MHET 2/1, 078 (P481331)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 017314 & BM 017314A

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

-

Has seal impression(s) Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_
2. sza ta-wi-ir-tim
3. sza ta-asz-ku-un-isz8-tar2
4. _da_ er3-ra-i-mi-ti
5. u3 _da_ be-le-su2-nu
6. sza _ki_ ma-nu-um _at-ta-ni_
7. {d}utu-tab-ba-szu i-sza-mu
8. u3 a-na ni-ip-la-tim
9. i-di-nu la-ma-si2
10. ma-nu-um a-na geme2-{d}utu
11. _dumu#-munus#_ {d}utu-tab#-ba-szu
12. [u3 be]-le#-su2-nu _dam-a-ni_
13. [...]-x#-ma
14. _di#-ku5#_ i-na _e2_
15. di-nam u2#-sza-hi-zu-szi-na-ti#-i-ma
reverse
1. a-na ni-isz _dingir_
2. be-le-su2-nu i-di-nu-u2-ma
3. ni-isz {d}utu i-na pa-ni pa-pa-hi-im
4. be-le-su2-nu iz-ku-ur-ma
5. ba-aq-ri-i-sza
6. u3# [ru-gu-me-sza na-as2]-hu
7. [... u2-ul i-ta]-ar-ma
  broken
1'. [...] x# x#
2'. [...] x#
3'. {disz}{d}[...]
4'. {disz}sin-i-qi2-sza-am
left
1. _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ i#-ku#-un#-pi4#-sza
2. [...] {disz}e-la-li {disz}{d}utu-na-s,ir
3. [...] {d#}nanna-ma-an-szum2!
4. _[mu] {gesz#}gu-za ku3-babbar u3 ku3-sig17_ a-pil-sin a-na _e2-gal_ u2-sze-ri-bu
envelope
obverse
  broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-ra-tum [...]
2'. [...]-x#-dingir [...]
3'. [...]-ta#-ni [...]
4'. [...]-re-me-ni [...]
5'. [...]-ra-tum [...]
6'. [...]-din-nam [...]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Litigation)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P481331

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 017314 & BM 017314A
Accession Number 1894-01-15, 0028 & 894-01-15, 0028A

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.17314
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1894-0115-28

References

  • primary: MHET 2/1, 78

    [Dekiere1994MHET2/1] Dekiere, Luc. 1994. Old Babylonian Real Estate Documents from Sippar in the British Museum. Part 1: Pre-Hammurabi Documents. Mesopotamian History and Environment. Series III. Texts 2. Ghent: University of Ghent.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-03-11 at 16:40:05 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2015-08-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/1, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481331.
MHET 2/1, 078 artifact entry (No. P481331). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481331 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/1, 078 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481331 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/1, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481331},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481331},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/1, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481331.
MHET 2/1, 078 artifact entry (No. P481331). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481331 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/1, 078 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481331 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/1, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481331},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481331},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481331
LB  - CDLI:P481331
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - MHET 2/1, 078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481331
ER  -
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