MHET 2/2, 139 (P481382)

Legal tablet 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 081709

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Field lease)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n] 2(iku) _iku a-sza3_ i#-na# x x _gu-la_
2. i-ta _a-sza3_ e#-ri#-isz#-<ti>-{d}a-<a> _lukur# {d}utu_
3. _ki_ la-ma-si2 _lukur {d}utu_
4. {disz}ib-ni-e2-a
5. _dumu_ x x x x
6. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu#-tim#
7. u2-sze-s,i2
reverse
1. i-na _{gesz}ban2_ i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im#
2. _i3-ag2-e_
3. _igi_ im-gur-{d}suen _{lu2}szitim_
4. _igi_ hu-za-lum _dumu_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2
5. _igi_ e-ri-isz-<ti>-{d}a-a
6. _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu
7. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P481382

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 081709
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 1841

External resources

References

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 139

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2018-07-26 at 12:40:24 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-08-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/2, 139 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481382.
MHET 2/2, 139 artifact entry (No. P481382). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481382 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 139 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481382 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	title = {MHET 2/2, 139 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481382},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/2, 139 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481382.
MHET 2/2, 139 artifact entry (No. P481382). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481382 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 139 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481382 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 139 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481382},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481382},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/10/22/
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