MHET 2/2, 179 (P481436)

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 082257

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. 1(esze3) _iku a-sza3_ i-na sa-asz2-ki-im
2. i-ta {d}utu-la-sza-na-an
3. _ki_ hu-za-la-tum _dumu-munus_ su2-mu-ra-a
4. {disz}SIG-{d}LAL3#
5. _a-sza3_ a-na sza#-lu-usz-tim
6. u2-sze-s,i2 _u4 buru14-sze3_
7. sze-am sza-lu-usz-ta-sza
8. i-na _e2 {d}utu_
9. _i3-ag2-e_
reverse
1. _igi_ i3-li2-we-de-ku
2. _dumu_ an-pi4-szu
3. _igi_ sza-at-{d}a-a
4. _dumu_ na-bi-{d}utu
5. _igi_ ni-szi-i-ni-szu _dumu-munus_ tap-pu-um
6. _igi#_ x ($ erasure $)
7. _mu alam-bi 7(disz)-am3#_
top
  (uninscribed seal impression)
left
  (uninscribed seal impression)

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/P481436

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 082257
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 2360

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.82257
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-2360

References

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 179

    [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
2022-06-21 at 12:43:29 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2019-06-29 at 04:42:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2018-08-16 at 17:41:21 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2015-08-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/2, 179 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481436.
MHET 2/2, 179 artifact entry (No. P481436). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481436 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 179 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481436 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 179 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481436},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481436},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/2, 179 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481436.
MHET 2/2, 179 artifact entry (No. P481436). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481436 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 179 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481436 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 179 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481436},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481436},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481436
LB  - CDLI:P481436
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - MHET 2/2, 179 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481436
ER  -
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