MHET 2/2, 169 (P481426)

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 080932

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Rent of an e2.ki.lam)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _e2 ki-lam_-ti!*
2. _ki_ ri-ba-tum _lukur# {d}utu_
3. _dumu-munus_ li-pi2-it-sin
4. {disz}i-t,i3-ib-li-bi-szu#-{d}utu#
5. _dumu_ {d}iszkur-sze-me ZU*
6. _e2_ a-na ki-is,-ri#
7. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_ u2-sze#-s,i#
8. ki#-is,-ri _[mu 1(disz)-kam]_-szu# [...]
9. [...]
reverse
1. 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2#-e#_
2. 1(disz) _uzu ur2_ i-na _iti ku3 {d}inanna_ i-pa-qi2-id
3. _iti szu-numun u4 1(u)# 5(disz)#?-kam#
4. i-ru-ub
5. _iti apin-du8-a_ i#-[...] i#-ga#-[...]
6. [...]
7. _igi#_ [...]
8. _igi#_ [...]
left
1. _igi#_ ri-isz-{d}iszkur
2. _<mu> {uruda}ki-lugal-dub du8-mah_

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Rent of an e2.ki.lam)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P481426

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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 080932
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 1070

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80932
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-1070

References

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 169

    [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 13:32:21 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 Approved View
2018-07-26 at 12:42:14 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2015-08-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/2, 169 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481426.
MHET 2/2, 169 artifact entry (No. P481426). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481426 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 169 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481426 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 169 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481426},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481426},
}


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LB  - CDLI:P481426
M1  - 2026/4/15/
TI  - MHET 2/2, 169 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/2, 169 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481426.
MHET 2/2, 169 artifact entry (No. P481426). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481426 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 169 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481426 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 169 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481426},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481426},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481426
LB  - CDLI:P481426
M1  - 2026/4/15/
TI  - MHET 2/2, 169 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481426
ER  -
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