MHET 2/2, 192 (P481449)

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 082068

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _dub 1(esze3) iku a-sza3_
2. i-na za ha x-nu-um
3. _ki_ a-ma-at-ka-la-tum _lukur {d}utu_
4. _dumu-munus_ isz8-tar2-szu-x
5. {disz}qu3-ru#-du-um
6. _dumu_ [...]-bi-lum
7. _a-sza3#_ [a-na er]-re-szu-tim
8. u2-sze#-[s,i2 _u4]-buru14-sze3_
9. 3(gesz2) _gur# sze# gu2 a-sza3_
10. i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
  (uninscribed seal impression)
reverse
1. i-na _e2_ {d}utu
2. _i3-ag2-e_
3. _igi_ ni-in-sa-ka
4. _dumu-munus_ e-tel-pi4-{d}utu
5. _igi_ hu-na-ba-tum
6. _dumu-munus_ a-x-x-bi-lum
7. _igi_ ku-za-ba-tum
8. _dumu-munus_ nu-ur2-{d}utu
9. _mu alam {d}inanna_
10. _ki-bala mas-da3{ki}
  seal impression
left
  seal impression
seal 1
1. dingir-x-[...]
2. _dumu_ dingir-[...]
seal 2
1. dingir-x x x
2. [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Field lease)
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 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P481449

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 082068
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 2205

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.82068
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-2205

References

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 192

    [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
2019-06-29 at 04:42:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2018-08-16 at 17:41:22 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 Artifacts

“MHET 2/2, 192 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481449.
MHET 2/2, 192 artifact entry (No. P481449). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481449 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 192 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481449 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 192 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481449},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481449},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/2, 192 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481449.
MHET 2/2, 192 artifact entry (No. P481449). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481449 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 192 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481449 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 192 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481449},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481449},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481449
LB  - CDLI:P481449
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - MHET 2/2, 192 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481449
ER  -
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