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MHET 2/1, 084 (P481336)

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 017065 & BM 017065A

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 (Field sale)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. _4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na sza bi-in-nim
2. _da a-sza3_ {d}suen-re-me-ni
3. _ki_ ha-bi-il-ki-nu-um
4. u3 u2-qa-{d}iszkur
5. _dumu-me_ e-te-ia
6. {disz}ak-sza-ia _dumu_ {d}suen-re-me-ni
7. _a-sza3 in-szi-sa10_
8. _gesz-gan-na ib2-ta-bala_
9. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3 ku3-babbar in#-na-la2_
10. _sza3-ba gi-bi inim-bi al-til_
11. _u4 kur2-sze lu2 lu2_
12. _nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-dam#_
13. _mu_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu
14. [{disz}]sin-mu-ba-li2-it,
reverse
1. u3# zimbir{ki}
2. _in#-pa3-de3-mesz_
3. sza a-wa-at tup-pi2-im
4. an#-ni-im u2-na-ka-ru
5. _igi_ i-tur2-pi2-dingir _dumu_ me-su-um
6. _igi_ {d}suen-re-me-ni _dumu_ i-ku-pi4-sza
7. _igi_ pu-t,u2#-ia
8. _igi_ be-la-ki _dumu_ da-wi-da-nim
9. _igi_ ARAD-{d}mar-tu _dumu_ a-ap-pa-t,a3-bu-[um]
10. _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta _dumu_ {d}suen-i-ti
11. _igi_ i-din-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}suen-di-ku5
12. _igi_ szu-pi2-sza _dumu_ a-hu-wa-qar
13. _igi_ ra-bi-s,il2#-la-szu _dub-sar_
envelope
obverse
1. [_4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na sza bi]-in-nim
2. [_da a-sza3_ {d}suen-re-me-ni]
3. [_ki_ ha-bi-il-ki-num]
4. [u3 u2-qa2-{d}]iszkur
5. [_dumu-me_ e-te]-ia
6. [{disz}ak-sza-ia _dumu_ {d}]suen#-re-me-ni
7. [_a-sza3 in-szi]-sa10_
8. [_gesz-gan-na ib2-ta]-bala_
9. [...] sza3# gi-bi
10. [... _u4] kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2_
  Dekiere's kur2-sze, instead of kur2-sze3, seems to be a typo.
11. [_nu-mu-un-gi4]-gi4-dam_
12. [_mu_ {d}]utu# <<DISZ>> {d}amar-utu
13. {disz}{d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, <<IT,>> _lugal_
reverse
1. u3 _iri_ zimbir{ki}
2. _in-pa3-de3-esz_
3. sza a-wa-at tup-pi2-im an-ni-im
4. u2-na-ka-ru-u2
5. _igi_ i-tur2-pi2-dingir _dumu_ me-i-su-um
6. _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta _dumu_ {d}suen-i-ti
7. _igi_ {d}suen-re-me-ni _dumu_ i-ku-un-pi4-sza
8. _igi_ be-la-kum
9. _dumu_ da-wi-da-nu-um
10. _igi_ pu#-t,u2-ia _dumu_ dingir-szu-mu-ba-li2#-it,
11. _igi_ ARAD#-{d}mar-tu
12. _dumu#_ a-ap-pa-t,a3-bu-um
13. _igi_ i-din-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}suen-di-ku5
  i-din-{d}utu: coll. Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/98) p. 351
14. _igi_ szu-[pi2]-sza _dumu_ a-hu-wa-qar
15. _igi_ ra-bi-s,il2-la-szu _dub-sar_
seal 1
1. a-pil2-{d}suen
2. ARAD {d}x-x
seal 2
1. {d}suen-re-me-ni
2. _dumu_ sukkal-li-ia
3. ARAD sza {d}nin-szubur#
  Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/98) p. 351
seal 3
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. u2-qa-{d}iszkur
seal 4
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. be-la-kum
seal 5
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. i-tur2-pi2-dingir
seal 6
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. ARAD-{d}mar-tu
seal 7
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. ha-bi-il-ki-nu-um
seal 8
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. szu-pi2-sza
seal 9
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. i-din-{d}utu
  coll. Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/98) p. 351
seal 10
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. ZA-x-x
  coll. Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/98) p. 351

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
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Field sale)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/1, 84

    [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.

  • collation: AfO 44/45, p. 349-356, p. 351 (coll.)

    [Woestenburg1998reviewMHET2/1-4] Woestenburg, Els. 1997/98. “Review Dekiere MHET II/1-4.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 44/45: 349–56.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 017065 & BM 017065A
  • Accession No.: 1892-07-09, 0181 & 1892-07-09, 0181A

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-03-11 at 16:41:10 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram 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
2015-08-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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

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dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/1, 084 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481336.
MHET 2/1, 084 artifact entry (No. P481336). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481336 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/1, 084 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481336 (Accessed: April 17, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/1, 084 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481336},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481336},
}


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