MHET 2/2, 237 (P481494)

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 092647 & BM 092647A

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. 4(iku) _iku a-sza3_ bi-ri-it _i7_
2. _us2-sa-du a-sza3_ nu-ur2-{d}utu
3. _a-sza3_ hu-za-la-tum
4. _ki_ hu-za-la-tum
5. {disz}dumu-er-s,i-tum
6. _dumu_ {d}szi-bu-um-ha-s,i2-ir
7. _a-sza3_-am a-na e-re-szu-tim
8. u2-sze-s,i
9. sza-lu-ut-sza-szu
10. _u4 buru14-sze3_ i-na _ka2_ ga!-gi4-im
  Dekiere: ga3-gi4-im
reverse
1. _i3-[ag2-e]_
2. _igi_ sin-e-ri-ba-am
3. _dumu_ na-ma-tum
4. _igi_ sin-i-a
  So Dekiere, envelope reads: -ni-ia
5. _dumu_ e-tel-pi4-{d}utu#
6. _igi_ hu-za-lum#
7. _dumu_ nu-ur2-ra-tum
8. _igi_ li-pi2-it-{d}mar-tu
9. [_dumu_] {d}utu-tab-ba-szu
10. _igi#_ SIG-qa2-tum
11. _dumu_ i-ba-lu-ut,
left
1. _iti apin-du8 u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam
2. _mu us2-sa alan_ {d}sza-la
envelope
obverse
1. 4(iku) _iku a-sza3_ bi-ri-it _i7_
2. i#-ta# _a-sza3_ nu-ur2#-{d}utu
3. _a-sza3_ hu#-za-la-tum
4. _ki_ hu-za-la-tum _dumu_ su2-mu-ra#-ah
5. {disz}dumu-er-s,i-tim
6. _dumu_ {d}szi-bu-um-ha-s,i2-ir
7. a-na e-re-szu-tim
8. a-na sza#-lu#-usz
9. u2-sze-[s,i]
10. _u4 buru14-sze3_ [i]-na# ga-gi4-im
11. sza-lu-sza-szu# x _i3-ag2-e_
  traces of seal impression
reverse
1. [_igi_] {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
2. _dumu_ na-ma-tum
3. _igi_ {d}suen-ni#-ia#
4. _dumu_ e-tel-pi4-{d}utu
5. _igi_ hu-za-lum
6. _dumu_ nu-ra-tum
7. _igi_ li-pi2-it-{d}mar-tu
8. _dumu_ {d}utu-tap-pa-szu
9. _igi_ SIG-qa2-tum
10. _dumu_ i-ba-lu-ut,
11. _iti apin-du8 u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam
12. _mu us2-sa alan_ {d}sza-la
  traces of seal impression
left
  (uninscribed seal impression)
right
  (uninscribed 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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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Field lease)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 237

    [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 092647 & BM 092647A
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2427 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2427A

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 04:42:32 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, 237 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481494.
MHET 2/2, 237 artifact entry (No. P481494). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481494 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 237 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481494 (Accessed: May 7, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 237 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481494},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481494},
}


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