerstenburg AfO 44/45, 353)

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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  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

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

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 288

    [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.

  • collation: AfO 44/45, p. 349-356, p. 353 (coll.)

    [Woestenburg1998reviewMHET2/1-4] Woestenburg, Els. 1997/98. “Review Dekiere MHET II/1-4.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 44/45: 349–56.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 082106 & BM 082107
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2234 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2234A

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, 288 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481549.
MHET 2/2, 288 artifact entry (No. P481549). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481549 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 288 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481549 (Accessed: December 8, 2024).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481549},
}


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