MHET 2/2, 290 (P481551)

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 017086

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)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. i-ga-ru-um
2. sza bi-ri-it dingir-szu-ba-ni
3. u3 {d}suen-isz-me-a-an-ni
4. bi-it-qu2-ru
5. asz-szum {d}suen-isz-me-a-an-ni
6. i-na gi-ir-ri
7. {disz}dingir-szu-ba-ni szi-ip-ra-am
8. u2-sza-ad-di-ma
9. _dub_ szi-ma-tim ul ub-lu-nim#*
10. il*-qu2*-nim
11. _dub_ szi-ma-tim u2-ul u2-ka-al#*-[lim*-ma?]
reverse
1. {disz}{d}suen-isz-me-a-an-ni
2. i-na e-re-bi-szu
3. t,up-pa-am sza li-bu-ra i-sza-mu
4. la* uk*-ta*-li-mu-ma
  single ruling
5. _igi_ ip-qu2-sin _dumu_
6. _igi_ na-ra-am#-i3#-li2-szu
7. _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}utu
8. _igi#_ [ib]-ni#-{d}iszkur _dub#-sar#_
left
1. _iti kin-{d}inanna u4 1(u)-kam_
2. _mu e2-mes-lam_
envelope
obverse
1. i-ga-ru-um
2. sza bi-ri-it _e2_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
3. u3 {d}suen-isz-me-a-an-ni
4. i-ga-ar ba-aq#-ri# [...]
5. {disz}dingir-szu-ba-ni
6. _dub_ szi-ma-tim i-ri-isz-ma#
7. um-ma szu-u2-ma
8. _dub_ szi-ma-tim sza li-bu-ra-[am ...]
9. ma-li ma-ni-in-ni-szu
10. i-ga-ra-am
11. bi*-ir*-ma le-qe2*
12. asz-szum {d}suen-isz-me-a-an-ni
13. i-na gi-ir-ri
reverse
1. t,up-pa-am su2-ha-ar
2. u2-ul u2-ka-lim-ma#
3. _u4_-um {d}suen#-isz-me-a-an-ni
4. i-te-er-ba*-am* [...]
5. _dub_ szi-ma-at {disz}li#-bu-ra-am
6. u2-ul u2-ka-lim-ma
7. i-ga-ru-um sza dingir-szu-ba-ni-ma
8. _igi_ ra-pa-asz-s,il2-li2-e2-a _ugula lukur {d}utu_
9. _igi_ ip-qu2-{d}suen
10. _dumu_ tal-lik-nu-nu
11. _igi_ na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu
12. _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}utu#
13. _igi_ {d}suen#-re#-me#-ni#
14. _dumu_ sze-rum-ba-ni
15. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur _dub-sar_
16. _iti#* [kin*]-{d}inanna#* mu*_ x x x x
left
  seal impression
seal 1
1. ra-pa-asz-s,il2-li2-[e2-a]
2. _dumu_ szul*-{d}nin*-szubur*
3. _ARAD_ {d}x [...]
  (* collations of Woestenburg, AfO 44/45, 353)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Litigation)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 290

    [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. 353 (coll.)

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 017086
  • Accession No.: 1892-07-09, 0202

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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 12:03:49 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-08-30 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) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 290 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481551.
MHET 2/2, 290 artifact entry (No. P481551). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481551 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 290 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481551 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 290 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481551},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481551},
}


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