MHET 2/2, 177 (P481434)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 081451 & BM 081452Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Field lease)Language(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. _a#-sza3_ ma-la ma-s,u2-u2
2. i-na _a-gar3_ ma#-ha-na#
3. _ki_ ma-as-ma-ra-tum#
4. _dumu-munus_ a-hu-szi-na#
5. {disz}ki-s,um-ma-gir
6. _dumu_ mu-ta-nu-um
7. _a-sza3_ a-na e-re-szu-tim
8. a-na sza-lu-usz-tim#
reverse
1. u2-sze-s,i2 _u4 buru14-sze3_
2. sza-lu-usz-tam#
3. i-na _e2 {d}utu_
4. u2-bi-ib 4(disz) _ezem_
5. _2(ban2) sze-am3 4(disz) uzu-am3_
6. i-pa-qi2-si2
7. _igi_ ip-qu2-sza _igi_ be-el-ta-ni#
8. _dumu-mesz_ bu x x
9. _igi_ {d}nanna-gin7
10. _dumu_ s,il2-li2-ki
Dekeire reads: s,illi-ki
11. _igi#_ ia#-di-ha-tum
left
1. _dumu-munus_ a-hu-na-nu-um
2. _mu alam 7(disz)-bi-am3
3. _igi_ sza-am-ha-tum
envelope
beginning broken
1'. [_dumu-munus_] a-hu#-[szi-na]
2'. [{disz}]ki-s,um-ma#-[gir]
3'. _dumu_ mu-ta#-[nu-um]
4'. _a#-sza3_ a-na [e-re-szu-tim]
5'. a#-na# sza-lu-[usz-tim]
rest broken
obverse
1. _a#-sza3_ ma-la ma-s,u2-u2
2. i-na _a-gar3_ ma#-ha-na#
3. _ki_ ma-as-ma-ra-tum#
4. _dumu-munus_ a-hu-szi-na#
5. {disz}ki-s,um-ma-gir
6. _dumu_ mu-ta-nu-um
7. _a-sza3_ a-na e-re-szu-tim
8. a-na sza-lu-usz-tim#
reverse
1. u2-sze-s,i2 _u4 buru14-sze3_
2. sza-lu-usz-tam#
3. i-na _e2 {d}utu_
4. u2-bi-ib 4(disz) _ezem_
5. _2(ban2) sze-am3 4(disz) uzu-am3_
6. i-pa-qi2-si2
7. _igi_ ip-qu2-sza _igi_ be-el-ta-ni#
8. _dumu-mesz_ bu x x
9. _igi_ {d}nanna-gin7
10. _dumu_ s,il2-li2-ki
Dekeire reads: s,illi-ki
11. _igi#_ ia#-di-ha-tum
left
1. _dumu-munus_ a-hu-na-nu-um
2. _mu alam 7(disz)-bi-am3
3. _igi_ sza-am-ha-tum
envelope
beginning broken
1'. [_dumu-munus_] a-hu#-[szi-na]
2'. [{disz}]ki-s,um-ma#-[gir]
3'. _dumu_ mu-ta#-[nu-um]
4'. _a#-sza3_ a-na [e-re-szu-tim]
5'. a#-na# sza-lu-[usz-tim]
rest broken
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 & envelope
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Legal (Field lease)
- Language(s):
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primary: MHET 2/2, 177
[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 081451 & BM 081452
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 1585 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 1585A
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.15.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune | 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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| 2022-06-20 at 10:10:10 | Jagersma, Bram | Transliteration | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2019-06-29 at 04:42:30 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Transliteration | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2018-08-16 at 17:41:22 | 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.81451) (BM.81451)
- British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-1585-a) (W_1891-0509-1585-a)
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Cite this Artifacts
“MHET 2/2, 177 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481434.
MHET 2/2, 177 artifact entry (No. P481434). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481434 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 177 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481434 (Accessed: March 7, 2026).
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