MHET 2/2, 189 (P481446)

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 017058 & BM 017057A

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 2 fields)

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(iku) _iku a-sza3 1(bur3) iku 1(disz) ma-na# [ku3-babbar]_
2. _us2-sa-du a-sza3_ a-hu-[szi]-na# [...]
3. u3 _us-sa-du a-sza3_ {d}za-ba4-ba4-[um-ma ...]
4. _dumu_ {d}suen-re-me-ni
5. _sag-bi_ e-li-tum i ba eb-li-[e]
6. _sag-bi_ sza-ap-li-tum _i7_ akszak{ki}-ga#-mil#
7. 1(esze3) 1(iku) _iku a-sza3 u2-sal 1(disz)? 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_
Dekiere: 1.0.0 1/2 ma-na
8. _us2-sa-du i7 lugal_
9. u3 _us2-sa-du_ da-du-sza
10. _sag-bi_ e-li-tum {d}suen-re-me-ni
11. _sag-bi_ sza-ap-li-tum nam-ka-ar a-lim
12. _ki_ sze-le-bu-um {disz}i-tur2-<asz>-du#-um
13. {disz}ha-am-mi-ia u3 ha-bi-sum
14. _dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-re-me-ni
15. {disz}ni-szi-i-ni-szu [_lukur {d}utu_]
16. _dumu-munus_ szu-pi2-sza
17. _in-szi-in-[sa10]_
reverse
1. _sa10 til-la-bi-[sze3]_
2. _ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2#_
3. _igi_ ta-ri-bu-um _dumu_ qu2-ra-sa3
4. _igi_ sza-ma-ia-tum _dumu_ PI-ti-ia
5. _igi_ u2-ru-du-um _igi_ ARAD-sin
6. _dumu-mesz_ ta-ri-bu-um
7. _igi_ lu-usz-ta-mar _dumu_ i-din-ia
8. _igi_ ia-si-masz-x _dumu_ mu-ti-ra-me-e
9. _igi_ sin-sza-du-ni _sanga_ {d}i-ku-nu-um
10. _igi_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_
blank space
11. _iti apin-du8-a u4 7(disz)-kam_
12. _mu gu-za_ {d}na-bi-um x [...]
envelope
1. 5(iku)# _iku a-sza3_ x [...] 1(bur3) _iku 1(disz) ma-na# [ku3-babbar]_
2. _us2#-sa-du_ a-hu-szi-na [...] x x [...]
3. u3# _us-sa-du a-sza3_ {d}za-ba4-ba4-um-ma [...]
5. _sag#-bi_ e-li-tum i ba eb-li-e#
6. _sag#-bi_ sza-ap-li#-[tum] _i7#_ akszak{ki}-ga-mil
7. 1(esze3)# 1(iku)# _iku a-sza3 u2-[sal 1(bur3)?] _iku_ 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_
8. _[us2]-sa#-du i7 [lugal]_
9. [u3 _us2-sa]-du_ [da-du-sza]
10. [_sag-bi_ e-li-tum {d}suen]-re-me-ni
11. [_sag-bi_ sza-ap-li-tum nam]-ka#-ar a-lim
12. [_ki_ sze-le-bu-um {disz}i]-tur2#-asz-du#-um
13. [{disz}ha-am-mi-ia u3 ha]-bi-sum
14. [_dumu-mesz_] {d}suen-[re-me]-ni
15. {disz}ni#-szi-i-ni-szu _lukur# [{d}utu_]
16. _dumu-munus_ szu-pi2-sza
17. _in-szi-in-sa10_
18. _sa10 til-la-bi-[sze3]_
bottom
seal impression
reverse
1. _ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_
2. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2#-ra inim nu#-ga2-ga2_
3. _mu_ {d}amar-utu u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
4. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
5. _igi_ ta-ri-bu-um _dumu_ qu2-ra-sa3
6. _igi_ sza-ma-ia-tum _dumu_ PI-ti-ia
7. _igi_ u2-ru-du-um _igi_ ARAD-sin
8. _dumu-mesz_ ta-ri-bu-um#
9. _igi_ ia-si-masz-x _dumu_ mu-ti-ra#-me-e
10. _igi_ {d}suen-[sza]-du-ni _sanga_ {d}i-ku-nu-um
11. [_igi_] lu#-usz#-ta#-mar
12. [_dumu_ i]-din#-ia
rest broken
left
(uninscribed seal impression)
1. _kiszib#_ ARAD-sin
2. _kiszib#_ ta-ri-bu-um
3. _kiszib_ i-tur-asz-du-um
4. _kiszib#_ [...] x HA?
right
seal impression
seal 1
1. {d}suen-re-me-ni
2. _dumu_ a x KA
seal 2
1. [u2]-ru#-du-um
2. [_dumu_] ta-ri-bu-um#
3. [u3] {d}[...]
seal 3
1. ARAD-i3-[li2-szu]
2. _dumu_ {d}suen#-[...]
seal 4
1. {d}EN [...]

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)

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British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal (Sale of 2 fields)
Language(s):

Related publications

primary: MHET 2/2, 189

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 017058 & BM 017057A
Accession No.: 1892-07-09, 0174 & 1892-07-09, 0173A

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.16.08.07
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2019-06-29 at 04:42:30	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Atf	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		CDLI	approved
2018-08-19 at 09:40:03	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2018-08-19 at 09:38:15	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2018-08-16 at 17:41:22	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2015-08-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Firth, Richard		CDLI	approved

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Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period
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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“MHET 2/2, 189 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481446.

MHET 2/2, 189 artifact entry (No. P481446). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481446 (Original work published 2015)

MHET 2/2, 189 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481446 (Accessed: May 10, 2025).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481446},
}

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