MHET 2/2, 158 (P481415)

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 016853

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 house)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) _sar_ 1(u) 4(disz) _gin2 e2 du3-a_
2. i-na _ga2-gi4-a{ki}_
3. _da_ sin-[... _dumu]-munus#_ asz-di-ba-lu-tim
4. u3# [_da_ ...] x-ka _dumu_ {d}utu-ra-bi
5. _sag#-[bi_ ...] la-ma-sa3-ni#
6. [_dumu-munus_] asz-di-ba-lu#-tim#
7. u3 [ba-la]-tum# [_dumu_ dingir-szu]-na-s,i-ir
8. _ki_ ARAD#-{d}nanna _dumu_ [...]
9. {disz}erisz-ti-{d}a-a _lukur# {d}utu#_
10. _dumu-munus#_ ru-tu#-[...]
11. i-na _har# ku3-[babbar ... in-szi]-in-sa10_
12. _sa10 til-la#-[bi]-sze3_
13. 1(disz) 1/3(disz)# _gin2# [ku3-babbar] in-na-an-la2_
14. _sza3-ga-a-ni al-du10_
15. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2-lu2-ra_
16. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_
17. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}amar-utu
18. {disz}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
19. u3# _iri_ zimbir{ki}
reverse
1. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
2. _igi_ dingir-pi4-{d}a-a _sanga {d}utu_
3. _igi_ [e-tel-pi4-na]-bi#-um _sanga {d}utu_
4. _igi_ [...] _sanga {d}utu_
5. _igi_ [...] _lukur {d}utu-mesz_
6. [_igi_ ...] hu-nu-bu-um
7. [_igi_ ...] _dumu_ sa3*-bu-um-dingir*
8. [_igi_ ...-ma]-an-szum2 _dumu#_ ka*-[lu-mu-um]
9. [_igi_ ...] e#-ri-ba-am
10. [...]-x i-ku-pi2-sza#
11. [_igi_ ...]-sze-me _dumu_ x lu2-ti [...]
12. [_igi_ ...] {d}nanna*-lu2-ti*
13. [_igi_ ...] _dumu_ sin-illat-su2
14. [_igi_ ...] _dumu_ {d}utu-x
15. [_igi_ ...] ip-qu2-sza
16. [_igi_ ...] _dumu-munus_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu
17. [_igi_ ...] _dumu#-munus_ nu-ur2-{d}utu
18. [_igi_ ...] x _dumu-munus_ sin re-me-ni
19. [...] din akszak{ki}-i-din#-nam
20. _igi_ i-ri-ba-[...]-ni _dumu_ sza-i3-li
left
1. _igi_ sin#-i-mi-ti _ku3-dim2_
2. [_igi_ ...]-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar
3. _iti apin-du8-a_
4. _mu iri a2-dam_ ma3-al-gi-a{ki}
envelope
  beginning broken
1'. _sag#-bi_ x [...]
2'. _dumu-munus_ asz-di-[ba-lu-tim]
3'. u3 ba-la-[tum ...]
4'. _ki_ ARAD-{d}nanna [_dumu_ ...]
5'. {disz}erisz-ti-{d}[a-a _lukur {d}utu_]
6'. _dumu-munus_ ru-tu#-[...]
7'. i-na _har ku3-babbar_ [...]
8'. _in-szi-in#-[sa10]_
9'. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3#-[babbar in-na-an-la2]_
10'. _sza3-ga-a-ni [al-du10]_
11'. _inim nu-ga2#-[ga2-a]_
12'. _mu_ {d}[utu {d}a-a {d}amar-utu]
13'. u3 ha#-[am-mu-ra-pi2 ...]
14'. _igi_ dingir#-[pi4-{d}a-a _sanga {d}utu_]
  rest broken
top
  (uninscribed seal impression)
1. _<kiszib>_ ARAD-{d}nanna
left
  (uninscribed seal impressions)
1. _<kiszib>_ lu2-{d}utu#
2. _<kiszib>_ a-pa-a
3. _<kiszib>_ sin-e-[...]
seal 1
1. e-te-el-pi4-{d}na-bi-um*
2. _dumu_ sza-lim-pa-li-ih-szu#
3. _ARAD_ {d}na-bi-um
  collation shows only three lines contra Dekiere
seal 2
1. {d}suen-ba-ni*
2. _dumu_ {d}utu-dingir
3. _PA lukur {d}utu-me#_
4. _ARAD_ e2-babbar#
seal 3
1. sa3-bi-um-[a-bi*]
2. i3-[du8 ga2-gi4-a*]
3. _ARAD_ e2-babbar#
seal 4
1. ka-lu-mu-um#
2. _ARAD#_ e2-babbar [...]
  (* Woestenburg AfO 44/45 collations)

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Sale of house)
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 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P481415

Physical information

frag of case attached

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 016853
Accession Number 1892-05-16, 0389

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.16853
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1892-0516-389

References

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 158

    [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.

  • collation: AfO 44/45, p. 349-356, p. 352 (coll.)

    [Woestenburg1998reviewMHET2/1-4] Woestenburg, Els. 1997/98. “Review Dekiere MHET II/1-4.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 44/45: 349–56.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-02 at 10:35:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2019-06-29 at 04:42:31 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-03-08 at 08:21:27 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-08-22 at 08:50:18 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-08-19 at 09:33:27 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-08-16 at 17:35:43 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-07-30 at 12:07:46 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-07-30 at 12:05:34 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-07-26 at 12:42:14 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-08-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/2, 158 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P481415.
MHET 2/2, 158 artifact entry (No. P481415). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481415 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 158 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481415 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	title = {MHET 2/2, 158 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481415},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/2, 158 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P481415.
MHET 2/2, 158 artifact entry (No. P481415). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481415 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 158 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481415 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
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	title = {MHET 2/2, 158 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481415},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481415},
}


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