MHET 2/2, 135 (P481378)

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 080097 & BM 080098

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 (Litigation)

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na 2(esze3) _iku a-sza3_
2. sza ki-ma szu-ku-ut-ti-sza
3. u3 sze-wi-ri-sza
4. {disz}KA-{d}utu u3 ah-hu-szu#
5. a-na ta-ra-am-ul-masz-di
6. id-di-nu-szi#-im
7. _a-sza3_-sza 2(iku) _iku_ ma-t,i3-am
8. _di-ku5_ ik-szu-ud-ma
9. _a-sza3_-sza ma-t,i3-a*-am
10. [a-na] KA-{d}utu sin-ma-gir#
11. {disz}i-din-dingir u3 {d}utu#-na#-s,ir
seal impression
bottom
seal impression
reverse
1. a#*-[na] KA-{d}utu u2-ma*-la*
2. _mu#_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu
3. {disz}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal#_
4. u3 _iri_ zimbir{ki} [it]-mu#-u2
single ruling
5. _igi_ i-bi#-{d}nin-szubur
6. _igi_ [nu-ur2]-{d}szakkan2 u3# lugal-{d}utu
7. _igi_ i3-li2-ma#-[ti]-di#
8. _igi_ qi2-isz-nu#-nu# u3 [bur-sin]
9. _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}utu _dumu_ sin-sze-[me]
10. x x
envelope
obverse
1. 2(esze3)* _iku#_ [...] x-ha-la{ki}
2. sza ki-ma# szu#-ku#-ut-ti-sza
3. u3 sze-wi-ri-sza
4. {disz}KA-{d}utu
5. {disz}{d}suen-ma-gir
6. {disz}i-din-dingir u3 {d}utu-na-s,ir
7. a-na ta-ra-am-ul-masz-di id-di-nu
8. 2(iku) _iku a-sza3_ ma#-t,i3-ma
9. _di-ku5-mesz_ ik-szu-du-ma
10. 2(iku) _iku a-sza3_-sza ma-t,im-ma x x
11. a-na KA-{d}utu sin-ma-gir
12. {disz}i-din-dingir u3 {d}utu-na-s,ir
13. mu-ul-la-am iq-ta-bu-ma
bottom
seal impression
1. <_kiszib_> qi2-isz-nu-nu
reverse
1. 2(iku) _iku a-sza3_-sza ma-t,im-ma
2. [u2]-ma*-al-lu-szi-im
3. _mu#_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu
4. {disz}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 [...]
5. u3 _iri_ zimbir{[ki]} it#-mu-[u2]
single ruling
6. _igi_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ sin-e-ri-ba-am
7. _igi_ nu-u2-{d}szakkan2 u3 lugal#-{d}utu
8. _igi_ i3-li2-ma-ti-di
9. _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}utu _dumu_ sin-sze-me
10. _igi_ qi2-isz-nu-nu u3 bur-sin
11. _dumu-me_ sin-sze-me
12. _igi_ s,il2-li2-{d}utu _dumu_ a-hu-wa-qar
13. _igi_ {d}iszkur#-ma-an-szum2
14. _dumu_ {d}utu-li-<wi>-ir
15. _igi_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2
16. u3 ARAD-{d}nanna
17. <_kiszib_> KA-{d}utu
left
seal impression
1. <_kiszib_> s,il2-li2-{d}utu
seal 1
1. [...] s,i/ad? [...]
2. _dumu#_ tu-tu-ni-[szu]
3. _ARAD_ {d}na-bi-um
seal 2
1. lugal#*-{d}utu
2. _dumu#_ dingir-[szu-na]-s,i-ir#*]
3. _dam-gar3_
seal 3
1. lugal-{d}[utu]
2. x-{d}suen
3. [...]-tu-[...]
seal 4
1. dingir-szu-na-s,i-[ir]
2. _dam-gar3_
3. _dumu_ a-bu-um-[wa-qar]
seal 5
1. i3*-li2*-tu-ra-am*
2. _dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,i-ir*
3. _ARAD_ {d}na-[bi-um]
(* Woestenburg AfO 44/45 collations)

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)

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British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal (Litigation)
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Related publications

primary: MHET 2/2, 135

[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. 352 (coll.)

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 080097 & BM 080098
Accession No.: 1889-10-14, 0643A & 1889-10-14, 0643B

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.00.00.00
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2018-08-16 at 17:32:30	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2018-07-30 at 11:41:37	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2018-07-30 at 11:37:50	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2018-07-26 at 12:40:24	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2015-08-23 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Firth, Richard		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.80097)
The British Museum Collection (W_1889-1014-643-a)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

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“MHET 2/2, 135 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481378.

MHET 2/2, 135 artifact entry (No. P481378). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481378 (Original work published 2015)

MHET 2/2, 135 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481378 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481378},
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