MHET 2/2, 227 (P481484)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der), 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 079758 & BM 079759

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Field lease)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(esze3) 4(iku) _iku a-sza3_ i-na _a-<gar3>_ bu-sza
2. _ki_ sza-at-{d}a-a _lukur {d}utu_
3. u3 geme2-{d}a-a _lukur {d}utu_
4. _dumu-munus-me_ puzur4-{d}nin-urta
5. {disz}akszak{ki}-na-s,ir
6. _dumu_ akszak{ki}-i-din-nam
7. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim#
8. u2-sze-s,i2
9. _gu2 a-sza3_
10. 7(gesz2) 2(disz) 3(barig) _gur sze_
reverse
1. _i3-ag2-e_
2. 4(disz) _ezem {d}utu 3(ban2) zi3_
3. 2(disz) _uzu_ i-pa-qi2-is-si
  single ruling
4. _igi_ im-gur-{d}suen
5. _igi_ a-na-x x x x x
6. _dumu_ {d}iszkur-sipa
7. _igi_ szu-mi-er-s,e-tim#
8. _dumu_ x x x
left
1. _mu <szu>-nir ku3-sig17 dingir gal-gal_
envelope
1. 1(esze3) 4(iku) _iku a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3#_ [bu-sza]
2. _ki_ sza-at-{d}a-a _lukur {d}utu_
3. _dumu-munus_ i-ku-pi2-[...]
4. u3 geme2-{d}a-a _lukur {d}utu_
5. _dumu-munus_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu
6. {disz}akszak{ki}-na-s,ir
7. _dumu_ akszak{ki}-i-din-nam
8. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
9. i-na pi2-ti a-tap-pi2-im
10. u2-sze-s,i2
11. _u4 buru14-sze3 gu2-un a-sza3_
12. 7(gesz2) 2(disz) 3(barig) _gur sze_
  seal impression
  rest broken
top
1. _mu <szu>-nir ku3#-sig17_ [...]
  (uninscribed seal impression)
left
  seal impression
1. _kiszib_ akszak{ki}-i-din-nam
seal 1
1. [...] x dingir [...] x
2. [...] KA x [...]
3. [...] x [...]
seal 2
1. [...]-{d}utu
seal 3
1. im#?-gur-{d}[suen?]
2. [...] x [...]
3. [_ARAD_] e2#-babbar#

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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  • Genre(s): Legal (Field lease)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 227

    [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 079758 & BM 079759
  • Accession No.: 1889-10-14, 0306 & 1889-10-14, 0306A

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-07 at 20:00:10 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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
2018-08-24 at 18:04:16 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2015-08-28 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) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 227 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481484.
MHET 2/2, 227 artifact entry (No. P481484). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481484 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 227 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481484 (Accessed: May 19, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 7},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 227 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481484},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481484},
}


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