MHET 2/2, 149 (P481407)

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 017434 & BM 017434A

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 (Litigation)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na 1/2(disz) _sar e2 du3-a_
ts: ana mišil mūšar bītim epšim
en: For the built house plot of 30 shekels
2. sza _da e2_ dumu-{iri}ba-ia{ki}
ts: ša ṭēḫi bīt mār-baya
en: that is next to the house of Mār-baya
3. sza _ki_ {d}utu-be-el-i3-li2
ts: ša itti šamaš-bēl-ilī
en: (and) that from Šamaš-bēl-ilī
4. {disz}ni-id-nu-sza
ts: nidnuša
en: Nidnuša
5. _dumu_ ARAD-{d}we-er i-sza-mu
ts: mār warad-wer išāmu
en: son of Warad-wer had bought,
6. i-tu-ur2 u2-sa-ni-iq-ma
ts: itūr u(s)sa(n)niqma
en: again has been checked and
7. sza pi2 _dub_ sza ni-id-nu-sza
ts: ša pî ṭuppi ša nidnuša
en: what is the content of Nidnuša's document
8. sza-li-im
ts: šalim
en: is fully satisfied.
9. u2-ul i-ta-ar-ma
ts: ul itârma
en: (That) again
10. {disz}{d}utu-be-el-i3-li2
ts: šamaš-bēl-ilī
en: Šamaš-bēl-ilī
11. a-na ni-id-nu-sza
ts: ana nidnuša
en: against Nidnuša
12. u2-ul i-ra-ga-am
ts: ul ira(g)gam
en: will not raise a claim,
reverse
1. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a
ts: nīš šamaš ayya
en: by the life of Šamaš, Ayya,
2. {d}amar-utu u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
ts: marduk u ḫammurapi
en: Marduk and Ḫammurapi
3. _in-pa3-de3-<mesz>_
ts: itmû
en: they have sworn.
4. _igi_ ta-ri-ib-dingir
ts: maḫar tarīb-ilī
en: Before Tarīb-ilī
5. _dumu_ i-na-qa2-ti-{d}utu
ts: mār ina-qātī-šamaš
en: son of Ina-qātī-šamaš;
6. _igi_ {d}utu-an-dul7-li2
ts: maḫar šamaš-ṣulūlī
en: before Šamaš-ṣulūlī
7. _dumu_ {d}utu-ga-mil
ts: mār šamaš-gāmil
en: son of Šamaš-gāmil;
8. _igi_ sin-a-bu-szu
ts: maḫar sîn-abūšu
en: before Sîn-abūšu
9. _dumu_ e-ri-ba-am
ts: mār erībam
en: son of Erībam;
10. _igi_ sza-ma-ia-tum
ts: maḫar šamayatum
en: before Šamayatum
11. _dumu_ nu-ur2-dingir
ts: mār nūr-ilī
en: son of Nūr-ilī;
12. _igi_ a-pil2-i3-li2-szu
ts: maḫar apil-ilīšu
en: before Apil-ilīšu
13. _dumu_ puzur4-nu-nu
ts: mār puzur-nunu
en: son of Puzur-nunu;
left
column 1
1. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}we-er
ts: maḫar ibni-wer
en: before Ibni-wer
2. _dumu_ ri-ba-am-i3-li2
ts: mār rībam-ilī
en: son of Rībam-ilī.
column 2
1. _iti szu-numun-a_
ts: waraḫ dumuzi
en: The month of Dumuzi
2. _mu_ unu{ki}
ts: šanat unug
en: the year “(Ḫammurapi captured) Uruk”.
envelope
obverse
1. a-na 1/2(disz) _sar e2 du3-a_
ts: ana mišil mūšar bītim epšim
en: Concerning the built house plot of 30 shekels
2. sza _da e2_ dumu-{iri}ba-ia{ki}
ts: ša ṭēḫi bīt mār-baya
en: that is next to the house of Mār-baya
3. sza _ki_ {d}utu-be-el-i3-li2
ts: ša itti šamaš-bēl-ilī
en: (and) that from Šamaš-bēl-ilī
4. {disz}ni-id-nu-sza i-sza-mu
ts: nidnuša išāmu
en: Nidnuša had bought,
5. i-tu-ur2# {disz}{d}utu-be-el#-i3-li2
ts: itūr šamaš-bēl-ilī
en: again (for) Šamaš-bēl-ilī
6. _e2_ u2-sa-ni-iq-ma
ts: bītum u(s)sa(n)niqma
en: the house has been checked and
7. _e2_ sza pi2 _dub_-pi2
ts: bītum ša pî ṭuppi
en: the house, referred to in the document,
8. sza {disz}ni-id-[nu-sza]
ts: ša nidnuša
en: that Nidnuša
9. i-sza-mu a-na x [...]
ts: išāmu ana ...
en: had bought, ...
10. sza-li-im
ts: šalim
en: is fully satisfied.
11. u2-ul i-ta-ar-ma#
ts: ul itârma
en: (That) again
12. {disz}{d}utu-be-el-i3-li2#
ts: šamaš-bēl-ilī
en: Šamaš-bēl-ilī
13. a-na ni-id-nu-sza
ts: ana nidnuša
en: against Nidnuša
14. u2#-ul# i#-[ra]-ga-am
ts: ul ira(g)gam
en: will not raise a claim,
(uninscribed seal)
reverse
1. _mu_ [{d}utu] {d}a-a
ts: nīš šamaš ayya
en: by the life of Šamaš (and) Ayya,
2. _mu_ {d}amar-utu
ts: nīš marduk
en: by the life of Marduk
3. u3 [ha]-am-mu-ra-[pi2]
ts: u ḫammurapi
en: and Ḫammurapi
4. _in#-[pa3]-de3#-mesz#_
ts: itmû
en: they have sworn.
5. _igi_ ta#-[ri]-ib-dingir
ts: maḫar tarīb-ilī
en: Before Tarīb-ilī
