MHET 2/1, 060 (P481317)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der), 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 079502

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Appointment of heirs)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
  (tablet is in unopened envelope)
envelope
obverse
1. _dub ibila_ {disz}um#-mi#-{d}nin-gal
2. _dumu-munus_ a-ba-ni
3. {disz#}i-bi-{d}nin-szubur
4. _dumu_ ma-nu-um-ki-ma-i-te-ia
5. u3 ma-nu-um-ki-ma-i-te-ia
6. a-bu-szu re-du wa-ar-ka-ti-sza
7. _1/3(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ i-na ga-gi-im
8. _da e2_ sa3-ka-a _dumu-munus_ u2-qa-qa-ma
9. u3 _da e2_ geme2-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ sin-szi-mi
10. _wa-ar-ka-sa3 u3 <<u2>> bu-szu-sza
11. isz-tu pe2-e a-di _ku3-sig17_
12. mi-im BAD BAD szu-u2 sza la?-asz-szu-u2
13. sza i-bi-{d}nin-szubur-ma
14. u3 ma-nu-um-ki-ma-i-te-ia
15. mi-im-ma an-ni-im
16. {disz}um-mi-{d}nin-gal _dumu-munus_ a-ba-ni
17. i-di-szu-nu-szi-im
reverse
1. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a _mu_ {d}marduk
2. u3 a-pil-sin _in-pa3-de3-esz_
3. _igi_ ARAD-{d}suen _sanga_ sza3 {d}utu
4. _igi_ szu-mu-uh-sin
5. _igi_ {d}iszkur-re-me-ni
6. _igi_ {d}nin-szubur-ma-an-szum2
7. _igi_ {d}a-a-szi-it-ti
8. _igi_ da-mi-iq-tum _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-tab-ba-szu
9. _igi_ la-ma-si2 _dumu-munus_ sin-en-nam
10. _igi_ mu-na-wi-ir-tum
11. _dumu-munus_ lugal-{d}utu
12. _igi_ sza-at-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ sin-en-nam
13. _igi_ {d}a-a-szar-ra-at
14. _dumu-munus_ sin-e-ri-ba-am
15. _igi_ du-uh-sza-tum _dumu-munus_ sa?-ma-ra-ah
17. _igi_ um-mi-{d}nin-gal
18. _dumu-munus_ ab-di-ra-ah
19. _igi_ szum-ri-na-tum _dumu-munus_ sin-gal
20. _igi_ geme2-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ sin-szi-mi
left
1. _igi_ geme2-{d}utu
2. _dumu-munus_ i-pi2-iq-{d}iszkur
3. _igi_ ku-na-a _dumu-munus_ a-wi-il-dingir#
4. _igi_ nu-t,u-up-tum
5. _dumu-munus_ i-din-akszak{ki}
6. _igi_ {d}a-a-tal-lik _dumu-munus_ DU PA [...]
seal 1
1. la#-ma#-si#
2. _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-en-nam
3. _geme2_ {d}utu {d}a-a
seal 2
1. li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2
2. _dumu_ {d}utu-tab-ba-szu
3. _sanga_ {d}utu
seal 3
1. da-mi-iq-tum
2. _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-tab-ba-szu
3. _sanga_ {d}utu
seal 4
1. {d}suen-en#-[nam]
2. _sanga_ {d}[utu]
3. _dumu_ {d}suen-i-mi#-[ti]
4. _ARAD_ e2-babbar

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Genre(s): Legal (Appointment of heirs)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/1, 60

    [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. LXIII

    [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. 334-336

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 079502
  • Accession No.: 1889-10-14, 0048

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-07 at 19:53:57 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-10-14 at 19:05:24 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-08-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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

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

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

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/1, 060 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481317.
MHET 2/1, 060 artifact entry (No. P481317). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481317 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/1, 060 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481317 (Accessed: May 20, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 7},
	title = {MHET 2/1, 060 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481317},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481317},
}


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