MHET 2/2, 312 (P481581)

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 081051

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. 1(esze3) 3(iku) _iku a-sza3#_ [...] x x
2. _ki_ ru-ut-tum _[lukur {d}uru]_
3. _dumu-munus_ i-zi-ga#-tar#
4. {disz}dingir-{d}mar-tu-ma-an-szum2#? [...]
5. _dumu_ ARAD-sa3
6. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu#-[tim]
7. u2-sze-s,i2
  (rest hidden by the envelope)
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _igi_ u2-s,ur-me-{d}[utu]
2'. _igi_ i-bi-{d}utu
3'. _mu sahar-hi-a zimbir{ki}_
envelope
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. _i3#-[ag2-e]_
2'. 3(disz) _ezem 1(ban2)# zi3#_ [...]
3'. 1(disz) _uzu-am3_ i-pa-qi2-[...]
  single ruling
4'. _igi_ {d}utu {d}a-a# [...]
5'. _igi_ e-la-li# [...]
6'. _igi_ u2-s,ur-me-{d}[utu]
7'. _igi_ hu-za-li#-[...]
8'. _igi_ {d}suen-mu#-x-[...]
9'. _igi_ i-[bi-{d}utu]
10'. _iti bara2-[za3-gar ...]
11'. _mu sahar-hi-[a zimbir{ki}]_
  seal impression
left
  seal impression
seal 1
1. [...] dingir-ra
seal 2
1. [...]
2. [...] e2 [...]
3. _ARAD_ {d}[...]
4. u3 {d}[...]
seal 3
1. [...] {d}suen [...]
2. [...] {d}utu [...]

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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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Field lease)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 312

    [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 081051
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 1189

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 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 04:42:32 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2018-09-14 at 14:09:57 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) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 312 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481581.
MHET 2/2, 312 artifact entry (No. P481581). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481581 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 312 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481581 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 312 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481581},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481581},
}


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