MHET 2/2, 327 (P481684)

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 074419

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. n _iku a#-[sza3_ ...] x x x
2'. _ki_ be-[el]-ta#-ni#
3'. _dumu-munus_ a-bu-um-wa-qar
4'. {disz}dingir-ra-bi
5'. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
6'. a-na _gu2*-un#*_ u2*-sze#*-[s,i2*]
  collation of Woestenburg AfO 44/45, 353
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _[u4] buru14#-sze3_
2'. [...] _sze_ x [...]
3'. [... i]-si?-ni
4'. [...] _zi3_
5'. [...] x x x x x
6'. [...] x x x
7'. [...] x x
8'. [...] x
  (rest hidden by the envelope)
envelope
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _igi_ [...]
2'. _dumu#_ [...]
3'. _igi_ x [...]
4'. _dumu_ a-[...]
5'. _igi_ dingir-szu-[...]
6'. _iti szu-numun-na# [...] u4_ [...]
7'. _mu ma-da_ [...]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Field lease)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P481684

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 074419
Accession Number 1882-09-18A, 0139

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.74419
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1882-0918-A-139

References

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 327

    [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
2024-12-09 at 08:49:11 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-08 at 16:46:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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 Approved View
2018-09-17 at 12:06:45 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2018-09-14 at 14:09:59 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 Artifact

“MHET 2/2, 327 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481684.
MHET 2/2, 327 artifact entry (No. P481684). (2024, December 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481684 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 327 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481684 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 327 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481684},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481684},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/2, 327 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481684.
MHET 2/2, 327 artifact entry (No. P481684). (2024, December 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481684 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 327 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481684 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 327 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481684},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481684},
}


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