MHET 2/2, 199 (P481456)

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 082099 & BM 082100

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 (Rent of house)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. _e2 ki_ erisz-ti-{d}a-a
2. {disz}hu-za-lum
3. _e2_ a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
4. u2-sze-s,i2
5. ki-is,-ri _mu 1(disz)-kam_
6. _1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar_
7. _i3-la2-e_
8. _iti gu4-si-sa2_
reverse
1. i-ru-ub
2. _iti_ si2-bu-tim
3. i-ga-mar-ma us,-s,i2
4. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}mar-tu
5. _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
6. _igi_ sin-be-el-ap-li
7. _dumu_ sin-dingir
8. _igi_ geme2-{d}utu
9. _mu bara2 mah_ {d}en-lil2
left
1. _igi_ be-el#-ta#-ni
envelope
obverse
1. _e2 ki_ erisz#-ti-{d}a-a
2. {disz}hu-za-lum
3. _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
4. _e2_ a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
5. u2-sze-s,i2
6. ki-is,-ri _mu 1(disz)-kam_
7. _1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar_
8. _i3-la2-e_
9. _iti gu4-si-sa2_
10. i-ru-ub
  traces of seal impression
reverse
1. _iti_ si2-bu-tim#
2. i-ga-mar-ma us,-s,i2
3. _igi#_ ib-ni-{d}mar-tu
4. [_dumu_] dingir#-szu-ba-ni
5. [_igi_ sin]-be-el-ap-li
6. [_dumu_ sin]-dingir
7. [_igi_ be-el]-ta#-ni
  n lines broken
1'. _[mu bara2 mah]_ {d}en#-lil2#-[ra] babila2{ki}
left
  traces of seal impression

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


  • primary: MHET 2/2, 199

    [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 082099 & BM 082100
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2229 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2229A

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 04:42:31 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2018-08-22 at 09:15:02 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2018-08-16 at 17:42:07 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-08-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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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 2/2, 199 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481456.
MHET 2/2, 199 artifact entry (No. P481456). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481456 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 199 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481456 (Accessed: May 12, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481456},
}

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