MHET 2/2, 215 (P481472)

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 080375

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Sale of an e2.ki.ud)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _sar e2 kislah_
2. _sza3 ni? di? e2 {gesz}kiri6_
3. _sag-bi_ sza be-el-tim _lukur_
4. _dumu-munus_ a-bu-um-wa-qar#
5. a-na 3(disz) _nindan usz#_
6. u3 _da e2_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur
7. _sag-bi sila_ a-na 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _nindan sag_
8. _ki_ sza be-el-tim _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus_ a-bu-um-wa-qar
9. {disz}{d}a-a-sa6-ga _lukur {d}a-a_
10. _dumu-munus_ sza3-bi-gi-ri-{d}utu
11. a-na 1(u) 8(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-sza-mu
reverse
1. _igi_ {d#}[...] x x x [...] x
2. _igi_ [...] sin-i-qi2-sza-am
3. _igi_ [...]-me-a _dumu_ {d}mar-tu-ba-ni#
4. _igi_ [...]-a-bi _dumu_ ARAD-{d}mar-tu
5. _igi_ [...]-s,ir#? _dumu_ bur-{d}suen
6. _igi_ [...] IM
7. _igi_ [...]-{d}nin-szubur
8. [...] _dumu-mesz_ il-li-lum
9. _igi_ e#-ri-isz-ti-{d}a-a
10. [...]-{d}a-a
  single ruling
  blank space
11. _iti kin-{d}inanna u4 1(u)-kam_
12. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e bad3 gal zimbir{ki}_

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Sale of an e2.ki.ud)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P481472

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 080375
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0514

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.80375
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-514

References

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 215

    [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 04:42:31 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-08-24 at 18:04:18 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-08-28 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/2, 215 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481472.
MHET 2/2, 215 artifact entry (No. P481472). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481472 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 215 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481472 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 215 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481472},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481472},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/2, 215 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481472.
MHET 2/2, 215 artifact entry (No. P481472). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481472 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 215 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481472 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 215 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481472},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481472},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481472
LB  - CDLI:P481472
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - MHET 2/2, 215 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481472
ER  -
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