MHET 2/1, 066 (P481322)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 082425 & BM 082425A

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 (Division of real estate)

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. _2(disz) 1/3(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a_
2. _da e2_ nu-ur2-{d}utu _dumu_ sipa _kusz7_
3. u3 _da e2_ ip-t,ur-{d}suen
4. _dumu_ {d}suen-ib-ni _kusz7_
5. _1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar e2 kislah_
6. _da e2_ nu-ur2-{d}utu _kusz7_
7. u3 _da e2_ mu-s,i2-im
8. sza {d}suen-ib-ni _kusz7_
9. _1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar <<1/2(disz) gin2>> e2 kislah_
erasure
10. _da e2_ ip-t,ur-{d}suen
11. _dumu_ sin-ib-ni
12. u3 _da e2 kislah_ sza nu-ur2!-{d}utu
13. _1(disz) 5/6(disz) sar e2 kislah_
14. _da e2_ na-wi-ru-um-i3-li2-ma?
15. u3 _da e2 dumu-me_ i-ku-pi4-sza
16. ($ blank space $) _nigin2? 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a_
17. ($ blank space $) _nigin2? 4(disz) 5/6(disz) sar <<[x] gin2>> e2 kislah#_
18. ($ blank space $) _szu-nigin2 7(disz) sar_ <<e2 x>>
19. ($ blank space $) <<x>> _1(u) 5(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a_
erasures in lines 17-19
reverse
1. ($ blank space $) _u3 e2 kislah_
2. mi-im-ma an-ni-im
3. _ha-la_ sza-at-{d}a-a _lukur {d}utu_
4. _dumu-munus_ a-wi-il-dingir
5. {disz}{d}marduk-mu-ba-li-it,
6. disz <<u3>> {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu-me_ ip-t,ur-sin
erasure
7. u3 sza-at-{d}a-a _dumu-munus_ a-wi-il-dingir
8. isz-tu pe2-e a-da _ku3-sig17_
9. zi-zu ga-am-ru ma-la ma-s,u2#-u2#
10. zi-ta-szu-nu ga-me-er-tam
11. il-te-qu2-u2 li-ba-szu-nu t,u2-ub
12. _u4-kur2-sze3_ a-hu-um a-na a-hi-im
13. a-na _a-sza3 e2 u3 {gesz}kiri6_ x-ip-tu
14. u2-ul e-ra-ga-mu _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk
15. u3 a-pil-sin it-mu-u2
16. _igi_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2
17. _igi_ sza-mu-uh-{d}suen
18. _igi_ {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni
19. _igi_ {d}iszkur-re-me-ni
20. _igi_ {d}utu-di-ku5
21. _dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,ir
22. _igi_ be-li-su2-nu
23. _dumu-munus_ ur-{d}da-mu
24. _igi_ a-wi-il-dingir _dumu_ {d}utu-pi4-dingir
25. _igi_ {d}a-a-szi-ti _munus ugula lukur-hi-a igi_ u-bar-{d}nin-urta _dub-sar_
26. _igi_ da-mi-iq-tum _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-tab-ba-szu
27. _igi_ ia-ta-ru-um _dumu_ e-ma#-an-{d}suen _igi_ i-din-sin
28. _igi_ la-ma-si2 _dumu-munus_ i3-li2-ma-en-nam
envelope
obverse
1. _dub 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 e2 [du3]-a#_
2. _da e2_ nu-ur2-{d}utu [_dumu_] ri-i#-im _kusz7_
3. u3 _da e2_ ip-t,ur-{d}suen _kusz7_
4. _1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar e2 kislah da e2_ nu-ur2-{d}utu _kusz7_
5. u3 _da e2_ mu-s,i2-im sza {d}suen-ib-ni
6. _1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar e2 kislah da e2_ ip-t,ur-{d}suen
7. u3 _da e2 kislah_ sza nu-ur2#-{d}utu _dumu_ sila# [_kusz7_]
8. _1(disz) 5/6(disz) sar e2 kislah da e2_ na-wi-ru-um-[i3-li2]
9. u3 _da e2 e2-an-na-da dumu-me_ i-[ku-pi4-sza]
10. ($ blank space $) _szu-nigin2 [7(disz)] sar# 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a [e2 kislah_]
11. mi-[im-ma] an#-ni-im zi-ti# sza#-[at-{d}a-a _lukur {d}utu_]
12. _dumu-[munus_ a-wi]-il#-dingir _dumu#_ ip-t,ur#-[{d}suen]
13. {disz}{d}marduk-mu-ba-li2-it, {disz}{d}suen-i-din#-nam#
14. _dumu-me#_ ip#-t,ur-{d}suen u3 sza-at-{d}a-a _lukur {d}utu_
15. _dumu-[munus_] a#-wi#-il#-dingir isz-tu pe2-e
16. a-di# _ku3#-sig17#_ zi-zu ga#-[am-ru] i#-zu-uz-zu-u2
17. isz-tu pe2-e a-da _ku3#-sig17#_ zi#-ta-szu-nu
18. ga-me-[er]-tam il-te-qu2#-u2# [li-ba]-szu#-nu t,u2-ub#
19. _u4-[kur2-sze3_ a-hu-um a-na a-hi-im]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. _igi_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2 _igi_ sza-mu-uh-{d}suen
2'. _igi_ {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni _ugula lukur-hi-a_
3'. _igi_ {d}iszkur-re-me-ni _ra2-gaba
4'. _igi_ {d}utu-di-ku5 _dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,ir
5'. _igi_ a-wi-il-dingir _dumu_ {d}utu-pi4-dingir
6'. _igi_ ia-ta-ru-um _dumu_ e-ma-an-{d}suen
7'. _igi_ i-din-{d}suen _igi_ u-bar-{d}nin-urta _dub-sar_
8'. _igi_ {d}a-a-szi-ti _ugula lukur-hi-a
9'. _igi_ da-mi-iq-tum _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-tab-ba-szu
10'. _igi_ la-ma-si2 _dumu-munus_ an-ne2-ba-ab-<x>
left
1. [...]-iq-ti? _igi_ be-li-su2-nu
seal 1
1. {munus}{d}a-a-szi-ti#
2. _dumu-munus_ bur-nu-nu
3. _geme2_ {d}utu
4. u3 {d}a-a
seal 2
1. [{d}nin]-szubur#-ba-ni
2. [_gumu_ bur]-nu-nu
3. [_ugula lukur] {d}utu_
4. [_ARAD_] e2#-babbar
seal 3
1. {d}suen-en-nam!
2. _sanga_ {d}utu
3. _dumu_ {d}suen-i-mi-ti#
4. _ARAD_ e2-babbar
seal 4
1. i-da-[du]-um
2. _dumu_ pa-la-{d}suen
3. _i3-du8_ sza3# [...] utu

