MHET 2/2, 172 (P481429)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 017353Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Field sale)Language(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. n 4(iku) _iku a-sza3 ab-sin2#_
2. i#?-na#? [...] x a bi? [...]
3. sza _kaskal_ kar-{d}[...]
4. i-ta# [...] im-gur-[...]
5. u3 i-ta _e_ sza# [...]
6. _sag#-bi 1(disz)-kam_ a-[...]
7. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam_ nam#-[...]
8. i-na nam-kar [...]
9. sza ti li PA [...]
10. me-e i-sza-[qi2 ...]
11. _ki_ dumu-{iri}ba-ia [...]
12. {disz}hu-za-la-tum [...] _dumu_ ak-sza-[ia]
13. [i-na] _har ku3-babbar_-sza _in-szi#-[in-sa10]
14. sa10# til-la-bi#-[sze3]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. _[u4-kur2-sze3] lu2 lu2-ra_
2'. [... ha-am-mu]-ra#-pi2
3'. [...] buranun#{ki} it-mu
4'. [_igi_ dingir-pi4-{d}]a#-a _sanga {d}utu_
5'. [...] PA# _lukur {d}utu_
6'. [...] x-am _dumu_ i-ku-pi2-sza
7'. _igi#_ [...] _dumu#_ na#-ra-am-i3-li2-szu#
8'. [_igi_ ...] _dumu_ {d}nin-szubur-ma-an-szum2
9'. [_igi_ ...]-ra#-am
10'. [...]-a-{d}utu
11'. [_igi_ ...]-lu2-hi _dumu-munus_ ARAD-{d}suen
12'. [...]-qa#-bi-e-{d}utu
13'. [...] _dub-sar_
single ruling
14'. [_iti ...] u4# 5(disz)-kam_
15'. [_mu_ ha-am-mu]-ra-pi2 _lugal-e_
16'. _{[gesz]}gu#-za {d}inanna babila2{ki}_
obverse
1. n 4(iku) _iku a-sza3 ab-sin2#_
2. i#?-na#? [...] x a bi? [...]
3. sza _kaskal_ kar-{d}[...]
4. i-ta# [...] im-gur-[...]
5. u3 i-ta _e_ sza# [...]
6. _sag#-bi 1(disz)-kam_ a-[...]
7. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam_ nam#-[...]
8. i-na nam-kar [...]
9. sza ti li PA [...]
10. me-e i-sza-[qi2 ...]
11. _ki_ dumu-{iri}ba-ia [...]
12. {disz}hu-za-la-tum [...] _dumu_ ak-sza-[ia]
13. [i-na] _har ku3-babbar_-sza _in-szi#-[in-sa10]
14. sa10# til-la-bi#-[sze3]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. _[u4-kur2-sze3] lu2 lu2-ra_
2'. [... ha-am-mu]-ra#-pi2
3'. [...] buranun#{ki} it-mu
4'. [_igi_ dingir-pi4-{d}]a#-a _sanga {d}utu_
5'. [...] PA# _lukur {d}utu_
6'. [...] x-am _dumu_ i-ku-pi2-sza
7'. _igi#_ [...] _dumu#_ na#-ra-am-i3-li2-szu#
8'. [_igi_ ...] _dumu_ {d}nin-szubur-ma-an-szum2
9'. [_igi_ ...]-ra#-am
10'. [...]-a-{d}utu
11'. [_igi_ ...]-lu2-hi _dumu-munus_ ARAD-{d}suen
12'. [...]-qa#-bi-e-{d}utu
13'. [...] _dub-sar_
single ruling
14'. [_iti ...] u4# 5(disz)-kam_
15'. [_mu_ ha-am-mu]-ra-pi2 _lugal-e_
16'. _{[gesz]}gu#-za {d}inanna babila2{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 (Field sale)
- Language(s):
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primary: MHET 2/2, 172
[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.
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- Museum No.: BM 017353
- Accession No.: 1894-01-15, 0067
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.14.--.05
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2019-06-29 at 04:42:31 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Transliteration | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2018-07-26 at 12:42:13 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Transliteration | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2015-08-26 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.17353) (BM.17353)
- British Museum Collection (W_1894-0115-67) (W_1894-0115-67)
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Cite this Artifacts
“MHET 2/2, 172 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481429.
MHET 2/2, 172 artifact entry (No. P481429). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481429 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 172 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481429 (Accessed: March 14, 2026).
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