MHET 2/1, 087 (P481339)

Legal tablet 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 017346

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Litigation)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na _1/3(disz) sar e2 du3-a_
2. sza _da e2_ hu-szu-tum _nin_ {d}utu
3. _dumu-munus_ e2-a-ba-la-t,i3
4. u3 _da e2_ hu-na-ba-tum
5. sza [e-ri]-isz-ti-{d}a-a _nin_ {d}utu
6. _dumu-munus_ e#-mu-uq-i3-li2-ia
7. _ki_ be-le-su2-nu _nin_ {d}utu
8. _dumu-munus_ {d}[utu]-sipa
9. i-sza-mu {disz}be-le-su2-nu _nin#_ [{d}utu]
10. _dumu_ {d}utu-sipa a-na [e]-ri-isz-ti-{d#}a#-a#
11. _dumu-munus_ e-mu-uq-i3-li2-ia#
12. ir-gu-um-ma _di-ku5-mesz#_
13. i-na _e2-babbar-ra_ di-nam
14. u2-sza-hi-zu-szu-nu-ti-i-ma
15. u2-ul i-ta-ar-ma
16. {disz#}be#-[le]-su2#-nu
17. [_dumu-munus_] {d}utu-sipa#
reverse
1. a-na e-ri-isz-ti-{d}a-a
2. _dumu-munus_ e-mu-uq-i3-li2-ia
3. u2-ul i-ra-ga-am ba-aq-ru-sza#
4. u3 ru-gu-mu-sza na-as2-hu
5. _mu_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu sin-mu-ba-li2-it,
6. u3# _iri_ zimbir{ki} it-mu-u2
7. _igi_ ARAD-sin _sanga_ {d}utu
  single ruling
8. [_igi_] sza-lim-pa-li-ih-{d#}amar-utu _sanga_ {d}utu
9. _igi_ {d}utu-ta-ia#-ar
10. [_igi_ {d}]nin#-szubur-[ma]-an#-szum2 _ugula lukur_ {d}utu
11. _igi#_ im#-lik-sin _dumu_ {d}utu-mu-di
12. _igi_ i-ba-lu-ut, sza _ka2_ ga-gi-im
13. _igi#_ {d#}utu#-tab#-ba#-e sza _ka2_ ga-gi-im
14. [_igi_ i-da-du]-um _i3-du8_
15. [_igi_ ...] x# _maszkim di-[ku5]_

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P481339

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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 017346
Accession Number 1894-01-15, 0060

External resources

References

  • primary: MHET 2/1, 87

    [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
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-03-11 at 16:42:00 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, 087 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481339.
MHET 2/1, 087 artifact entry (No. P481339). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481339 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/1, 087 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481339 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481339},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481339},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/1, 087 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481339.
MHET 2/1, 087 artifact entry (No. P481339). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481339 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/1, 087 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481339 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MHET 2/1, 087 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481339},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481339},
}

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