MHET 2/2, 321 (P481677)

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 017401 & BM 017401A

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) _sar e2# ki-gal2#_
2. _da e2_ ri#-[...]
3. u3 _da e2_ {d}utu#-[...]
4. _sag-bi#_ {d}utu-[...]-bu#-um
5. _ki_ {d}utu-be-el#-i3-li2
6. _dumu_ s,il2-li2-[...] x x
7. {disz}la-ma-si2
8. _dumu-munus_ ARAD-{d}we-er
9. _in-szi#-in-sa10_
10. _sa10 til-la#-bi#-sze3_
reverse
1. 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar in-na_ x
2. _{gesz}gan-na ib2-ta-bala_
3. _inim-bi al-til_
4. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
5. _sza3-ga-<<ni>>-a-ni al-du10_
6. _mu_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu ha-am-mu-ra-[pi2]
7. u3 {iri#}zimbir{ki}
8. it#-mu#-u2
9. _igi_ x x x [...] x x x
10. _dumu_ x x [...]-szar-ri-x
11. [...]
left
column 1
1. _igi#_ [...] x [...]
2. _dumu_ ri-ba-am-i3-li2
3. _igi_ {d}iszkur-x
column 2
1. _igi_ ARAD-an-dul7-li2 x x x
envelope
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. _da e2#_ [...]
2'. u3 _da [e2_ {d}utu-...]
3'. _sag#-bi#_ [...]
4'. _ki_ {d}utu-be-[el-i3-li2]
5'. _dumu_ s,il2-li2-[...]
6'. {disz}la-[ma-si2]
7'. _dumu-munus_ ARAD-[{d}we-er]
8'. _in-szi-[in-sa10_]
9'. _sa10 [til-la-bi-sze3_]
reverse
1. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 [lu2-ra]_
2. _inim-bi al-[til]_
3. _mu {d}utu [{d}amar-utu ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 ...]
  rest broken
left
  traces of seal impression
1. _kiszib_ [...]
seal 1
1. dingir [...] ($ between figures $)

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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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

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

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 321

    [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 017401 & BM 017401A
  • Accession No.: 1894-01-15, 0115 & 1894-01-15, 0115A

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-02 at 16:30:52 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-03-02 at 10:35:20 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 04:42:31 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2018-09-17 at 12:06:43 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2018-09-14 at 14:09:57 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-09-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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

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

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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 321 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P481677.
MHET 2/2, 321 artifact entry (No. P481677). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481677 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 321 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481677 (Accessed: May 13, 2025).
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	year = {2025},
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	title = {MHET 2/2, 321 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481677},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481677},
}


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