MHET 2/2, 137 (P481380)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 017436 & BM 017436A

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 (Inheritance)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(iku) 1/2(iku) _iku a-sza3 sza3 gar-ra_
2. 1(bur3) _iku u2-sal_ i-ta {i7}szu11-ul-gi
3. i-ta _a-sza3_ su2-mu-we-di a-hi-szu
4. 3(u) 1(disz) _sar {gesz}kiri6_ sza2 _{gesz}kiri6 gu-la_
5. i-ta su2-mu-we-di-ma#
6. _sag#-bi-kam-ma_ {i7}ti-na-tim
7. 3(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _<sar> {gesz}kiri6_ sza2 _{gesz}kiri6 gal!?
8. i-ta su2-mu-we-di
9. 2(disz) _sar e2_ i-ta _e2_ su2-mu-we-di
10. 3(disz) _sar e2_ i-na _abul lugal_
11. _da e2_ ia-ah-su-ur-dingir
12. 1(disz) _sag-nita2_ ARAD-{d}utu _mu-ni_
13. mi-im-ma an-ni-im
14. _ha-la_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2
15. sza _ki_ su2-mu-we-di
16. {disz}ia-ah-su-ur-dingir
17. u3 sza-at-{d}a-a
18. i-zu-zu
19. zi#-zu# ga-am-ru
20. li#-ba-szu-nu t,a3-ab
reverse
1. isz-tu pi2-i a-da _ku3-sig17#_
2. a-hu-um a-na a-hi-im
3. u2-ul i-ra-ga-am
4. an-ni-a-am am-szi u2-ul i-qa2-bi [...]
5. {disz}sza-at-{d}a-a _lukur {d}utu_
6. _dumu_ i-bi-{d}suen a-ha-su2-nu
7. u3 na-ra-am-tum um#-ma-szu-nu
8. sza bi-ri-szu-[nu]-ma
9. _mu_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu {disz}ha-am#-mu-ra-pi2 u3 _iri_ zimbir{ki} it-mu-u2#
10. _igi_ na-bi#-{d}[utu _dumu_] za-ka-ia
11. _igi_ qi2-[isz-nu-nu _dumu_] {d}suen-sze-me
12. _igi_ [{d}utu-tab-ba]-szu _dumu_ zi-ki-ir-i3-li2-szu
13. _igi_ [puzur4-nu-nu _dumu_] {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
14. _igi_ ARAD-{d}nanna _dumu_ sin-illat-su
15. _igi_ i-din-{d}nin-szubur
16. _dumu_ i-di-isz-{d}suen
17. _igi_ {d}amar-utu-na-s,ir
18. _dumu_ {d}utu-tab-ba-szu
19. _igi_ a-pil2-i3-li2-szu
20. _dumu_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu
left
1. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_
envelope
obverse
1. _dub_ 4(iku) 1/2(iku) _iku a-sza3 sza3 a-sza3 gar-ra_
2. 1(bur3) _iku a-sza3 u2-sal_ i-ta {i7}szu11-ul-gi
3. i-ta _a-sza3_ su2-mu-we-di
4. 2(u) 1(disz) _sar {gesz}kiri6 sza3 {gesz}kiri6 gu-la_
5. i-ta su2-mu-we-di
6. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam_ {i7}ti-na-tim
7. 3(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _<sar> {gesz}kiri6_ sza2 x
8. i-ta su2-mu-we-di
9. 2(disz) _sar e2_ i-ta _e2_ su2-mu-we-di
10. 3(disz) _sar e2_ i-na _abul lugal_
11. i-ta _e2_ ia-ah-su#-ur#-dingir#
12. 1(disz) _sag-nita2_ ARAD-[{d}utu ...]
13. mi-im-ma an-ni-im
14. _[ha-la]_ li#-pi2-it-[isz8-tar2]
15. [sza _ki_] su2#-mu-we-[di]
  rest broken
reverse
1'. [_mu_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu] ha#-am-mu-ra-pi2#
2'. [u3 {iri}]zimbir{ki} it-mu-u2
3'. _igi_ na-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ za-ka-ia
4'. _igi_ qi2-isz-nu-nu _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-me
5'. [_igi_] {d}utu-tab-ba-szu _dumu_ zi-ki-ir-i3-li2-szu
6'. _igi_ puzur4-nu-nu _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
7'. _igi_ i-din-{d}nin-szubur
8'. _dumu_ i-di-isz-{d}suen
9'. _igi_ {d}amar-utu-na-s,ir
10'. _dumu_ {d}utu-tab-ba-szu
11'. _igi_ a-pil2-i3-li2-szu
12'. _dumu_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu
13'. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_
left
  seal impression
  (uninscribed seals)
1. _kiszib_ na-bi-{d}utu
2. _kiszib_ qi2-isz-nu-nu
3. _kiszib_ puzur4-[nu-nu]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Inheritance)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P481380

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 017436 & BM 017436A
Accession Number 1894-01-15, 0150 & 1894-01-15, 0150A

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.17436
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1894-0115-150

References

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 137

    [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: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 361-362

    [Suurmeijer2014property] Suurmeijer, Guido. 2014. “Property Transfer within the Family in Old Babylonian Sippar.” Phdthesis, Gent: Universiteit Gent.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2019-05-25 at 03:36:18 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI Approved View
2018-08-16 at 17:34:17 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2018-07-26 at 12:40:25 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2015-08-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/2, 137 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481380.
MHET 2/2, 137 artifact entry (No. P481380). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481380 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 137 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481380 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 137 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481380},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481380},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/2, 137 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481380.
MHET 2/2, 137 artifact entry (No. P481380). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481380 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 137 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481380 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 137 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481380},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481380},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P481380
LB  - CDLI:P481380
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - MHET 2/2, 137 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481380
ER  -
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