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MHET 2/2, 274 (P481536)

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 082390 & BM 082391

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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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(esze3) _iku a-sza3_
2. i-na sza-am-ka-[nim]
3. _ki_ ru-ut-tum _lukur {d}[utu]_
4. _dumu-munus_ i-zi-ga-tar#
5. {disz}ib-ni-{d}mar-tu#
6. _dumu_ ib-ni-u2-ri-im
7. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
8. u2-sze-s,i2
9. _gu2-un a-sza3_
10. 6(gesz2) _sze gur#_
reverse
1. i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
2. i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im _i3-ag2-e2_
3. 6(disz) _ezem {d}utu_
4. 1(ban2) _zi3-da 1(disz) uzu_
5. i-pa-qi2-si2
6. _igi_ {d}utu {d}a-a
7. _igi_ be-el-ta-ni
8. _dumu-munus_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu
9. _iti gu2-si_
10. _mu_ esz3-nun-na a gal# mu-un-gul-la#_
envelope
obverse
1. 1(esze3) _iku a-sza3_
2. i-na sza-[am-ka-nim]
3. _ki_ ru#-[ut-tum _lukur {d}utu]_
4. _dumu#-[munus_ i-zi-ga-tar]
5. {disz}[ib-ni-{d}mar-tu]
6. _dumu_ ib-[ni-u2-ri-im]
7. _a-sza3_ a-na# [er-re-szu-tim]
8. u2-sze-[s,i2]
9. _gu2-un [a-sza3]_
10. 6(gesz2) _sze# [gur]_
11. i-na _{gesz}[ban2 {d}utu]_
12. i-na _ka2#_ [ga-gi-im]
13. _i3-ag2-[e]_
bottom
traces of seal impression
reverse
3. 6(disz) _ezem [{d}utu]_
4. 1(ban2) _zi3-da [1(disz) uzu]_
5. a-hu-um ma#-[la a-hi-im]
6. i-pa-qi2#-[si2]
7. _igi_ {d}utu {d}[a-a]
8. _igi_ be-el-ta#-[ni]
9. _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3#-[li2-szu]
10. _igi_ {d}a-a-ku-zu#-[ub-ma-tim]
11. _dumu-munus_ zi-ma-x [...]
12. _iti gu2-si u4 2(u) 5(disz)#?-[kam]_
13. _mu_ esz3-nun-na a gal-gal mu-un-gul-la_
top
seal impression
left
seal impression
seal 1
1. ia-ap-hur-[...]
2. _dumu-munus_ i-zi-[...]
3. _geme2_ {d}utu {d}a-[a]

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Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: MHET 2/2, 274

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 082390 & BM 082391
Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2437 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2437A

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.38.02.25 ?
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2022-06-20 at 09:55:39	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved
2019-06-29 at 04:42:30	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Atf	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		CDLI	approved
2018-09-01 at 12:03:49	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2015-08-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Firth, Richard		CDLI	approved

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Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

Notes

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“MHET 2/2, 274 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481536.

MHET 2/2, 274 artifact entry (No. P481536). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481536 (Original work published 2015)

MHET 2/2, 274 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481536 (Accessed: May 15, 2025).

@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 274 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481536},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481536},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481536
LB  - CDLI:P481536
M1  - 2025/5/15/
TI  - MHET 2/2, 274 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481536
ER  -

“MHET 2/2, 274 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481536.

MHET 2/2, 274 artifact entry (No. P481536). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481536 (Original work published 2015)

MHET 2/2, 274 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481536 (Accessed: May 15, 2025).

@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 274 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481536},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481536},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481536
LB  - CDLI:P481536
M1  - 2025/5/15/
TI  - MHET 2/2, 274 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481536
ER  -

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