MHET 2/2, 134 (P481377)

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 064294

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Field sale)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(iku) _iku a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ szu-ul-pi2-[...]
2. sza-ap-li-i-im
3. i-ta _a-sza3_ mu-na-wi-ru-um
4. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ e-le-<e-ri>-sa _lukur-{d}utu_
5. _dumu-munus_ er-s,e-ti-ia
6. sza er-s,e-ti-ia a-na e-le-e-ri-sa _lukur {d}utu_
7. ma-ar-ti-ia!
8. id-di-nu
9. _ki_ e-le-e-ri-sa _lukur {d}utu_
10. _dumu-munus_ er-s,e-ti-ia
11. [{disz}]sza#-at-{d}a-a _lukur-{d}utu_
12. _dumu-munus#_ szum-ma-AN
13. [i-na] sza-wi-ri-sza
14. _[in-szi-in]-sa10#
  rest broken
reverse
1. _u4#-kur2#-[sze3 lu2 lu2-ra] nu-ga2-ga2-a_
2. _mu#_ {d#}[... ha]-am-mu-ra-pi2#
3. _[in-pa3]-de3#-mesz_
4. _igi#_ [...] x x x x
5. [...] x x mi ma
6. [...] _dumu#_ {d}utu-an-dul7-li2
7. [...]-um
8. [...] i-din#?-um-mi-szu
9. [...]-zi/nam# _dumu_ za-la-ma-nu
10. [...]-x-ma-ra-as,
11. [...] x x ma#? _dumu_ za-qar-x-x
12. _igi_ dingir-dingir-sze-me-a _dub-sar_

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Field sale)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P481377

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 064294
Accession Number 1882-09-18, 04270

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.64294
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1882-0918-4270

References

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 134

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 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
2021-07-22 at 15:39:55 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2018-07-26 at 12:40:24 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, 134 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481377.
MHET 2/2, 134 artifact entry (No. P481377). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481377 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 134 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481377 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 134 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481377},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481377},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/2, 134 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481377.
MHET 2/2, 134 artifact entry (No. P481377). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481377 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 134 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481377 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 134 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481377},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481377},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481377
LB  - CDLI:P481377
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - MHET 2/2, 134 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481377
ER  -
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