MHET 2/2, 253 (P481510)
Legal tablet & envelope 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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 082113 & BM 082114Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Field lease)Language(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. 4(iku) _iku a-sza3_
2. _ki_ geme2-{d}utu _lukur# {d}utu_
3. _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-ba-ni
4. {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam
5. a-bi _a-sza3_ a-na _nu-{gesz}kiri6-mesz_
6. u2-sze-s,i2
reverse
1. _gu2-un a-sza3_-im
2. i-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
3. 14(gesz2) 3(disz) 4(barig) 6(ban2) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze_
4. i-na {gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
5. i-na {gesz}me-sze-qum
6. i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im
7. _i3-ag2-e_
8. _igi_ ($ blank space $)
left
(2 erased numerals: 30 and 12)
envelope
1. 4(iku) _iku a-sza3_
2. _ki_ geme2-{d}utu _lukur {d}utu_
3. _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-ba-ni
4. {disz}{d}suen-i-din#-nam a-bi
5. _a-sza3#_ [a-na _nu-{gesz}]kiri6#-mesz#_
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. i-na {gesz}ban2 [{d}utu]_
2'. i-na {gesz}me-[sze-qum]
3'. i-na _ka2_ ga-gi#-im#
4'. _i3-ag2-e_
5'. _igi_ ARAD-sa3
6'. _igi_ {d}suen-szesz-i-din-nam
7'. _dumu_ za-bi-um-a-bi
8'. _iti apin-du8-a u4 [n-kam_]
left
1. _mu i7_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 nu-hu-usz-ni-szi
obverse
1. 4(iku) _iku a-sza3_
2. _ki_ geme2-{d}utu _lukur# {d}utu_
3. _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-ba-ni
4. {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam
5. a-bi _a-sza3_ a-na _nu-{gesz}kiri6-mesz_
6. u2-sze-s,i2
reverse
1. _gu2-un a-sza3_-im
2. i-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
3. 14(gesz2) 3(disz) 4(barig) 6(ban2) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze_
4. i-na {gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
5. i-na {gesz}me-sze-qum
6. i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im
7. _i3-ag2-e_
8. _igi_ ($ blank space $)
left
(2 erased numerals: 30 and 12)
envelope
1. 4(iku) _iku a-sza3_
2. _ki_ geme2-{d}utu _lukur {d}utu_
3. _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-ba-ni
4. {disz}{d}suen-i-din#-nam a-bi
5. _a-sza3#_ [a-na _nu-{gesz}]kiri6#-mesz#_
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. i-na {gesz}ban2 [{d}utu]_
2'. i-na {gesz}me-[sze-qum]
3'. i-na _ka2_ ga-gi#-im#
4'. _i3-ag2-e_
5'. _igi_ ARAD-sa3
6'. _igi_ {d}suen-szesz-i-din-nam
7'. _dumu_ za-bi-um-a-bi
8'. _iti apin-du8-a u4 [n-kam_]
left
1. _mu i7_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 nu-hu-usz-ni-szi
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
- Material: Clay
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- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Legal (Field lease)
- Language(s):
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primary: MHET 2/2, 253
[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.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 082113 & BM 082114
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2239 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2239A
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
- Elevation:
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.33.08.--
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2019-06-29 at 04:42:31 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Atf | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | CDLI | approved |
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| 2018-09-01 at 12:02:26 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-08-28 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.82113) (BM.82113)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-2239) (W_1891-0509-2239)
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 253 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481510.
MHET 2/2, 253 artifact entry (No. P481510). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481510 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 253 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481510 (Accessed: January 16, 2026).
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