MHET 2/2, 191 (P481448)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 017445 & BM 017445A

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 (Field sale)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(iku) _iku a-sza3_ u2-sza-lum
2. i-na sza AN-na-szu-re-esz
3. i-ta {d}suen-ta#-ia#-ar# _dumu_ ak-sza-ia
4. u3 i-ta# nam-ka-rum
5. _ki_ il#-[ta]-ni _dumu-munus#_ be-ia
6. {disz}{d}suen-ta-ia-ar
7. _[dumu]_ ak#-sza#-ia#
8. _[in-szi]-in-sa10_
9. _sa10 til#-[la]-bi-sze3_
10. 1(u) 4(disz) _gin2 ku3#-babbar_
11. _in-na-[an]-la2_
12. _{gesz}gan-na ib2#-ta-bala_
13. _inim-bi al-til_
reverse
1. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
2. _inim nu-ga2-ga2-a_
3. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}amar-utu
4. u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
5. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
6. _igi_ qi2-isz-nu-nu _dumu_ sin-sze-me
7. s,il2-li2-{d}utu _dumu_
8. _igi_ i-din-{d}nin-szubur _dumu x [...]
9. _igi_ sza-ma-ia-tum
10. _dumu_ i3-li2-ba-ni
11. _igi_ {d}utu-illat-su2
12. _igi_ {d}suen-sza-sza-na-an
13. _igi_ geme2-{d}utu _dumu_ x x
left
1. _igi_ erisz-ti-{d}a-a _dumu_ [...] x x
2. _mu alam {d}inanna{+na} ki-[bala masz-da3]_
envelope
obverse
1. _dub 2(iku) iku a-sza3_ u2-sza-lum
2. i-na sza AN-na-szu-ri-isz
3. i-ta {d}suen-ta-ia-ar _dumu_ ak-sza-ia
4. u3 i-ta nam-ka-rum sza i-bi#*-[{d}suen*]
  collation of Woestenburg AfO 44/45, 352
5. _ki_ il-[ta]-ni _dumu-munus#_ be-ia
6. {disz}{d}suen-ta-ia-ar
7. _dumu_ ak-sza-ia
8. _in-szi-in-sa10_
9. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
10. 1(u) 4(disz) _gin2 ku3#-babbar_
11. _in-na-an-la2_
12. _{gesz}gan-na ib2-[ta-bala]_
13. _inim#-bi# al-til#_ [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] i3-li2-ba-ni
2'. [... {d}suen-la-sza]-na-an
  n lines broken
3'. [...] i/tum?
4'. [...] x
  n lines broken
5'. _igi#_ [...]-um-wa-qar
6'. _igi_ x x-e2-a _dumu# [...]
7'. _igi_ erisz-ti-{d}a-a
8'. _dumu-munus_ i-din-{d}utu
9'. _mu alam {d}inanna{+na} ki-bala masz-da3
  Dekiere reads: ki-bala bar-ru2
top
  seal impression
left
  seal impression
seal 1
1. {d}na-bi-i3-li2#-szu
2. _dam-[gar3]_
seal 2
1. [i-din]-{d}nin-szubur
2. _dumu_ [...]-szu
3. _ARAD_ {d}x ri [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Field sale)
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 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P481448

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 017445 & BM 017445A
Accession Number 1894-01-15, 0159 & 1894-01-15, 0159A

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.17445
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1894-0115-159

References

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 191

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2019-06-29 at 04:42:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2018-08-22 at 09:14:08 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2018-08-16 at 17:41:22 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2015-08-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/2, 191 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481448.
MHET 2/2, 191 artifact entry (No. P481448). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481448 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 191 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481448 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 191 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481448},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481448},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/2, 191 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481448.
MHET 2/2, 191 artifact entry (No. P481448). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481448 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 191 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481448 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 191 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481448},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481448},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481448
LB  - CDLI:P481448
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - MHET 2/2, 191 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481448
ER  -
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