MHET 2/2, 247 (P481504)

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 082267

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. 2(esze3) _iku a-sza3_
2. i-na sza na-ha-nu-um{ki}
3. _ki_ a-ma-at-ka-la-tim _lukur {d}utu_
4. _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-dingir
5. {disz}usz-ta-asz-ni-dingir
6. _dumu_ a-hi-na-ar-pi2-szu
7. a-na _gu2-un_ u2-sze-s,i2
8. 8(gesz2) _sze gur gu2-un a-sza3_
9. i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
10. i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im
reverse
1. _i3-ag2-e_
2. 3(disz) _ezem {d}utu 1(disz) uzu_
3. u3 _2(ban2) zi3-da-ta-am3_
4. i-pa-qi2-id
5. _igi_ a-pil2-ku-bi _{lu2}szitim_
6. _igi_ {d}a-a-ku-zu-ub-ma-tim _munus dub-sar_
7. _igi_ geme2-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ a-pil2-i3-li2-szu
8. _igi_ e-li-e-ri-is-sa
9. _dumu-munus_ er3-ra-bi sze ir
10. _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam_
11. _mu ugnim esz3-nun-na{ki}_
top
  seal impression
left
  seal impression
seal 1
1. [...]
2. [...] x [...]
3. _ARAD_ {d}nin-[...]
seal 2
1. [...]
2. [...] dingir
3. [...]

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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P481504

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 082267
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 2367

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.82267
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-2367

References

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 247

    [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 18:05:52 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, 247 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481504.
MHET 2/2, 247 artifact entry (No. P481504). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481504 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 247 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481504 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 247 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481504},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481504},
}


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ID  - P481504
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M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - MHET 2/2, 247 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/2, 247 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481504.
MHET 2/2, 247 artifact entry (No. P481504). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481504 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 247 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481504 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 247 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481504},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481504},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481504
LB  - CDLI:P481504
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - MHET 2/2, 247 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481504
ER  -
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