MHET 2/1, 018 (P481283)

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 082349 & BM 082350

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)

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. _2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
2. i-na _a-gar3_ te-nu-nam
3. _da_ {d}nin-szubur-tu-ku-ul-ti
4. _(disz) sag-geme2_ {d}a-a-sze-me-et
5. mi-im-ma an-ni-im
6. nusku-la-sza-na-an u3 {d}nin-gal-tal-lik
7. a-na mu-na-wi-ir-tum
8. _lukur_ sza2 {d}utu i-di-nu
9. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk
10. u3 su2-mu-la-dingir
11. sza a-wa-at
12. _dub_ an-ni-a#-[am]
13. u3-na-ka#-ru#
14. _igi_ li-[pi2]-it-{d}isz8-tar2
15. _igi_ bur#-nu-nu
16. _igi_ {d}mar-tu-ba-ni
reverse
1. _igi_ {d}iszkur-re-me-ni
2. _igi_ i-da-du-um
3. _igi_ {d}utu-li-t,u2-ul
4. _igi_ {d}nin-szubur-tu-ku-ul-ti
5. _dumu_ na-na-ba
6. _igi_ e-te-lu-ut-{d}utu
7. _igi_ {d}utu-zi-mu
8. _igi_ i-tur2-pi2-dingir
9. _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu
10. _igi_ bu-la-lum
11. _dumu_ {d}nusku-la-sza-na-an
12. _igi_ be-li2-su2-nu
13. _igi_ la-ma-si2
14. _igi_ {d}a-a-szi-ti
left
1. _igi_ geme2-{d}utu
2. _igi_ {d}inanna-ama-mu [...]
envelope
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. [...] x x [...]
3'. sza# [a-wa]-at _dub_ [an-ni-a-am]
4'. u3-na#-ka-ru
5'. _igi_ li-pi2#-it-{d}isz8-tar2 _sanga_ sza {d}utu
6'. _igi_ bur#-nu-nu _ugula lukur_ sza2 {d}utu#
7'. _igi_ {d}mar-tu-ba-ni
8'. _igi_ {d}iszkur-re-me-ni
9'. _igi_ i-da-du-um _i3-du8_
10'. _igi_ bu-la-lum _dumu_ nusku-la-sza-an#-an#
11'. _igi_ {d}nin-szubur-tu-ku-ul-ti
reverse
1. _dumu_ na-na-ba
2. _igi_ e-te-lu-ut-{d}utu _dumu#_ [...]-ru-usz-x
3. _igi_ {d}utu-zi-mu
4. _igi_ u2-tur2-pi2-dingir
5. _dumu-mesz_ me-i-su2-um
6. _igi_ be-li2-su2-nu _dumu-munus_ za-ni-nu-um
7. _igi_ la-ma-si2 _dumu-munus_ an-pi4-szu
8. _igi_ {d}a-a-szi-ti _dumu-munus_ an-pi4-szu
9. _igi_ geme2-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ {d}nin-szubur-[u3-{d}]suen#
10. _igi_ {d}inanna-ama-mu [_munus dub]-sar#_
rest broken
seal 1
1. e-ri-isz#-ti#-{d}a#-a#
2. _dumu-munus_ im-lik-{d}suen
3. _geme2_ {d}a-a-ka-la-tim
4. _ugula x lukur_ sza2 {d}utu
seal 2
1. bur-nu-nu
2. _ugula erisz-dingir {d}utu_
3. _dumu_ im-lik-{d}suen
4. _ARAD_ e2#-babbar#
seal 3
1. da-[...]-nu-um
2. _ARAD#_ {d}iszkur
seal 4
1. [...]
2. _i3-du8_
3. [...]
4. [...]

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal (bequest)
Language(s):

Related publications

primary: MHET 2/1, 18

[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.
history: MVS 10, no. XVI

[Blocher1993MVS10] Blocher, Felix. 1993. Siegelabrollungen Auf Frühaltbabylonischen Tontafeln Im British Museum. Ein Katalog. Münchener Vorderasiatische Studien 10. München, Wien: Profil Verlag.

(seals)
history: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 325-327

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 082349 & BM 082350
Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2413 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2413A

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Sumu-la-El.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2022-06-21 at 12:43:06	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2021-10-14 at 19:05:24	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2015-08-10 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.82349) (BM.82349)
British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-2413) (W_1891-0509-2413)

Seals

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

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

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/1, 018 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481283.

MHET 2/1, 018 artifact entry (No. P481283). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481283 (Original work published 2015)

MHET 2/1, 018 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481283 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481283},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/1, 018 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481283.

MHET 2/1, 018 artifact entry (No. P481283). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481283 (Original work published 2015)

MHET 2/1, 018 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481283 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {MHET 2/1, 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481283},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481283},
}

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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/3/12/
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