MHET 2/2, 323 (P481680)

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 017458 & BM 017458A

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
obverse
1. 1(bur3) _iku a-sza3_ i-na _i7_ sza ba-ia
2. _ki_ ru-tu-um _lukur {d}utu_
3. {disz}ib-ni-{d}mar-tu
4. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
5. u2-sze-s,i2
6. _gu2 a-sza3 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sze gur_
  Dekiere reads: 15.0.0.0
7. i-na {gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
8. i-na ap-ti _e2_
9. _i3-ag2#-e#_
reverse
1. 5(disz) _ezem_
2. 1(disz) _uzu 2(ban2) zi3-da_
3. i-pa-qi2-si
  single ruling
4. _igi_ hu-za-lum
5. _igi_ e-la-li
6. _igi_ ni-szi-ni-szu
envelope
1. _dub 1(bur3)# iku# a-sza3_ i#-na# _i7#_ sza ba#-ia
2. _ki_ ru-tu-um _lukur {d}utu_
3. dumu-munus_ ha-ia-um ra-bi-[a-nu ...]
4. {disz}ib-ni-{d}[mar-tu]
5. _dumu_ e-ri-[ib]-sin
6. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
7. u2-sze-s,i2
8. _gu2 a-sza3_-im
9. 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) _sze gur_ i-na# [_{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_]
10. i-na ap-ti _e2#_
11. _sze_-am# _<i3>-ag2-[e]_
reverse
1. 5(disz) _ezem# {d}utu 1(disz) uzu_
2. 2(ban2) _zi3-da_ i-pa-qi2-si
3. _a-sza3_ x x x x x x x
4. _sze_-am _i3-ag2-e_
  single ruling
5. _igi_ hu-za-lum sza _ka2#_ [...]
6. _igi_ a-hu-um-ki-nu-um#
7. _igi_ e-la-li
8. _igi_ ni-szi-i-ni-[szu]
9. _dumu_ [...]
10. _mu_ ha-am#-[mu-ra-pi2 ...] x x [...]
left
  (uninscribed seal impression)
right
  (uninscribed seal impression)

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 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P481680

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 017458 & BM 017458A
Accession Number 1894-01-15, 0172 & 1894-01-15, 0172A

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.17458
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1894-0115-172

References

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 323

    [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.

  • history: AfO 44/45, p. 349-356, p. 353

    [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 04:42:31 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2018-09-17 at 12:06:42 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2018-09-14 at 14:09:57 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2015-09-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/2, 323 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481680.
MHET 2/2, 323 artifact entry (No. P481680). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481680 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 323 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481680 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 323 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481680},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481680},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/2, 323 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481680.
MHET 2/2, 323 artifact entry (No. P481680). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481680 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 323 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481680 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 323 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481680},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481680},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481680
LB  - CDLI:P481680
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - MHET 2/2, 323 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481680
ER  -
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