MHET 2/2, 257 (P481519)

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 078765 & BM 078766

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. 1(disz) _sar e2 ha-la_ {disz}ri#-[isz-{d}utu]
2. 1(disz) _sag-geme2_ du-mu-uq-x-[...]
3. _ha-la_ ta-ba-tum [...]
4. sza ni-szi-ni-szu _lukur# [{d}utu]_
5. i-zi-bu-szu-nu-szi-[im]
6. is-tu pe2-e a-di _ku3-sig17_ zi-zu
7. a-na _u4-kur2-sze3_ a-hu-um a-na a-hi#-im#
8. u2-ul i-ra-ga-am
9. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}amar-utu
10. u2 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
11. _in-pa3-de3-mesz#_
reverse
1. _igi#_ {d}nanna-tum ra-bi-a-nu-um
2. _igi_ na-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ bur-sin
3. _igi_ ka-lu-mu-um _dumu_ {d}nin-szubur#-na-s,ir
4. _igi_ {d}utu-na-s,ir _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam
5. _igi_ sin-a-ha-am#-i-din-nam
6. _dumu_ sze-le-bu-um
7. _igi_ mu-ha-du#-um
8. _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-[ni]
9. _igi_ {d}utu-na-s,i-[ir]
10. _mu an {d}inanna_ [...]
envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) _sar e2_ i-na a#-bi#-sza#
2. _ha-la_ {disz}ri-isz-{d}utu 1(disz) _sag-geme2_ du-mu#!-[...] _mu-[ni]_
3. _ha-la_ ta-ba-tum [...]
4. sza ni-szi-ni-szu _lukur {d}utu_
5. i-zi-bu-szu-nu-szi-im
6. im-ta-ag-ru-u2-ma i-zu-zu
7. zi-zu ga#-am-ru
8. a-na _u4-kur2-sze3_ a-hu-um a-na a-[hi-im]
9. u2-ul i-ra-ga-am#
10. _mu#_ {d}utu {d}a-[a {d}amar-utu]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [_igi_ {d}utu-na-s,ir _dumu_] {d}suen-i-din-nam
2'. [_igi_ sin-a-ha-am-i-din]-nam# _dumu_ sze-le-bu-um#
3'. _igi_ mu-ha-du-um _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
  single ruling
  seal impression
4'. _kiszib_ mu-ha-du-um
  blank space
5'. _mu an {d}inanna {d}na-na-a-a [...] mu-na-an-dim2
top
  (uninscribed seal impression)
1. _kiszib_ na-bi-{d}utu
left
  seal impression
1. _kiszib_ {d}utu#-[...]
right
  seal impression
1. _kiszib_ ka-lu-mu#-[um]
seal 1
1. {d}nanna-tum#
2. _dumu_ na-ra-am-[...]
3. _ARAD_ sza2 {d}x [...]
4. u3# dingir {d}mar-tu
seal 2
1. {d}utu ($ between figures $)

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
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Join Information:
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Inheritance)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 257

    [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 078765 & BM 078766
  • Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0691 & 1888-05-12 Bu, 0692

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 04:42:31 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2018-09-01 at 12:02:26 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-08-30 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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 257 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481519.
MHET 2/2, 257 artifact entry (No. P481519). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481519 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 257 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481519 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 257 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481519},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481519},
}


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