MHET 2/2, 217 (P481474)
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 017420Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (?)Language(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. 3(iku) _iku a-sza3 kankal_ i-na ba-ab# [a]-lim
2. i-ta _a-sza3_ ib-na-tum
3. u3 i-ta _a-sza3#_ t,a3-ri-du-um [...]
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma e_ {i7}szar-[rim]
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3_ {d}suen-re#-[me-ni]
6. _ki_ e-ri-isz-ti-{d}a-a _lukur# [{d}utu]_
7. _dumu-munus_ u-bar-{d}utu
8. {disz#}[...]-ta#-szi-im _lukur-{d}utu_
rest broken
top
1. _mu bara2 gal-gal-la ku3-sig17 bad3 x [...] {d}utu {d}iszkur {d}a-na-x-[...]_
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obverse
1. 3(iku) _iku a-sza3 kankal_ i-na ba-ab# [a]-lim
2. i-ta _a-sza3_ ib-na-tum
3. u3 i-ta _a-sza3#_ t,a3-ri-du-um [...]
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma e_ {i7}szar-[rim]
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3_ {d}suen-re#-[me-ni]
6. _ki_ e-ri-isz-ti-{d}a-a _lukur# [{d}utu]_
7. _dumu-munus_ u-bar-{d}utu
8. {disz#}[...]-ta#-szi-im _lukur-{d}utu_
rest broken
top
1. _mu bara2 gal-gal-la ku3-sig17 bad3 x [...] {d}utu {d}iszkur {d}a-na-x-[...]_
some text moved to preceding line
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 (?)
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primary: MHET 2/2, 217
[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 017420
- Accession No.: 1894-01-15, 0134
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.26.00.00
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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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| 2018-08-24 at 18:04:16 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Transliteration | Firth, Richard | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2015-08-28 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.17420) (BM.17420)
- British Museum Collection (W_1894-0115-134) (W_1894-0115-134)
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Cite this Artifacts
“MHET 2/2, 217 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481474.
MHET 2/2, 217 artifact entry (No. P481474). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481474 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 217 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481474 (Accessed: March 14, 2026).
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