6. _dumu_ i-na-[qa2]-ti#-{d}utu
ts: mār ina-qātī-šamaš
en: son of Ina-qātī-šamaš;
7. _igi_ a-pil2-li2-szu
ts: maḫar apil-ilīšu
en: before Apil-ilīšu
8. _dumu_ puzur4-nu-nu
ts: mār puzur-nunu
en: son of Puzur-nunu;
9. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}we-er
ts: maḫar ibni-wer
en: before Ibni-wer
10. _dumu_ ri-ba-am-i3-li2
ts: mār rībam-ilī
en: son of Rībam-ilī;
11. _igi_ sin-a-bu-szu#
ts: maḫar sîn-abūšu
en: before Sîn-abūšu
12. _dumu_ e-ri#-[ba-am]
ts: mār erībam
en: son of Erībam;
13. _igi_ {d}utu#-an#-dul7-li2
ts: maḫar šamaš-ṣulūlī
en: before Šamaš-ṣulūlī
14. _dumu_ {d}utu-ga-mil
ts: mār šamaš-gāmil
en: son of Šamaš-gāmil;
15. _igi_ sza-ma-ia-tum
ts: maḫar šamayatum
en: before Šamayatum
16. _dumu_ nu-[ur2]-dingir
ts: mār nūr-ilī
en: son of Nūr-ilī;
(uninscribed seal)
left
column 1
1. _igi_ si2-a-tum
ts: maḫar ziyatum
en: before Ziyatum
2. _dumu_ sza-ba-ia
ts: mār šabaya
en: son of Šabaya;
3. _igi_ na-'a-ra-rum
ts: maḫar nārārum
en: before Nārārum
4. _dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,ir
ts: mār šamaš-nāṣir
en: son of Šamaš-nāṣir;
column 2
1. _igi_ {d}nanna-dingir _dub-sar_
ts: maḫar nanna-ilum ṭupšarrum
en: before Nanna-ilum the scribe.
2. _iti szu-numun-a u4 2(u)# [n]+1(disz)-[kam]
ts: waraḫ dumuzi ūmam ešrā ... išten
en: The month of Dumuzi, the day 21 (?)
3. _mu_ unu{ki}
ts: šanat unug
en: the year “(Ḫammurapi captured) Uruk”.
(uninscribed seal)
right
seal impression
seal 1
1. {d}utu
ts: šamaš
en: Šamaš
2. {d}a-a
ts: ayya
en: Ayya
seal 2
1. ta-ri-ib-dingir
ts: tarīb-ilī
en: Tarīb-ilī
2. _dumu_ i-na-qa2-ti-dingir
ts: mār ina-qātī-šamaš
en: son of Ina-qātī-šamaš,
3. _ARAD_ {d}mar-tu
ts: warad amurru
en: servant of Amurru.
seal 3
1. [...]
ts: ...
en: ...
2. {d}a-[a]
ts: ayya
en: Ayya

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal (Litigation)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: MHET 2/2, 149

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 017434 & BM 017434A
Accession No.: 1894-01-15, 0148 & 1894-01-15, 0148A

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: Hammurapi.07.04.21 ?
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-06-20 at 10:41:13	Lafont, Bertrand	Artifact	Lafont, Bertrand		Lafont, Bertrand	approved
2023-06-20 at 10:40:08	Lafont, Bertrand	Atf	Guidi, Carlo		Lafont, Bertrand	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
2019-06-29 at 04:42:31	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Atf	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		CDLI	approved
2018-07-26 at 12:41:19	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2015-08-24 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.17434) (BM.17434)
The British Museum Collection (W_1894-0115-148) (W_1894-0115-148)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period
CDLI Seals 012135 (composite) (P500567)	-	-
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/2, 149 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481407.

MHET 2/2, 149 artifact entry (No. P481407). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481407 (Original work published 2015)

MHET 2/2, 149 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481407 (Accessed: August 26, 2025).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481407},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/2, 149 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481407.

MHET 2/2, 149 artifact entry (No. P481407). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481407 (Original work published 2015)

MHET 2/2, 149 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481407 (Accessed: August 26, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 149 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481407},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481407},
}

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