MHET 2/2, 255 (P481512)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 016961Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Bequest)Language(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. 5(iku) _[GAN2] a-sza3_ [...]
2. [... hal]-hal-la
3. i-na#? [...] x x x
4. i-ta# [...] e
5. i-ta# [... an]-nu-ni-tum
6. 1(disz) _sag_ [...] {d#}ma-mi#
7. 1(disz) _geme2_ [...]-iq-tum
8. 1(disz) _ab2_ [...] udu*-hi*-a
so Kalla ZA 90, 147, but Suurmeijer reads: i-ba-x
9. a-na x [...]-ti-sza
10. _dumu_ [...]
11. sza sin-sza-du-ni
12. a-na ma-an-na-szi
13. ma-ar-ti-sza
14. i-di-nu
reverse
1. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a#-a# {d}amar-utu
2. u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2#
3. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
4. _igi_ dingir-pi4-{d}a-a
5. _igi_ {d}suen-ba-ni _sanga {d}utu_
6. _igi_ {d}suen-ba-ni
7. _igi_ bur-nu-nu
8. _igi_ {d}nanna-tum
9. _igi_ u2-s,ur-me-e-{d}utu
10. _mu an {d}inanna_ [...]
envelope
reverse
beginning broken
1'. _igi#_ dingir#-[pi4-{d}a-a]
2'. _igi_ {d}suen-[ba-ni _sanga {d}utu_]
3'. _igi_ {d}suen-ba#-[ni]
4'. _igi#_ bur-nu-[nu]
5'. _igi#_ {d}nanna#-[tum]
6'. _igi#_ u2-s,ur-[me-e-{d}utu]
7'. _igi#_ {d}suen-a-ha-am#-[...]
8'. _igi#_ lugal-x x [...]
9'. [...] erisz-ti-{d}[...]
10'. [...] _dumu-munus_ x [...]
seal 1
1. [...] x {d}utu x [...]
2. [...] dingir [...]
3. [...] x [...]
obverse
1. 5(iku) _[GAN2] a-sza3_ [...]
2. [... hal]-hal-la
3. i-na#? [...] x x x
4. i-ta# [...] e
5. i-ta# [... an]-nu-ni-tum
6. 1(disz) _sag_ [...] {d#}ma-mi#
7. 1(disz) _geme2_ [...]-iq-tum
8. 1(disz) _ab2_ [...] udu*-hi*-a
so Kalla ZA 90, 147, but Suurmeijer reads: i-ba-x
9. a-na x [...]-ti-sza
10. _dumu_ [...]
11. sza sin-sza-du-ni
12. a-na ma-an-na-szi
13. ma-ar-ti-sza
14. i-di-nu
reverse
1. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a#-a# {d}amar-utu
2. u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2#
3. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
4. _igi_ dingir-pi4-{d}a-a
5. _igi_ {d}suen-ba-ni _sanga {d}utu_
6. _igi_ {d}suen-ba-ni
7. _igi_ bur-nu-nu
8. _igi_ {d}nanna-tum
9. _igi_ u2-s,ur-me-e-{d}utu
10. _mu an {d}inanna_ [...]
envelope
reverse
beginning broken
1'. _igi#_ dingir#-[pi4-{d}a-a]
2'. _igi_ {d}suen-[ba-ni _sanga {d}utu_]
3'. _igi_ {d}suen-ba#-[ni]
4'. _igi#_ bur-nu-[nu]
5'. _igi#_ {d}nanna#-[tum]
6'. _igi#_ u2-s,ur-[me-e-{d}utu]
7'. _igi#_ {d}suen-a-ha-am#-[...]
8'. _igi#_ lugal-x x [...]
9'. [...] erisz-ti-{d}[...]
10'. [...] _dumu-munus_ x [...]
seal 1
1. [...] x {d}utu x [...]
2. [...] dingir [...]
3. [...] x [...]
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 (Bequest)
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primary: MHET 2/2, 255
[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.
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history: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 380-381
[Suurmeijer2014property] Suurmeijer, Guido. 2014. “Property Transfer within the Family in Old Babylonian Sippar.” Phdthesis, Gent: Universiteit Gent.
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- Museum No.: BM 016961
- Accession No.: 1892-07-09, 0077
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.34.00.00
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- Accounting Period: 0
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | 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 | |
| 2021-10-07 at 20:39:28 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved | |
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| 2019-06-29 at 04:42:31 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Atf | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | CDLI | approved | |
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| 2018-09-01 at 12:02:25 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved | |
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| 2015-08-28 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved | |
Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.16961)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1892-0709-77)
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