MHET 2/2, 133 (P481376)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 017369

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)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(iku) _a-sza3_ i-na _esz2-gar3_
2. 3(iku) _iku a-sza3_ i-na ta-wi-ra-tim il-ta-nu
3. _e2_-tum be-la-kum
4. ma-la ma-s,u2-u2
5. szu-ba-at be-la-kum x [...]
6. sza ra-bu-ut-sin
7. _szu-nigin2 1(esz3) 2(iku)# iku a-sza3 u3 e2_
8. zi-ti ra-bu-ut-sin
9. sza ut-<ti> i-di-szi-im a-hi-[szu]
10. i-zu-zu2-u2 zi-zu ga-am#-[ru-um]
11. u2-ul i-tu-ru-u2-ma
12. a-hu-um a-na a-hi-im
13. u2-ul i-ra-ga-am#
14. _mu_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu
  seal impression
reverse
1. {disz}ha#-am-mu-ra-pi2
2. u3# _iri_ zimbir{ki}
3. _[in]-pa3-de3#-[mesz]_
4. [...] x x x [...]
5. [...] x-ia _dumu_ sin-re#-[...]
  n lines broken
1'. [...] sin-x-x-x _dumu_ x [...]
2'. _igi_ {d}utu#-sipa
3'. _dumu_ lu-x-x-[...]
4'. _igi_ {d}utu-dingir _dumu_ sin-ia-tum
5'. _igi_ ta-ri-bu-um _dumu_ qu2-ru-sa
top
  seal impression
left
1. _igi_ sin-i-din-nam _dumu#_ [...]
2. _igi_ im-gu-ia _igi_ DINGIR# [...] ra-ma-ti
  seal impression
seal 1
1. [...] x sza/ta-tum
2. _dumu_ en-nim-tu-tu
3. _ARAD_ {d}utu {d}a-a
seal 2
1. [...] x [...]
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-[...]
3. _ARAD_ {d}[...]
4. u3 {d}[...]
seal 3
1. [...]
2. _dumu_ x [...]
3. _ARAD_ {d}utu [...]
seal 4
1. dingir-pi4-{d}[a-a]
2. _sanga {d}utu_
3. _dumu_ ARAD-{d}suen
4. _ARAD_ {d}a-a
seal 5
1. [e-tel-pi4-{d}na-bi-um]
2. _dumu_ sza-lim-pa-le-e-[szu]
3. _ARAD_ {d}na-bi-[um]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (inheritance)
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 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P481376

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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 017369
Accession Number 1894-01-15, 0083

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.17369
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1894-0115-83

References

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 133

    [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: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 360

    [Suurmeijer2014property] Suurmeijer, Guido. 2014. “Property Transfer within the Family in Old Babylonian Sippar.” Phdthesis, Gent: Universiteit Gent.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 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
2018-08-16 at 17:31:03 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2018-07-26 at 12:40:25 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2015-08-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/2, 133 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481376.
MHET 2/2, 133 artifact entry (No. P481376). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481376 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 133 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481376 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	month = {jun 14},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 133 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481376},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481376},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/2, 133 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481376.
MHET 2/2, 133 artifact entry (No. P481376). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481376 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 133 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481376 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 133 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481376},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481376},
}


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DA  - 2024/6/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P481376
LB  - CDLI:P481376
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - MHET 2/2, 133 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481376
ER  -
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