MHET 2/1, 089 (P481341)

Business / Contracts 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 017430 & BM 017430A

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 > Business / Contracts (Adoption contract)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _3(iku)_ GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na qe2-er-bi-it pa-hu-s,um
2. i-ta _a-sza3_ {d}lal3-sze-me
3. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
4. i-na du-un-nim u3 ma-asz-ka-nim
5. ma-la ma-s,u2-u2 ki-ma [isz]-te#-en
6. zi-it-ti isz-me-'e-dingir a-bi-sza#
7. ma-la i-ka-asz-sza-da-asz-szi#
8. u3 u2-ni-a-tim ma-la sza-lu-ur-[tum]
9. i-szu-u2 u3 <i>-ra-asz-szu-u2
10. ga-am-ra-tim {disz}sza-lu-ur-tum
11. a-na geme2-{d}utu _lukur {d}utu_ dumu-munus-a-ni_
12. i-na bu-ul-t,i3-sza id-di#-isz-szi-im
13. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk {disz}{d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it,
14. u3 {iri}zimbir{ki} it-mu-u2
15. sza pi2-i t,up-pi2-im an-ni-im
16. u2-ma-ak-ka-ru
reverse
1. _igi_ i-di-szum _dumu_ x x x [...]
2. _igi_ su2-na-bu-um _dumu_ ba-za-zi-ia
3. _igi_ sa-bi-ru-um _dumu_ isz-hi#-dingir
4. _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ {d}[nanna-ma]-an-szum2
5. _igi_ ni-id-nu-sza _dumu_ sza-[ru-usz]-ki-in!
6. _igi_ e-tel-pi4-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}[suen]-i-din-nam
7. _igi_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ mu-ha-du-um#!
8. _igi_ ib-ni-e2-a _igi_ ta-ri-ib-nu-nu
9. _igi_ _dumu-me_ a-mur-{d}suen#
10. _igi_ nu-ri-ia _dumu_ ma-nu-um-ki-ma#-[{d}suen]
envelope
obverse
1. [_3(iku)_ GAN2 a-sza3_] i#-na# qe2-er-bi-it pa-hu-s,um
2. [i-ta _a-sza3_ {d}]lal3#-sze-me
3. [_dumu_ ur-{d}nin]-si4#-an-na
4. [u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ {d}suen]-e-ri-ba-am
5. [_dumu_ ...] ki#
6. [i-na du-un-nim u3 ma-asz]-ka-nim
7. [ma-la ma-s,u2]-u2# ki-ma [isz]-te#-en
8. [zi-it-ti isz-me-'e-dingir ...] _dumu_ x x-i3-li2-szu
9. [ma-la i-ka-asz-sza-da-asz-szi u3 u2-ni]-a-tim
10. [ma-la sza-lu-ur-tum] ir-szi-a
11. [u3] ab-ba#-asz-szi-a
12. [ga-am-ra-tim] sza-lu-ur-tum um-ma-sza
13. [a-na] geme2-{d}utu _lukur {d}utu_ dumu-munus-a-ni_
14. [i-na] bu-ul-t,i3-sza id-di-isz-szi-im
15. [_mu_] {d}utu {d}marduk {disz}{d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it,
16. [u3] {iri}zimbir{ki} it-mu-u2
17. sza# pi2#-i t,up-pi2-im
18. [an-ni]-im u2-ma-ak-ka-ru
reverse
1. [_igi_ ...] _dumu_ [...] x-{d}suen
2. [_igi_ su2-na-bu-um] _dumu_ ba-za-zi-ia
3. _igi_ sa#-bi-ru-um _dumu_ isz-hi-dingir
4. _igi_ nu-ri-a _dumu_ ma-nu-um-ki-ma#-{d}suen
5. _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
6. _igi_ ni-id-nu-sza _dumu_ sza-ru-usz-ki-in
7. _igi_ e-tel-pi4-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
8. _igi_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ mu-ha-du-um
9. _igi_ ib-ni-e2-a _igi_ ta-ri-ib-nu-nu
10. _igi_ _dumu-me_ a-mur-{d}suen
seal 1
1. [...] ni
2. [...] utu
3. ur2-{d}[...]
seal 2
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib_ su2#-[na]-bu#-um#
seal 3
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib#_ i#-di#-szum#
seal 4
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib_ ni-id-nu-sza

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (Adoption contract)
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 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P481341

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 017430 & BM 017430A
Accession Number 1894-01-15, 0144 & 1894-01-15, 0144A

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.17430
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1894-0115-144

References

  • primary: MHET 2/1, 89

    [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: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 349-351

    [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
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune 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
2021-10-14 at 19:05:24 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2015-08-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/1, 089 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481341.
MHET 2/1, 089 artifact entry (No. P481341). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481341 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/1, 089 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481341 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
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	title = {MHET 2/1, 089 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481341},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481341},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/1, 089 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481341.
MHET 2/1, 089 artifact entry (No. P481341). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481341 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/1, 089 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481341 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {MHET 2/1, 089 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481341},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481341},
}


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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - MHET 2/1, 089 artifact entry
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