MHET 2/2, 308 (P481577)
Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 079932 & BM 079932AProvenience
Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Sale of a burubalum)Language(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) _sar e2 bur-bala_ i-na mi-x-x-ri-qa?-ti
2. _da e2_ mu-ti-a-ra-ah
3. u3 _da e2#_ [...] sza/ta?
4. _sag-ki_ na-ka#-rum _dumu_ sin-ta-ia-ar
5. u2 _sag-ki sila_ ia-an-zu-ri
6. _ki_ dumu-ki _dumu_ sin-re-me-ni
7. u3 _ki_ ip-qa2-tum _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam
8. {disz}s,il2-li2-ia _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}mar-tu
9. _in-szi-in-sa10_
10. _sa10 til-la-a-ni-sze3_
11. 4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_
12. _sza3-ga-a-ni i3-du10_
13. _inim-bi al-til_
reverse
1. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
2. _nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-dam_
3. _mu_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu zimbir{ki}
4. u3# ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 it-mu
5. _igi_ {d}iszkur-i-din-nam _dumu_ ARAD-sa3
6. _igi_ dingir#? [...] x _dumu_ mu-na-wi-rum
7. _igi_ sin-i-din#-nam# _dumu#_ {d}utu-be-la-ti
8. _igi_ ki x [...] _dumu_ szu#-ub-bu-lum
9. _igi_ mu-[...]-rum _dumu#_ e2-ma-gir
10. _igi_ i-zi-ha#-[...] _dumu_ a-bu-wa-qar
11. u3 ib-ni-{d}a-a _dub-sar_
12. _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam_
13. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal gu2 {i7}idigna_
envelope
obverse
1. [...]
2. _da# e2_ mu-[ti-a-ra-ah]
3. [u3] _da_ a-ha-[...]
4. [_sag]-ki#_ na-ka-[rum _dumu_ sin-ta-ia-ar]
5. u3# _sag-ki sila#_ [ia-an-zu-ri]
6. _ki#_ dumu-ki _dumu_ [sin-re-me-ni]
7. u3# ip-qa2-[tum _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam]
obverse
1. 2(disz) _sar e2 bur-bala_ i-na mi-x-x-ri-qa?-ti
2. _da e2_ mu-ti-a-ra-ah
3. u3 _da e2#_ [...] sza/ta?
4. _sag-ki_ na-ka#-rum _dumu_ sin-ta-ia-ar
5. u2 _sag-ki sila_ ia-an-zu-ri
6. _ki_ dumu-ki _dumu_ sin-re-me-ni
7. u3 _ki_ ip-qa2-tum _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam
8. {disz}s,il2-li2-ia _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}mar-tu
9. _in-szi-in-sa10_
10. _sa10 til-la-a-ni-sze3_
11. 4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_
12. _sza3-ga-a-ni i3-du10_
13. _inim-bi al-til_
reverse
1. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
2. _nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-dam_
3. _mu_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu zimbir{ki}
4. u3# ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 it-mu
5. _igi_ {d}iszkur-i-din-nam _dumu_ ARAD-sa3
6. _igi_ dingir#? [...] x _dumu_ mu-na-wi-rum
7. _igi_ sin-i-din#-nam# _dumu#_ {d}utu-be-la-ti
8. _igi_ ki x [...] _dumu_ szu#-ub-bu-lum
9. _igi_ mu-[...]-rum _dumu#_ e2-ma-gir
10. _igi_ i-zi-ha#-[...] _dumu_ a-bu-wa-qar
11. u3 ib-ni-{d}a-a _dub-sar_
12. _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam_
13. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal gu2 {i7}idigna_
envelope
obverse
1. [...]
2. _da# e2_ mu-[ti-a-ra-ah]
3. [u3] _da_ a-ha-[...]
4. [_sag]-ki#_ na-ka-[rum _dumu_ sin-ta-ia-ar]
5. u3# _sag-ki sila#_ [ia-an-zu-ri]
6. _ki#_ dumu-ki _dumu_ [sin-re-me-ni]
7. u3# ip-qa2-[tum _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam]
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
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- Genre(s): Legal (Sale of a burubalum)
- Language(s):
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primary: MHET 2/2, 308
[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.
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- Museum No.: BM 079932 & BM 079932A
- Accession No.: 1889-10-14, 0480 & 1889-10-14, 0480A
- Provenience: Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der) [uncertain]
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.42.05.12
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-12-07 at 20:00:10 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact metadata | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Approved |
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| 2019-06-29 at 04:42:31 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Transliteration | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2018-09-14 at 14:08:59 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Transliteration | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2015-08-30 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.79932) (BM.79932)
- British Museum Collection (W_1889-1014-480) (W_1889-1014-480)
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Cite this Artifacts
“MHET 2/2, 308 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481577.
MHET 2/2, 308 artifact entry (No. P481577). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481577 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 308 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481577 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).
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