MHET 2/2, 282 (P481538)

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, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 082073 & BM 082074

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Rent of a rugbum)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. ru-ug-ba-am
2. _ki_ geme2-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ ma-szum
3. {disz}pi2-ir-hi-i3-li2-szu#
4. _dumu_ dingir-wa-tar
5. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_ u2-sze-s,i2
6. 2/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ki-is,-ri-szu
7. _i3-la2-e_
8. _sag_ ki-is,-ri-szu
reverse
1. 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. ma-ah-ra-at
3. _iti gu4-si-sa4 u4 1(disz)-kam_
4. i-ru-ub
5. _iti bara2-za3-gar_ i-ga-mar-ma
6. us,#-s,i2#
7. _igi_ szu-mi-a-bi-ia#
8. _dumu_ ip-qu2-za
left
1. _igi_ in-bu-sza 1(disz) _uzu_ i#-pa-qi2-[...]
2. _mu e2-mes-lam sag-bi_
envelope
obverse
1. ru-ug-ba-tum
2. _ki_ geme2-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ ma-szum
3. {disz}pi2-ir-hi-i3-li2-szu
4. _dumu_ dingir-wa-tar
5. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_ u2-sze-s,i2
6. 2/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ki-is,-ri-szu
7. _i3-la2#-e_
8. _sag_ ki-is,-ri-szu
9.. 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
10. ma-ah-ra-at
reverse
1. _iti gu4-si-sa4 u4 1(disz)-kam_
2. i-ru-ub
3. _iti bara2-za3-gar_ i-ga-mar-ma
4. us,-s,i2
5. _igi_ szu-mi-a-bi-ia
6. _dumu_ ip-qu2-za
7. _igi_ in-bu-sza
8. _dumu_ {d}suen-be-el-i3-li2
9. _mu e2-mes-lam sag-bi hur-sag-gin7_
  traces of seal impression
left
1. 1(disz) _uzu_ i-pa-qi2-is*
  collation of Woestenburg, AfO 44/45, 353
  seal impression
right
  seal impression
seal 1
1. [pi]-ri-'i-i3-[li2-szu]
2. _dumu_ dingir-wa#-[tar]
3. _ARAD_ sza {d}[...]
seal 2
1. [...]-x-i3-li2
2. [_dumu_] dingir [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Rent of a rugbum)
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/P481538

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 082073 & BM 082074
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 2210 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2210A

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.82073
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-2210

References

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 282

    [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.

  • collation: AfO 44/45, p. 349-356, p. 353 (coll.)

    [Woestenburg1998reviewMHET2/1-4] Woestenburg, Els. 1997/98. “Review Dekiere MHET II/1-4.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 44/45: 349–56.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune 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, CDLI Approved View
2018-09-01 at 12:03:49 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-08-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/2, 282 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481538.
MHET 2/2, 282 artifact entry (No. P481538). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481538 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 282 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481538 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 282 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481538},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/2, 282 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481538.
MHET 2/2, 282 artifact entry (No. P481538). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481538 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 282 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481538 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 282 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481538},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481538},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481538
LB  - CDLI:P481538
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - MHET 2/2, 282 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481538
ER  -
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