MHET 2/2, 226 (P481483)

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 017098 & BM 017098A

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 (Inheritance)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) _sar e2 kislah_ sza e-e-nu-um _iri_
2. _ha-la_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
3. {disz}{d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
4. [u3] {d}utu-ba-ni _dumu-mesz_ SIG-{d}iszkur#
5. [zi]-zu ga-am-ra
6. [li]-ib#-ba#-szu-nu t,a3-ab
7. [qa2]-qa2-ar-szu mi#-it-ha-ri#-isz#
8. [... usz]-ta-ga-am#-ma#-lu [...]
9. _iti du6-ku3_ wa-asz-bu-um
10. _lu2_ [...] x x x x te-eb
11. x x x [...] x
12. u2-ba-al# x x
reverse
1. la PI x [...]
2. i-na sza-al-[...] sza# ki-isz!-da-ti-szu
3. _ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
4. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ SIG-{d}iszkur
5. _igi_ szu-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}utu
6. _igi_ dingir-lam-lu-lim _dumu_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2
7. _igi_ {d}iszkur-i-din-nam _dumu_ ku-bu-rum
8. _igi#_ na#-bi#-{d}utu _dumu_ bur-sin
9. _igi_ {d}suen#-re-me#-ni _dumu_ ib-bi-lum
10. _igi_ nu-ur2-a-li-szu _dumu_ e-ri-ba-am
11. _igi_ sin-ma-gir _dumu_ {d}sze-rum-i3-li2
12. _igi_ sze-rum-ba-ni
13. _mu szu-nir mah ku3-sig17_
envelope
1. 5(disz)# [_sar e2 kislah_]
2. _ha-la_ [dingir-szu-ba-ni]
3. {disz}{d}suen-e-ri-[ba-am]
4. u3 {d}utu-ba-ni _dumu-mesz_ [SIG-{d}iszkur]
5. zi-zu ga-am-ru li-[ib-ba-szu-nu t,a3-ab]
6. qa3-qa3-ar-szu sza x [...]
7. mi-it-ha-ri-isz# [...]
8. usz#-ta-ga-am-ma-[lu]
9. i-na# _iti du6-ku3_ wa#-[asz-bu-um]
10. _lu2#_ [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  seal impression
left
1. <_kiszib_> {d}utu-ba-ni
2. <_kiszib_> sin-e-ri-ba-am
seal 1
1. {d}utu
2. {d}a-a
seal 2
1. nu-ur2-[...]
2. _dumu {d#}EN#?-[...]
3. _ARAD_ e2-[...]

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 (Inheritance)
  • Language(s):


  • primary: MHET 2/2, 226

    [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 017098 & BM 017098A
  • Accession No.: 1892-07-09, 0214 & 1892-07-09, 0214A

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
2018-08-24 at 18:04:16 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2015-08-28 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 012135 (composite) (P500567) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 226 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481483.
MHET 2/2, 226 artifact entry (No. P481483). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481483 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 226 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481483 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 226 artifact entry},
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}

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