MHET 2/2, 301 (P481570)

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 017440 & BM 017440A

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 (Sale of an e2.ki.gal2)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _sar e2 ki-gal2_
2. i-na _zimbir{ki}-gal_
3. _da e2_ i-t,ur-ki-nu-um#
4. u3 _da e2_ ni-id-nu-sza _dumu_ sa-ba-ia
5. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma e2_ tu-tu-ni-szu
6. _dumu_ {d}utu-pu-ut,-ra-am
7. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma sila dagal-la_
8. _ki_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
9. _dumu_ ARAD-sin
10. [...]
11. _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
12. _in#-szi-in-sa10_
13. _sa10# til-la-bi-sze3_
14. [n]+5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_
15. _sza3#-ga-ni al-du10_
reverse
1. _inim-bi al-til_
2. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
3. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_
4. _mu_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_
5. it-mu-u2
6. [...]
7. _igi_ i-t,ur-ki-nu-um _dumu_ isz8-tar2-ama-szu
8. _igi_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam
9. _igi_ sin-re-me-ni _dumu_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur
10. _igi_ {d}nanna-tum _dumu_ a-na-sin-tak-la-ku#
11. _igi_ {d}utu-ga-mil _dumu_ i-din-sin
12. _igi_ tu-tu-ni-szu _dumu_ {d}utu-pu-ut,-ra#-am#
13. _igi_ sin-re-me-ni _dumu_ na#-bi-{d}utu
14. _igi_ sin-re-me-ni _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam
15. _igi_ im-gur-sin _dub-sar_
16. _iti udru{duru5} u4 1(disz)-kam_
17. _mu_ {d}tasz-me#-tum _ku3-sig17_
envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _sar e2 ki-[gal2]_
2. i-na zimbir[{ki}-gal]
3. _da e2_ i-[t,ur-ki-nu-um]
4. u3 _da e2_ [ni-id-nu-sza _dumu_ sa-ba-ia]
5. _sag-bi# [1(disz)-kam-ma e2_ tu-tu-ni-szu]
6. [...]
7. [...]
8. [...]
9. [...]
10. {disz}ki-i-x [...]
11. _dumu#_ {d}suen-i#-[din-nam]
12. _in-szi-in-[sa10]_
13. [...]
14. [...]
15. _sza3-[ga-ni al-du10]_
16. _inim-[bi] al#-til_
  (uninscribed seal impression)
17. <_kiszib_> {d}nanna-tum
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _igi#_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-[szu _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam]
2'. _igi_ {d}nanna-tum _dumu#_ [a-na-sin-tak-la-ku]
3'. _igi_ {d}utu-ga-mil _dumu#_ [i-din-sin]
4'. _igi#_ tu-tu-ni-szu _dumu#_ [...]
5'. _igi_ ka-lu-mu-um _dumu_ [...]
6'. _igi_ {d}suen-re-me-n _dumu#_ [na-bi-{d}utu]
7'. _igi_ {d}suen-re-me-ni _dumu#_ [sin-i-din-nam]
8'. _igi_ im-gur-{d}suen _dub#-[sar]_
9'. _iti udru{duru5} u4 1(disz)#-[kam]_
10'. _mu_ {d}tasz-me-tum _ku3-sig17_
  traces of seal impression
11'. <_kiszib_> ka#-lu#-[mu-um]
12'. <_kiszib_> {d}suen-[x x]
left
  seal impression
seal 1
1. [...] a an [...]
2. x {d}utu [...]
seal 2
1. {d}suen-re-[me-ni]
2. _dumu_ na-bi-{d}[utu]
3. _ARAD_ {d}x [...]
seal 3
1. [...]
2. _dumu_ [...]
3. _[ARAD e2]-babbar-ra_
seal 4
1. [...] a/za? an [...]
2. _dumu#_ {d}[utu ...]
seal 5
1. nu#-ur2-i3-li2-[szu]
2. [_dumu_] {d}suen-i-din-nam
3. [...]

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.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal (Sale of an e2.ki.gal2)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 301

    [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 017440 & BM 017440A
  • Accession No.: 1894-01-15, 0154 & 1894-01-15, 0154A

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 04:42:31 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2018-09-14 at 14:08:57 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-08-30 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) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 301 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481570.
MHET 2/2, 301 artifact entry (No. P481570). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481570 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 301 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481570 (Accessed: May 17, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 301 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481570},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481570},
}


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