MHET 2/2, 132 (P481375)

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 017352 & BM 017352A

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 (inheritance)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. [1(esze3)] 3(iku)# _iku a-za3_
2. i-na _u4 numun_-da-nu-um
3. i-ta _a-sza3_ sin-e-ri-ba-am#
4. _dumu_ ia-an-ti-nu-um
5. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ ia-ar-bi-[dingir]
6. 2/3(disz) _sar_ 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 e2 du3-a_
7. li-ti-ir li-im-t,i3 ma-la ma-s,i2-ma
7a. {d}a-a-ku-zu-ub-[ma]-tim _lukur {d}utu_ ap-lu-sa3 x x _dumu-munus-a-ni_
8. 1(disz) _sag-geme2_
9. {disz}{d}a-a-sze-me-at _mu-ni_
10. {disz}a-na-{d}utu-tak2-la-a-ku _mu-ni_
11. 1(disz) _{na4}ara3_
12. bu-szi-e ma-la i-ba-asz-szu#
13. a-ha-tum ma-la a-ha-tim
14. mi-it-ha-ri-isz i-zu#-zu#
15. mi-im-ma an-ni-im
16. {disz}hu-szu-tum
17. _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
18. a-na la-ma-si2# _lukur {d}utu_
reverse
1. i-di-in
2. _mu_ {d}amar-utu u3 ha-am-<mu>-ra-pi2
3. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
4. _igi_ dingir-pi4-{d}a-a _sanga {d}utu_
5. _igi_ e-tel-pi4-{d}na-bi-um
6. _sanga {d}utu_ <<x x>>
7. _igi_ s,il2-li2-{d}nin-kar-ra-ak# _ugula-e2_
8. _igi_ sin-ba-ni _ugula lukur# {d}utu#_
9. _igi_ li-bu-ra-am
10. _igi_ za-bu-um-i3-li2
11. _igi_ e2-idim-<<e2>>-an-na-ma-an-szum2
12. i3-du8
13. _igi_ nin-tum _dumu-munus_ sin-mu-sza-lim
14. _igi_ geme2-{d}utu
15. _dumu-munus_ di-nu-um-[...]
16. _igi_ sza-at-[...]
17. _igi_ geme2-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-li-ib-lu-[ut,]
18. _igi#_ be-li-tum
19. _dumu-munus_ en-nim-tu-tu
20. _igi#_ bu-ur2-tum
left
column 1
1. _dumu_ li-bu-ra-am
2. _igi_ geme2-{d}utu
3. _dumu-munus_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
4. _igi_ sza-at-{d}a-a
column 2
1. _igi_ be-li-su2-nu
2. _dumu-munus_ sin-isz-me-an-ni
3. _igi_ bu-ra-s,a-tum#
envelope
obverse
1. _dub_ 1(esze3) 3(iku) _iku# [a-sza3]_
2. i-na _numun_-da-[nu-um]
3. i-ta _a-za3_ {d}suen#-[e-ri-ba-am]
4. _dumu_ ia-[an-ti-nu-um]
5. u3 i-ta _a-[sza3_ ia-ar-bi-dingir]
6. _dumu_ ma#-[num2]
7. 2/3(disz) _sar_ 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2# [e2-du3-a]_
8. li-te-e-er li#-[im-t,i3 ...]
  n lines broken
top
  seal impression
1'. _dumu_ {d}utu-li-szi#-[...]
reverse
  seal impression
left
  seal impression
seal 1
1. [...] x sza? ta?-tum
2. _dumu_ en-nim-tu-tu
3. _ARAD_ {d}utu {d}a-a
seal 2
1. [...] x [...]
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-[...]
3. _ARAD_ {d}[...]
4. u3 {d}[...]
seal 3
1. [...]
2. _dumu_ x [...]
3. _ARAD_ {d}utu-[...]
seal 4
1. dingir-pi4-{d}[a-a]
2. _sanga {d}utu_
3. _dumu_ ARAD-{d}suen
4. _ARAD_ {d}a-a
seal 5
1. [e-tel-pi4-{d}na-bi-um]
2. _dumu_ sza-lim-pa-le-e-[szu]
3. _ARAD_ {d}na-bi-[um]

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):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

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

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 132

    [Dekiere1994MHET2/2] Dekiere, Luc. 1994. Old Babylonian Real Estate Documents from Sippar in the British Museum. Part 2: Documents from the Reign of Hammurabi. Mesopotamian History and Environment. Series III. Texts 2. Ghent: University of Ghent.

  • history: AfO 44/45, p. 349-356, p. 352

    [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 017352 & BM 017352A
  • Accession No.: 1894-01-15, 0066 & 1894-01-15, 0066A

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
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-07-26 at 12:40:25 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-08-23 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) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 132 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481375.
MHET 2/2, 132 artifact entry (No. P481375). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481375 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 132 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481375 (Accessed: May 22, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 132 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481375},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481375},
}


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