MHET 2/2, 271 (P481533)

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 074421A

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)

-

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tablet
  (tablet still in the envelope)
obverse
1'. [...] a
  n lines broken
2'. [_dumu_ {d}utu-na]-s,ir
3'. [_a-sza3 a-na] er-re-szu-tim
4'. [i-na pi2-ti] a-tap-pi2-[im]
  rest broken
envelope
obverse
1. [n]+1(iku) _iku a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3 bu-sza
2. _ki#_ sza-at-{d}a-a
3. u3# geme2-{d}a-a _dumu-munus_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu
4. {disz}i-bi-{d}utu
5. _dumu#_ {d}utu-na-s,ir
6. _a#-sza3#_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
7. [i]-na pi2-ti a-tap-pi2-im
8. [u2]-sze-s,i2#
9. _[gu2]-un# a-sza3_
10. 6(gesz2)# _gur sze_
  seal impression
reverse
1. i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
2. [i]-na _ka2#_ ga-gi-im
3. _i3-ag2-e_
4. 4(disz) _ezem 1(disz) uzu_
5. u3 _2(ban2) zi3-da_ i-pa-qi2-si2
6. _igi_ {d}utu {d}a-a
7. _igi_ {d}bu-ne2-ne2
8. _igi_ {d}ma-mu
9. _[iti] bara2-za3-gar u4 [n-kam]_
10. [_mu_] esz3#-nun-na{ki} _a# gal-gal-la ba-gul_

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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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  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

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


  • primary: MHET 2/2, 271

    [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.

  • history: OLP 25, p.5-25, p. 11 3

    [vanlerberghe1994ladies] Van Lerberghe, Karel. 1994. “The Ladies Amat-Aja and Šāt-Aja, Business Associates under Hammurabi.” Orientalia Lovaniensia Periodica 25: 5–25.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 074421A
  • Accession No.: 1882-09-18A, 0141A

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-09 at 08:49:11 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-08 at 16:46:52 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
2018-09-01 at 12:02:26 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-08-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 271 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481533.
MHET 2/2, 271 artifact entry (No. P481533). (2024, December 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481533 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 271 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481533 (Accessed: May 5, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481533},
}

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