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)

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British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal (Division of real estate)
Language(s):

Related publications

primary: MHET 2/1, 66

[Dekiere1994MHET2/1] Dekiere, Luc. 1994. Old Babylonian Real Estate Documents from Sippar in the British Museum. Part 1: Pre-Hammurabi Documents. Mesopotamian History and Environment. Series III. Texts 2. Ghent: University of Ghent.
history: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 337-339

[Suurmeijer2014property] Suurmeijer, Guido. 2014. “Property Transfer within the Family in Old Babylonian Sippar.” Phdthesis, Gent: Universiteit Gent.
history: AfO 44/45, p. 349-356, p. 351

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 082425 & BM 082425A
Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2471 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2471A

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Apil-Sin.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2021-10-14 at 19:05:24	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2015-08-12 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Firth, Richard		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.82425) (BM.82425)
The British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-2471) (W_1891-0509-2471)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/1, 066 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481322.

MHET 2/1, 066 artifact entry (No. P481322). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481322 (Original work published 2015)

MHET 2/1, 066 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481322 (Accessed: October 19, 2025).

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/1, 066 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481322.

MHET 2/1, 066 artifact entry (No. P481322). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481322 (Original work published 2015)

MHET 2/1, 066 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481322 (Accessed: October 19, 2025).

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	year = {2024},
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