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, UKMuseum Number
BM 016852 & BM 016852AProvenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Tuppi la ragamim)Language(s)
-Measurements
-Has seal impression(s)
| Genre(s) | Legal (Tuppi la ragamim) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) |
| Period | Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) |
|---|---|
| Dates Referenced | Sabium.00.00.00 |
| Accounting Period |
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Seal Number | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | S999999 | - | - |
| CDLI number | P481288 |
|---|---|
| Permalink | https://cdli.network/entity/P481288 |
| Artifact type | Tablet & envelope |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | |
| Weight | |
| Material(s) | Clay |
| Preservation |
| Provenience | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
|---|---|
| Written In | |
| Excavation Number | |
| Findspot | |
| Stratigraphic Level | |
| Elevation |
| Collection(s) |
British Museum, London, UK |
|---|---|
| Museum Number | BM 016852 & BM 016852A |
| Accession Number | 1892-05-16, 0388 & 1892-05-16, 0388A |
| External Resource | Identifiers |
|---|---|
| Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) | BM.16852 |
| British Museum Collection (BM) | W_1892-0516-388 |
primary: MHET 2/1, 26
history: MVS 10, no. XXX
(seals)
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 2015-08-10 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | CDLI | Approved |
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@misc{2023MHET,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
year = {2023},
month = {sep 9},
title = {MHET 2/1, 026 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P481288},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481288},
}
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