MHET 2/2, 138 (P481381)

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 067324 & BM 067324A

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. 3(iku)# _iku# a-sza3_ pa-hu#-[s,um]
2. i#-ta# _a-sza3#_ {d}suen-i#-qi2#-[sza-am]
3. _u2-sal-la_ [...] x [...]
4. u3 i-ta _a-za3_ bur-{d}nin-gal
5. _a-sza3_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu
6. _ki_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu
7. {disz}{d}utu-ra-bi
8. _dumu_ ak-sza-ia
9. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-[tim]
10. u2-sze-[s,i2]
reverse
1. _gu2 a#-sza3#_ [...]
2. i-na _ka2_ [...]
3. _i3-ag2-e_ [...]
4. [...] x i gu2#? mi-it-x-[...]-szu
5. i#-ma-ha-as,
6. [_igi_ u]-bar-rum _dumu_ nu-u2-isz8-tar2
7. [_igi_ ir]-s,e-ti!-ia
8. [...] u2 zu
9. [...] x x [...]
  rest broken
envelope
obverse
1. _dub# 3(iku) iku a-sza3_ i-na PI ti [...]
2. i-ta _a-sza3_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza#-[am]
3. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ bur-{d}nin#-[gal]
4. _a#-sza3_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu
5. _ki#_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu
6. {[disz]}{d}utu-ra-bi
7. [_dumu_] ak#-sza-ia
8. [_a-sza3_ a]-na# er-re-[szu-tim u2-sze]-s,i2
  rest broken
reverse
  seal impression
1. _kiszib_ {d}utu-ra-bi
2. _mu_ am-mu-[ra-pi2 ...]
top
  seal impression
1. _kiszib_ BI er-s,e-ti-ia
left
  seal impression
1. _kiszib_ x x ti/hu#? [...]
seal 1
1. [...]-bi
2. _dumu_ a-bi-szu
seal 2
1. i-pi2-iq-dingir
2. _dumu_ a-ba-szu#

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Field lease)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 138

    [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 067324 & BM 067324A
  • Accession No.: 1882-09-18, 07320 & 1882-09-18, 07320A

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
2022-06-20 at 09:53:09 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2021-07-22 at 15:41:40 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2018-07-26 at 12:40:24 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-08-23 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, 138 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481381.
MHET 2/2, 138 artifact entry (No. P481381). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481381 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 138 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481381 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 138 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481381},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481381},
}


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