MHET 2/2, 316 (P481585)

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 016842 & BM 016842A

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 (Exchange of real estate)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. pu-uh 1(disz) _sar e2 kislah ha-la# [...]
2. _da e2_ a-da-ia-tum
3. u3 _da e2_ geme2-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-i-sun2
4. 5/6(disz) _sar e2 kislah_
5. _egir*_ szi-ki-it-tum _gal_
6. _da e2_ a-da-ia-tum
7. u3 _da e2_ geme2-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ sin-i-din-nam
8. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam sila dagal-la_
9. _egir_-su2 _e2_ szu-mu-ka#-x [...]
10. sza szu-mu-ul-li-ib-szi
11. _dumu_ a-pil2-i3-li2-szu
12. _ki_ a-da-ia-tum
13. _dumu_ a-pil2-ia-tum*
reverse
1. u2-pi2-ih-hu
2. 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ni-ip-la-tim#
3. {disz}a-da-ia-tum ma-hi-ir
4. _mu_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu
5. {disz}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 it-mu-u2
  single ruling
6. _igi_ ta-ri-ib-dingir _dumu_ i-na-szu-{d}utu
7. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}mar-tu
8. _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}utu
9. _igi_ [dingir-szu]-na-s,ir _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}utu
10. _igi_ lu2-sa6-ga _dumu_ ARAD-ku-bi
11. _igi_ bur-{d}iszkur _dumu#_ {[d]}utu-di-ku5
12. _igi_ a-pil2-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ sin-re-me#-ni#
13. _igi_ a-ha-am-nir-szi _dub-[sar]_
14. _iti udru{duru5} u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam_
left
1. _mu bad3 gal-gal_
envelope
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [... a-da]-ia-tum
  n lines broken
2'. _egir#_-[su2 su-mu-...]
3'. _ha-la#_ [...]
4'. sza _ki#_ [a-da-ia-tum ...]
5'. {disz}[szu-mu-ul-li-ib-szi]
6'. _dumu_ [a-pil2-i3-li2-szu]
7'. u2-[pi2-ih-hu]
  seal impression
8'. _kiszib_ ib-[ni]-{d}mar-tu#
reverse
1. 3(disz) _gin2 ku3#-[babbar_ ni-ip-la-tim]
2. {disz}a-da-[ia-tum ma-hi-ir]
3. _mu_ {d}utu [{d}amar-utu]
4. {disz}ha-am-mu-ra#-[pi2 it-mu-u2]
  single ruling
5. _igi_ ta-ri-ib-dingir
6. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}mar#*-tu#*
7. [_dumu_ nu]-ur2-[{d}utu]
8. _igi_ dingir-szu-na-s,ir _dumu_ ib#-ni-[{d}utu]
9. _igi_ lu2-sa6-ga _dumu_ ARAD-[ku-bi]
10. _igi_ bur-{d}iszkur _dumu_ {d}utu#-[di-ku5]
11. _igi_ a-pil2-i3-li2-szu
12. _igi_ a-ha-am-nir-szi _dub-sar_
13. _igi_ hu-mu#*-[...]
14. _iti udru{duru5} [u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam]_
15. _mu bad3# gal-gal# [...]
left
  (uninscribed seal impression)
16. <_kiszib_> lu2-sa6-ga
17. <_kiszib_> a-pil2-dingir-szu
18. <_kiszib_> dingir-szu-na-s,ir
seal 1
1. be-li2
2. BE ($ between figures $)
3. {d}utu babbar
  (* collations of Woestenburg AfO 44/45, 353)

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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 (Exchange of real estate)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 316

    [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 016842 & BM 016842A
  • Accession No.: 1892-05-16, 0378 & 1892-05-16, 0378A

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 04:42:32 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2018-09-14 at 14:09:58 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: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 316 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481585.
MHET 2/2, 316 artifact entry (No. P481585). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481585 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 316 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481585 (Accessed: December 7, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 316 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481585},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481585},
}


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