MHET 2/2, 305 (P481574)

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 082137

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 (Field lease)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
  (tablet still inside the envelope)
obverse
1. [5(u)] _sar# a-sza3_
envelope
obverse
1. 5(u) _sar a-sza3_
2. _ki_ erisz-ti-{d}a-a
3. {disz}{d}mi-sza-ru-um-na-s,ir
4. _dumu_ dumu-{d}utu
5. _a-sza3_ a-na szi-ik-nim
6. u2-sze-s,i2
7. 1(iku) _GAN2 4(asz) sze gur gu2 a-sza3_
8. i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
reverse
1. i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im
2. _i3-ag2-e_
3. _igi_ {d}utu {d}a-a
4. _igi_ {d}ma-mu
5. _igi_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu
6. _dumu#_ [...]-sin
7. [_igi_ ...]-ri-ba-am
8. x [...] x
9. _mu bad3# kar# {d}utu_
top
  (uninscribed seal impression)
left
  seal impression
1. <_kiszib_> mi-sza-rum-na-s,ir
seal 1
1. dingir [...]
2. [...] dingir [...]
seal 2
1. [...] dingir

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/P481574

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 082137
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 2261

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.82137
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-2261

References

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 305

    [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
2022-06-20 at 09:58:35 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-06-29 at 04:42:31 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-09-14 at 14:08:57 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, 305 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481574.
MHET 2/2, 305 artifact entry (No. P481574). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481574 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 305 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481574 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 305 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481574},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481574},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/2, 305 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481574.
MHET 2/2, 305 artifact entry (No. P481574). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481574 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 305 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481574 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 305 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481574},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481574},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481574
LB  - CDLI:P481574
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - MHET 2/2, 305 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481574
ER  -
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