MHET 2/2, 202 (P481459)
Legal 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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 017451AProvenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
EnvelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (?)Language(s)
-Measurements
-Has seal impression(s)
tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) _sar e2 du3-a_
2. _da e2_ u#-bar-su2#-nu
3. _sag-bi e-sir2_
4. _e2_ ak-la-tum _dumu-munus_ {d}amar-utu-[mu-ba-li2]-it,
5. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _sar 4(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a_
6. _da e2_ ak-la-tum
7. _sag-bi e-sir2_
8. _e2_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur _dumu_ {d}amar-utu-mu-ba-li-it,
9. 5/6(disz) _sar 2(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a_
10. _da e2_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur
11. u3# _da# e2#_ [...] x hu x x [...]
12. [...] x
13. [...] x x x x [...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] {d}utu-x x
2'. [_igi_ ...]-ba-ni _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza#-am
3'. [_igi_] x x x x i3-li2-ba#-zi?
4'. [...] {d}amar-utu-mu#-ba#-li#-it,#
5'. [... {d}]amar-utu-na-s,i-ir
6'. [...] {d}suen#-re#-me-ni _dumu_ ap-pa-an-[...]
7'. _igi_ tu-tu-ni-szu _dumu_ {d}suen-[...]-a-am
8'. _igi_ ki#-gu-la _dub-sar dumu_ ARAD-[...]
9'. _iti szu-numun-a u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam_
10'. _mu#_ ha#-am#-mu#-ra#-pi2# _lugal# bad3 mah igi-hur-sag-ga2 x x [...]-a_
some text moved to previous line
traces of seal impression
right
traces of seal impression
obverse
1. 2(disz) _sar e2 du3-a_
2. _da e2_ u#-bar-su2#-nu
3. _sag-bi e-sir2_
4. _e2_ ak-la-tum _dumu-munus_ {d}amar-utu-[mu-ba-li2]-it,
5. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _sar 4(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a_
6. _da e2_ ak-la-tum
7. _sag-bi e-sir2_
8. _e2_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur _dumu_ {d}amar-utu-mu-ba-li-it,
9. 5/6(disz) _sar 2(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a_
10. _da e2_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur
11. u3# _da# e2#_ [...] x hu x x [...]
12. [...] x
13. [...] x x x x [...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] {d}utu-x x
2'. [_igi_ ...]-ba-ni _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza#-am
3'. [_igi_] x x x x i3-li2-ba#-zi?
4'. [...] {d}amar-utu-mu#-ba#-li#-it,#
5'. [... {d}]amar-utu-na-s,i-ir
6'. [...] {d}suen#-re#-me-ni _dumu_ ap-pa-an-[...]
7'. _igi_ tu-tu-ni-szu _dumu_ {d}suen-[...]-a-am
8'. _igi_ ki#-gu-la _dub-sar dumu_ ARAD-[...]
9'. _iti szu-numun-a u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam_
10'. _mu#_ ha#-am#-mu#-ra#-pi2# _lugal# bad3 mah igi-hur-sag-ga2 x x [...]-a_
some text moved to previous line
traces of seal impression
right
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: Envelope
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm):
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Legal (?)
- Language(s):
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primary: MHET 2/2, 202
[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 017451A
- Accession No.: 1894-01-15, 0165A
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
- Elevation:
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- Excavation No:
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- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.19.04.14
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2025-03-02 at 10:35:20 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2019-06-29 at 04:42:31 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Transliteration | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2018-08-16 at 17:42:07 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Transliteration | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2015-08-26 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.17451) (BM.17451)
- British Museum Collection (W_1894-0115-165) (W_1894-0115-165)
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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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifacts
“MHET 2/2, 202 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P481459.
MHET 2/2, 202 artifact entry (No. P481459). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481459 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 202 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481459 (Accessed: March 6, 2026).
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