MHET 2/2, 179 (P481436)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 082257

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 lease)

Language(s)

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Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(esze3) _iku a-sza3_ i-na sa-asz2-ki-im
2. i-ta {d}utu-la-sza-na-an
3. _ki_ hu-za-la-tum _dumu-munus_ su2-mu-ra-a
4. {disz}SIG-{d}LAL3#
5. _a-sza3_ a-na sza#-lu-usz-tim
6. u2-sze-s,i2 _u4 buru14-sze3_
7. sze-am sza-lu-usz-ta-sza
8. i-na _e2 {d}utu_
9. _i3-ag2-e_
reverse
1. _igi_ i3-li2-we-de-ku
2. _dumu_ an-pi4-szu
3. _igi_ sza-at-{d}a-a
4. _dumu_ na-bi-{d}utu
5. _igi_ ni-szi-i-ni-szu _dumu-munus_ tap-pu-um
6. _igi#_ x ($ erasure $)
7. _mu alam-bi 7(disz)-am3#_
top
  (uninscribed seal impression)
left
  (uninscribed seal impression)

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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 lease)
  • Language(s):


  • primary: MHET 2/2, 179

    [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 082257
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2360

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2022-06-21 at 12:43:29 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2019-06-29 at 04:42:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2018-08-16 at 17:41:21 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-08-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 179 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481436.
MHET 2/2, 179 artifact entry (No. P481436). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481436 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 179 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481436 (Accessed: May 21, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 179 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481436},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481436},
}

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