MHET 2/2, 143 (P481401)

Legal tablet excavated in Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der), 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 092596

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Inheritance)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) _sar e2 gibil2_ ma?-la ZU? ka an x
2. 1(esze3) 1(iku) _iku a-sza3 a-gar3_ na-gi-im#
3. i-ta _a-sza3_ {d}utu-na-s,ir _dumu_ ne-me-lum#
4. 5(iku) _a-sza3_ i-na ta-wi-ir-tim
5. sza e-ri-ib-e2-a
6. i-ta na-pa-szum
7. 3(iku) _iku a-sza3_ i-na zi-mu-ra-ah#?
8. 1(disz) _sag-nita2_ {disz}ri-im-{d}iszkur _mu-ni#_
9. 1(disz) _sag-geme2_ tab-ni-isz8-tar2 _mu-ni_
10. mi-im-ma an-ni-im
11. _ha-la_ dingir-szu#-ba#-ni#
12. sza ki-dingir#-[...]
13. {disz}i-din-sin {disz}sin-i-din#? [...]
14. u3 geme2-{d}utu _lukur {d}utu_
15. _dumu-me_ si3-a-tum#
reverse
1. i-zu-zu#
2. isz-tu pi2-e a-di _ku3-sig17_ x [...]
3. zi-zu ga-am-ru li-ib-ba-szu t,a3-ab#
4. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
5. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_
6. _mu_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu {disz}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
7. u3 _iri_ buranun{ki} _in-pa3-esz2_
8. _igi_ dingir-pi4-sza _dumu_ li-pi2-it-sin
9. _igi_ ARAD-{d}nanna _dumu_ sin-illat-su2
10. _igi_ sin-ma-gir _dumu_ a-bu-wa-qar
11. _igi_ sin-re-me-ni _dumu_ i-pi2-iq-{d}utu
12. _igi_ e-la-li _sanga {d}iszkur_
13. _igi_ na-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ x [...]
14. _igi_ ku-bu-tum _dumu_ munus# [...]
15. _igi_ na-bi-{d}utu _dumu#_ [...]
16. _igi_ si3-ia-tum _dumu_ u-[...]
17. _igi_ dingir-pi4-{d}utu _dumu_ sin-[...]
left
1. _mu gu-za bara2-mah {d}nanna babila{ki}_

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Inheritance)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P481401

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 092596
Accession Number 1889-10-14, 0036

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.92596
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1889-1014-36

References

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 143

    [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. 364-365

    [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
2024-12-07 at 20:04:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other 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 04:42:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2018-07-26 at 12:41:22 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2015-08-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/2, 143 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481401.
MHET 2/2, 143 artifact entry (No. P481401). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481401 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 143 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481401 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 7},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 143 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481401},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481401},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/2, 143 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481401.
MHET 2/2, 143 artifact entry (No. P481401). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481401 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 143 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481401 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 7},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 143 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481401},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481401},
}


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DA  - 2024/12/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P481401
LB  - CDLI:P481401
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - MHET 2/2, 143 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481401
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