MHET 2/2, 220 (P481477)
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 080666Provenience
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. 5(iku) _iku 2(u) sar [a-sza3]_
2. i-na _a-gar3#_ t,a3-a-[bi-im]
3. i#-ta# _a-sza3_ sin-i-din-nam#
4. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ sin-i-qi2-[sza-am]
5. _ki_ e-le-e-re-sa
6. _dumu-munus_ a-ki-ia-tum
7. {disz}nu-ur2-{d}utu
8. _dumu_ a-bu-wa-qar
9. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
10. i#-na# pi2#-ti a-ta-pi2
reverse
1. 3(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(barig) _gur_
2. 3(disz) _ezem_ [...]
3. 1(ban2) _dabin#-[ta_ ...]
4. 1(disz) _uzu_ [...]
5. i-pa-[qi2-si2]
6. _igi_ na-[ra-am-...]
7. [...] x [...]
rest broken
left
1. _mu bara2 {d}iszkur_
envelope
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [... _a-gar3_ t,a3-bi]-im
2'. [i-ta _a-sza3_ sin-i-din]-nam
3'. [u3 i-ta sin-i]-qi2#-sza-[am]
4'. [_ki_ e-le-e-re-sa _lukur] {d}utu_
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [... i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}]utu#_
2'. _i3-ag2-e_
3'. 3(disz)# i-si-ni [...]
4'. [1(ban2)] _dabin-ta_ [...]
5'. [...] mi#-szi-ir-[tam]
6'. [i-pa]-qi2-si2 [...]
7'. [_igi_ na]-ra-am-[...]
8'. [...]-ni-szu
9'. [...] x x sze-me
10'. [...] x-i-din-nam
11'. [...] x x
obverse
1. 5(iku) _iku 2(u) sar [a-sza3]_
2. i-na _a-gar3#_ t,a3-a-[bi-im]
3. i#-ta# _a-sza3_ sin-i-din-nam#
4. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ sin-i-qi2-[sza-am]
5. _ki_ e-le-e-re-sa
6. _dumu-munus_ a-ki-ia-tum
7. {disz}nu-ur2-{d}utu
8. _dumu_ a-bu-wa-qar
9. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
10. i#-na# pi2#-ti a-ta-pi2
reverse
1. 3(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(barig) _gur_
2. 3(disz) _ezem_ [...]
3. 1(ban2) _dabin#-[ta_ ...]
4. 1(disz) _uzu_ [...]
5. i-pa-[qi2-si2]
6. _igi_ na-[ra-am-...]
7. [...] x [...]
rest broken
left
1. _mu bara2 {d}iszkur_
envelope
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [... _a-gar3_ t,a3-bi]-im
2'. [i-ta _a-sza3_ sin-i-din]-nam
3'. [u3 i-ta sin-i]-qi2#-sza-[am]
4'. [_ki_ e-le-e-re-sa _lukur] {d}utu_
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [... i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}]utu#_
2'. _i3-ag2-e_
3'. 3(disz)# i-si-ni [...]
4'. [1(ban2)] _dabin-ta_ [...]
5'. [...] mi#-szi-ir-[tam]
6'. [i-pa]-qi2-si2 [...]
7'. [_igi_ na]-ra-am-[...]
8'. [...]-ni-szu
9'. [...] x x sze-me
10'. [...] x-i-din-nam
11'. [...] x x
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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Legal (Field lease)
- Language(s):
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primary: MHET 2/2, 220
[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.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 080666
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0804
- 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 13:39:11 | 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 04:42:30 | 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.80666) (BM.80666)
- British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-804) (W_1891-0509-804)
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Cite this Artifacts
“MHET 2/2, 220 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481477.
MHET 2/2, 220 artifact entry (No. P481477). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481477 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 220 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481477 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).
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