MHET 2/2, 223 (P481480)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 082254

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)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(esze3) 3(iku) _iku a-sza3_
2. i-na _a-gar3_ x x s,um
3. _us2-sa-du a-sza3_ du-lu-qum_
4. _ki#_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ ki-za-tum
5. [...] zu#-za-nu-um# _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}utu
6. _[a]-sza3#_ a#-na# er-re-szu-tim
7. a#-na _igi 3(disz)-gal2-la_
8. u2-sze-s,i2
  (uninscribed seal impression)
reverse
1. _igi_ sig-er-s,e-tim _dumu_ nu-ur2-an-dul7-[li]
2. _igi_ {d}sag-ku5-mu-ba-li2-it,
3. _dumu_ e-li-isz-na-di
4. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
5. _dumu_ e-tel-pi4-{d}suen
  single ruling
6. _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 5(disz)-kam_
7. _mu bara2 gal-gal {d}utu {d}iszkur {d}{sze3}szer7-da-ra_
top
  (uninscribed seal impression)
1. <_kiszib_> sin-i-din-nam
left
  (uninscribed seal impression)
1. <_kiszib_> sig-er-s,e-tim

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Field lease)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P481480

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 082254
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 2357

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.82254
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-2357

References

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 223

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2019-06-29 at 04:42:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2018-08-24 at 18:04:16 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2015-08-28 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/2, 223 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481480.
MHET 2/2, 223 artifact entry (No. P481480). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481480 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 223 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481480 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 223 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481480},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481480},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
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ID  - P481480
LB  - CDLI:P481480
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - MHET 2/2, 223 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/2, 223 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481480.
MHET 2/2, 223 artifact entry (No. P481480). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481480 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 223 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481480 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 223 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481480},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481480},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481480
LB  - CDLI:P481480
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - MHET 2/2, 223 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481480
ER  -
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