MHET 2/2, 182 (P481439)

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 017438 & BM 017438A

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 (Sale of house)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2 e2_ mu-s,u2-um
2. 2(disz) _ninda <1(disz) kusz3> usz 1(disz) kusz3 1(u) 8(disz) szu-si sag_
3. ki-isz-da-at {d}utu-be-el-i3-li2
4. _da e2_ sin-na-s,ir _dumu_ en-nam-sin
5. u3 _e2_ dumu-{iri}ba-ia{ki}
6. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam e2_ ma-an-na-szi
7. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam sila dagal-la_ [...]
8. _ki_ {d}utu-be-el-i3-li2 _dumu_ s,il2-li2-{d}utu
9. <<_ki_ {d}utu-be-el-i3-li2>>
10. {disz}ma-an-na-i3-li2 _lukur {d}utu_
11. _dumu-munus_ ni-id-nu-sza
12. _in-szi-in-sa10_
13. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
14. 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
reverse
1. _in-na-an-la2_
2. _{gesz}gan-na ib2#-ta-bala_
3. _inim-bi al-til_
4. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
5. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_
6. _mu_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu
7. {disz}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_
8. u3 _iri_ zimbir{ki}
9. it-mu-u2
10. _igi_ mu-na-wi-ru
11. _igi_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu
12. _igi_ {d}utu-an-dul7-li2
13. _igi_ ip-qu2-sza
14. _igi#_ x x x
15. _igi_ sin-na-s,ir
16. _igi_ sin-i-din-nam
left
1. _igi_ SIG-e2#-a#
2. _iti_ x x x _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}utu
3. _mu alam-bi 7(disz)-am3#_
envelope
obverse
1. 1(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2 e2_ mu-s,u2-um
2. 2(disz) _nindan 1(disz) kusz3 usz 1(disz) kusz3 1(u) 8(disz) szu-si# sag_
3. ki-isz-da-at {d}utu-be-el-i3#-li2
4. _da e2_ sin-na-s,ir
5. u3 _e2#_ [dumu-{iri}ba]-ia{ki}
6. _sag-bi 1(disz)-[kam e2_ ma-an-na-szi]
7. _sag-bi 2(disz)-[kam sila dagal-la_]
8. isz-tu 5/6(disz)# [...] _egir_
9. i-zi-ib# [...]
10. _ki_ {d}utu#-[be-el-i3-li2 _dumu_ s,il2-li2-{d}]utu
11. <_kiszib_> mu-na-wi-rum
12. <_kiszib_> dingir-szu-a-bu-szu
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _u4#-kur2#-[sze3] lu2# lu2#-[sze3]
2'. _mu_ {d}utu# {d}a-a {d}amar-utu#
3'. {disz}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 u3 _iri_ zimbir{ki}
4'. _igi_ mu#-na#-wi-rum _dumu_ i-ku-pi2-sza
5'. _igi_ dingir#-szu-a-bu-szu _igi_ {d}utu-an-dul7-li2
6'. _dumu-me_ {d}utu-ga-mil
7'. _igi_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ sin-ub-lam
8'. _igi_ {d}suen-na-s,ir _dumu_ en-nam-{d}suen
9'. _igi_ {d}suen-isz-me-ni _igi_ ib-ni-{d}we-er
10'. _igi_ {d}suen-re-me-ni _dumu-me_ ri-ba-am-i3-li2#
11'. _igi_ e#-mu-uq-szu-da-an
12'. _dumu_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am
13'. _igi_ ip-qu2-sza _dumu_ a-da-ia-tum
14'. _igi_ e-ri#-ib#-e2-a _dumu_ sin-e-ri-ba-am
15'. _igi_ dumu#-bi-zi#-za#-na#
16'. _dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,ir
17'. _igi_ a-bu-wa-qar _dumu_ sin-na-wi#-ir
bottom
  (uninscribed seal impressions)
1. <_kiszib_> sin re-me-ni
2. <_kiszib_> {d}utu-be-el-i3-li2
left
1. _igi_ x [...] x x x x
2. _igi_ SIG-e2-a _dub-sar_
3. _iti apin-du8-a mu alam 7(disz)-bi#_
  (uninscribed seal impressions)
4. <_kiszib_> e#-[mu]-uq#-szu-da-an#
5. <_kiszib_> sin-[...]

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:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal (Sale of house)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 182

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 017438 & BM 017438A
  • Accession No.: 1894-01-15, 0152 & 1894-01-15, 0152A

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
2019-06-29 at 04:42:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2018-08-16 at 17:41:22 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-08-26 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) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 182 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481439.
MHET 2/2, 182 artifact entry (No. P481439). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481439 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 182 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481439 (Accessed: May 5, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 182 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481439},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481439},
}


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