MHET 2/2, 236 (P481493)

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 017464 & BM 017464A

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 lease)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(esze3) _iku a-sza3_ sza#-am-ka#-[num]
2. _ki_ ru-ut-tum
3. {disz}ib-ni-{d}mar-tu#
4. _a-sza3_ a-na _gu2-un_
5. u2-sze-s,i2
6. 1(u) 2(asz) _sze gur_
7. i-na pi4 a#-ap#-tim#
reverse
1. _i3-ag2-e_
2. 6(disz)# _ezem 2(ban2) dabin 1(disz) uzu_
3. i-pa-qi2-is-si2
4. _igi_ an-pi4-szu
5. _igi_ ni-szi-ni-szu
6. _igi_ {d}a-a-ku-zu-ma-tim!
7. _mu us2-sa alan_ {d}sza-la
envelope
obverse
1. 2(esze3) _iku a-sza3_ [...]
2. i-na sza-am-ka-[num]
3. _ki_ ru-ut-tum [...]
4. {disz}ib-ni-{d}mar-[tu]
5. _a-sza3_ a-na e-re#-szu-tim#
6. u2-sze-s,i2 _gu2 a-sza3_
7. 1(u) 2(asz) _sze gur_
8. i-na pi4 a-ap-[ti]-im
9. _i3-ag2-e_
bottom
  (uninscribed seal impression)
reverse
1. 6(disz) _ezem 2(ban2)# [dabin 1(disz) uzu]_
2. i-pa-qi2-is-si2#
3. _igi_ ni-szi-ni-szu
4. _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-ba-ni
5. _igi_ an-pi4-szu
6. _dumu_ puzur4-nu-nu
7. _igi_ {d}a-a#-ku-zu-ub-ma#-tum#
8. _dumu-munus_ gi-mil-{d}[...]
9. _mu us2-sa alan#_ [{d}sza-la]
top
  (uninscribed seal impression)
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
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Join Information:
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Field lease)
  • Language(s):


  • primary: MHET 2/2, 236

    [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 017464 & BM 017464A
  • Accession No.: 1894-01-15, 0178 & 1894-01-15, 0178A

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
2022-06-21 at 12:45:25 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2019-06-29 at 04:42:32 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2018-08-24 at 18:05:52 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. 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) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 236 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481493.
MHET 2/2, 236 artifact entry (No. P481493). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481493 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 236 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481493 (Accessed: May 18, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481493},
}

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