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MHET 2/1, 102 (P481352)

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 082361 & BM 082362

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)

-

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na ia-gu#-<nim>
2. i-ta _[a]-sza3_ ra-ma-mi#-ia
3. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ sin-e-ri-ba-am
4. {disz}mu-na-wi-ir-tum
5. a-na e#-ri-ba-tim
6. _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-dingir i-di-in#
7. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk
8. u3 {d}suen-mu-ba-li2#-it,#
9. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
10. _igi#_ ARAD-{d}suen _sanga_ {d}utu
11. [_igi_] sza#-lim-pa-li-ih-szu _sanga#_ {d}utu
12. [_igi_ {d}nin]-szubur-ma-an-szum2
13. [_igi_ bu-la]-lum
14. [_igi_ {d}utu-ta]-ia-ar
15. [_igi_ ka-lu-mu]-um
reverse
1. [_igi_ li]-bu#-ra-am!
  preceding four gatekeepers of the cloister read with Woestenburg AfO 44/45 351
2. [_igi_ {d}]utu#-tab-ba-e
3. [_igi_] a#-ha-am-ar-szi
4. _igi_ akszak{ki}-ia
5. _igi_ be-el-szu-nu
6. _dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-re-me-ni
7. _igi_ sin-e-ri-ba-am
8. _dumu_ ia-ab-ti-ia
9. _igi_ dingir-szu-i-bi-szu
10. _igi_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu
11. _dumu-mesz_ ri-isz-sin
12. _igi_ e-ri-ba-am
13. _dumu_ bi-bi-ia!
14. _igi_ a-ta-am-ra-am#
envelope
  beginning broken
1'. [a-na] e-ri-ba#-[tim]
2'. _dumu#-[munus_] {d}suen-dingir
3'. i-di-in
4'. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk#
5'. u3 {d}suen-mu-ba-li2#-[it,]
6'. _in-pa3-de3-mesz#_
reverse
1. _igi_ ARAD-{d}suen
2. _igi_ sza-lim-pa-li#-[ih-szu _sanga_ {d}utu]
3. _igi_ {d}[nin-szubur-ma-an-szum2]
4. _igi_ [...]
5. _igi_ [...]
  rest broken
seal 1
1. {d}suen-e-ri-ba#-[am]
2. _dumu_ ia-ab-ti-ia#
3. _ARAD_ {d}[...]
seal 2
1. bu-la-lum
2. _dumu_ a-ki-im
3. _ARAD_ e2-babbar
seal 3
1. a-ha-am-ar-szi
2. _dumu {d}mar-tu-ba-ni
seal 4
1. li-bu-ra-am
2. _dumu_ hu-nu-bu-um
3. _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
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal (Bequest)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/1, 102

    [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. 352-353

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

  • history: AfO 44/45, p. 349-356, p. 351

    [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 082361 & BM 082362
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2419 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2419A

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune 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
2015-08-15 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: -
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/1, 102 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481352.
MHET 2/1, 102 artifact entry (No. P481352). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481352 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/1, 102 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481352 (Accessed: April 18, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {MHET 2/1, 102 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481352},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481352},
}


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