MHET 2/5, 804 (P510181)

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 082225

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

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
1. [_3(iku) GAN2] a-sza3_ i-na pi2-[...]
2. [i-na _a-gar3_] bu-bi-im
3. [_sag-bi 1(disz)-kam a-sza3_ u]-bar-[dingir]
  (rest covered by envelope)
envelope
obverse
1. _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na# pi2-ti s,i x [...]
2. i-na _a-gar3_ bu-bi-im
3. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam a-sza3_ u!-bar-dingir
  MHET reads: u2-bar here but restored usual u-bar in envelope
4. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam e_ qa-nu-um
5. _ki_ ma-as-ma-ra-tum _lukur {d}utu_
6. _dumu-munus_ a-hu-szi-na
7. {disz}gi-mil-{d}marduk
8. _a-sza3 nam-apin-la2-sze3_
9. _nam 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
10. _3(barig) 2(ban2) gur szu-um-hi-a
reverse
1. _u4-buru14-sze3 sze i3-ag2-e_
2. _igi_ bu-ur-nu-nu _dumu#_ {d}nin*-szubur*-ma-an-szum2
3. _igi_ na-ma-ia-tum
4. _dumu_ na-i-mu-um
5. _igi_ a-pil#-i3-li2-szu
6. [...] a-hu-um-wa-qar
7. [_igi_ ...]-ni-szu _dub-sar_
8. [...] x pa
9. [...] tum#
seal 1
1. dingir# [...]
2. dingir [...]
seal 2
1. dingir [...] ($ same as seal 1? $)
seal 3
1. {d}suen-[...]
2. {d}utu
3. {d}a-a
seal 4
1. {d}suen-[...] ($ same as seal 3? $)

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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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):


  • primary: MHET 2/5, 804

    [Dekiere1996MHET2/5] Dekiere, Luc. 1996. Old Babylonian Real Estate Documents from Sippar in the British Museum. Part 5: Documents without Date or with Date Lost. Mesopotamian History and Environment. Series III. Texts 2. Ghent: University of Ghent.

  • collation: AfO 44/45, p. 356-360, p. 357 (coll.)

    [Woestenburg1998reviewMHET2/5] Woestenburg, Els. 1997/98. “Review Dekiere MHET II/5.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 44/45: 356–60.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 082225
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2335

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2022-08-01 at 18:54:30 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/5, 804 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510181.
MHET 2/5, 804 artifact entry (No. P510181). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510181 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 804 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510181 (Accessed: December 2, 2024).
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