MHET 2/2, 131 (P481374)

Legal tablet 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 016572

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (inheritance)

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(bur3) _iku a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ ba-ar-[...]
2. _sza3 a-sza3 gar-ra an-za-gar3_ u3 ki-[...]
3. i-ta _e a-gar3_ eb-li-e
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-ka-ma_ {i7}la-la-nu-um
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3_ qu3-ra-du-um
6. _e2_ ga-gi-im ma!-la ma-s,u2-u2
7. 2(disz) _sar e2_ i#-na# hal-hal-la{ki}
8. 1(disz) _sag-nita2_ ip-hur-gi-mil-{d}iszkur#
9. 1(disz) _sag-nita2_ [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _a-sza3_ [...]
3'. u2-ul i-na-ad#-[di ...]
4'. _ibila_-sza [{d}]suen-re-me-ni
5'. 2(u) 5(disz) _sze gur sze-ba 3(ban2) i3-gesz i3-ba#_ [...]
6'. 3(u) _ma-na siki-ba 3(disz) udu-nita2-hi-a_
7'. i-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_ an-ni-a-am
8'. i-na-ad-di-in an-ni-a-am
9'. _a-sza3_-sza a-na er-ri-isz li-ib-bi-sza
10'. i-na-ad-di-in
11'. _mu_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu ha#-am#-mu-ra-[pi2 _in-pa3-de3]-mesz#_
12'. _igi_ dingir-ba-[...] x
13'. _igi_ {d}suen#-[...]
14'. _igi_ a-bu-um-wa#-qar _dumu_ {d}utu-nu#-[ur2-ma-tim]
15'. _igi_ {d}amar-utu-la-ma-sa3-szu
left
1. _[igi]_ ra-pa-asz-s,il2-li2-e2-a _ugula {d}utu_
2. _igi_ ri-isz-{d}utu _dumu_ im-gur-akszak{ki}

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal (inheritance)
  • Language(s):


  • primary: MHET 2/2, 131

    [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. 352

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 016572
  • Accession No.: 1892-05-16, 0108

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2021-08-20 at 21:11:32 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2018-08-19 at 09:30:32 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-07-26 at 12:40:24 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-08-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 131 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481374.
MHET 2/2, 131 artifact entry (No. P481374). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481374 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 131 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481374 (Accessed: May 20, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 131 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481374},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481374},
}

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