MHET 2/2, 333 (P481690)

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 080667

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 (Bequest (?))

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ sza _ki_ ARAD-{d}suen isz-sza-mu
2. _2(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 da 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2_ sza _ki_ ARAD-{d}suen# isz-[sza-mu]
3. _sza3-ba 1(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2_ sza _ki_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba _dumu_ sin-i-qi2#-[sza-am]
4. _szu-nigin2 1(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na hal-hal-la{ki#}
5. _3(disz) sar e2 da# e2_ {d}lugal-banda3{da}
  collated G. Kalla ZA 90, 148
6. u3 _e11-bi sila-dagal_
7. _[1(disz)] sag-geme2_ szu-hu-[...]
8. _[1(disz)] sag-geme2_ a-ma#?-[...]
9. [...] x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [_mu_ ...] x ha#-am#-[mu-ra-pi2 ...]
2'. [u3 ...] zimbir#[{ki} ...]
3'. [...] nu#-ni-tum# [...]
4'. [...] x i3-li2-szu# [...]
5'. _igi_ {d}iszkur-ma-an#-[szum2]
6'. _igi_ e-ta-wi-[...]
7'. _igi_ bur-{d}suen#
8'. _igi_ dingir-szu-ba#-[ni ...]
9'. _igi_ {d}utu-li-[wi-ir ...]
10'. _igi_ sin-eri-ba x [...]
11'. _igi#_ a-bu-um-wa-[qar]
12'. _igi_ puzur4-x [...]
13'. _igi_ x x [...]
14'. _igi_ i-din-e-a x x x
envelope
obverse
1. [...]
2. _[2(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 da 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2_ sza _ki_ ARAD-{d}suen isz-sza]-mu#
3. [_sza3-ba 1(bur3) 2(esze3) asza5_ sza _ki_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba _dumu_ sin-i]-qi2#-sza-am# [...]
4. [_szu-nigin2 1(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na hal-hal]-la#{ki}
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [u3 ... {iri}]zimbir#{ki} _in-pa3-[de3-mesz_]
  single ruling
2'. [_igi_ ... an]-nu-ni-tum _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din#-[...]
3'. [_igi_ ...]-i3-li2-szu _ugula dam-gar3_
4'. [_igi_ {d}]iszkur-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_ dingir-szu-[a-bu-szu]
5'. [_igi_ bur]-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}suen-[sze-me]
6'. [_igi_ dingir]-szu#-ba-ni _dumu_ i-bi-[{d}nin-szubur]
7'. [_igi_ e]-ta-wi-ra-szi-im _dumu#_ [...]
8'. [_igi_ {d}utu]-li-wi-ir [...]
9'. [_igi_ ...] x-{d}utu _dumu#_ [...]
10'. [_igi_ ...]-{d}suen _dumu_ e-ri-ba-am#-[...]
11'. [_igi_ ...] e#-ri-ba-am _dumu_ {d}suen#-illat#-su2#
12'. [...] _ki_ ak-sa3-at x [...]
  blank space
seal 1
1. [...]
2. [...] x [...]
3. [...] ga? [...]
  bi?
seal 2
1. [...]
2. [...] x [...]
3. [...] {d}utu

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Bequest (?))
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 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P481690

Physical information

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

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 080667
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0805

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80667
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-805

References

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 333

    [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.

  • history: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 391-392

    [Suurmeijer2014property] Suurmeijer, Guido. 2014. “Property Transfer within the Family in Old Babylonian Sippar.” Phdthesis, Gent: Universiteit Gent.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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
2021-10-08 at 20:39:36 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2019-06-29 at 04:42:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2019-05-27 at 08:38:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2018-09-17 at 11:11:54 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2018-09-14 at 14:11:36 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2015-09-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/2, 333 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481690.
MHET 2/2, 333 artifact entry (No. P481690). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481690 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 333 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481690 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 333 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481690},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481690},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/2, 333 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481690.
MHET 2/2, 333 artifact entry (No. P481690). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481690 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 333 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481690 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 333 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481690},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481690},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P481690
LB  - CDLI:P481690
M1  - 2026/4/15/
TI  - MHET 2/2, 333 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481690
ER  -
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