MHET 2/3, 355 (P481711)

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 017087 & BM 017087A

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 (Agreement concerning a wall)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. i-ga#-ar bi-ri-tim
2. a#-na# _1(disz) ninda usz_
3. _2/3(disz) kusz3_ i-ga-ar la-ma-si2 _lukur_ {d}utu
4. _dumu-munus_ sin-e-ri-ba-am#
5. _2/3(disz) kusz3_ i-ga-ar sin-i-din-nam u3 _dumu_ sig-{d}iszkur
6. _szunigin 1(disz) 1/3 kusz3_ i-ga-ar bi-ri-tim
7. sza la-ma-si2 _dumu-munus_ sin-e-ri-ba-am
8. u3 sin-i-din-nam _dumu_ sig-{d}iszkur
9. i-ga-ra-am mi-it-ha-ri-isz
10. isz-pu-ku
reverse
1. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
2. _inim nu-um ga2-ga2-a_
3. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk! sa-am-su-[i-lu-na]
4. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
  single ruling
5. _igi_ {d}utu-la-ma-sa3-szu
6. _i3-du8 ka2_ ga-gi-im{ki}
7. _igi_ be-el-ta-ni _dumu-munus_ sin-pu-ut,-ra-am
8. _igi_ erisz-ti-{d}a-a _dumu-munus_ ru-bu#-kum
9. _igi_ nu-ur2-ah-he-e _dumu_ {d}utu-ga-mil
  coll. Woestenburg: ah-he-e; Dekiere reads: 'i-szar
10. _igi_ dumu-ki _dumu_ sin-illat-su2
11. _iti kin-{d}inanna 2(disz)-kam u4 3(disz)#?-kam_
  coll. Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354: _2(disz)-kam_ instead of -a-hi
12. _mu_zimbir{ki} iri du7_
envelope
obverse
1. i#-ga#-ar# bi#-ri#-tim#
2. a-na _1(disz) ninda usz_
3. _2/3(disz) kusz3_ i-ga-ar la-ma-si2 _lukur_ {d}utu#
4. _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
5. _2/3(disz) kusz3_ i-ga-ar {d}suen-i-din-nam
6. _dumu_ sig-{d}iszkur
7. _szunigin 1(disz) 1/3 kusz3_ i-ga-ar# bi-ri-tim
8. sza la-ma-si2 _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
9. u3 {d}suen#-i-din-nam _dumu_ sig#-{d}iszkur#
10. mi#-[it]-ha-ri-isz
11. isz-pu-[ku]
reverse
1. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
2. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-#a_
3. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk
4. u3 sa-am-su2-i-[lu]-na
5. _in-pa3-[de3]-mesz_
6. _igi_ a-wi-il-{d}iszkur _dumu_ {d}nin#-[kar-ra-ba]-la-su2
7. _igi_ {d}utu-la-ma-sa3-szu _i3-[du8 ka2_ ga]-gi-<im>{ki}
8. _igi_ be-el-ta-ni# [_dumu-munus_ sin-pu-ut,-ra-am]
  rest broken
seal 1
1. [a]-wi-il-{d}iszkur
2. _dumu_ {d}nin-kar-ra-ak-ba-[la-su2]
  coll. Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354
3. _ARAD_ {d}suen#
4. u3 {d}na-bi-[um]
seal 2
  coll. Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354
1. [{d]marduk#-ni-szu
2. _dumu#_ [{d}]mar#-tu#-kur-i
3. _ARAD_ x x an a zu
seal 3
1. HI bu#? [...] x
2. _dumu_ {d}x x
3. [...]
seal 4
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ la-ma-si2

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:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal (Agreement concerning a wall)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/3, 355

    [Dekiere1995MHET2/3] Dekiere, Luc. 1995. Old Babylonian Real Estate Documents from Sippar in the British Museum. Part 3: Documents from the Reign of Samsu-Iluna. Mesopotamian History and Environment. Series III. Texts 2. Ghent: University of Ghent.

  • collation: AfO 44/45, p. 349-356, p. 354 (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 017087 & BM 017087A
  • Accession No.: 1892-07-09, 0203 & 1892-07-09, 0203A

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
2021-09-10 at 20:12:30 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2019-03-21 at 07:52:45 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els CDLI approved View
2015-09-25 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) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/3, 355 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481711.
MHET 2/3, 355 artifact entry (No. P481711). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481711 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/3, 355 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481711 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 355 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481711},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P481711},
}


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