MHET 2/2, 225 (P481482)
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 082129Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Rent of a rugbum)Language(s)
-Measurements
-Has seal impression(s)
tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) ru-ug-bu-um
2. _ki_ a-wi-il-{d}[iszkur]
3. {disz}e-t,e-lum2-a-[{d}amar-utu]
4. _dumu_ ARAD#-{d}suen#
5. _nam#-zu2#-kesz2#-da# [mu 1(disz)-kam]_
reverse
beginning broken
1'. _igi#_ dingir [...]
2'. _igi_ dumu-er-s,e-tim
3'. _dumu#_ {d}amar-utu-zi-mu
4'. _igi_ bur-[...] x _dumu_ {d}utu-[...]
envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) ru-ug-bu-um
2. _ki_ a-wi-il-{d}iszkur
3. {disz}e-t,e-lum2-a-{d}amar-utu
4. _dumu_ ARAD-{d}suen
5. _nam#-zu2-kesz2-da mu 1(disz)#-kam#_
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] x x x
2'. [...] _sag_+
3'. _iti diri sze-sag11-ku5 u4 2(u) 5(disz)-[kam]_
4'. _mu bara2 gal-gal_ {d}utu {d}iszkur {d}{sze3}szer7-[da ...]
some text moved to proceding line
left
(uninscribed seal impression)
1. <_kiszib_> [e]-t,e-lum2-a-{d}amar-utu
obverse
1. 1(disz) ru-ug-bu-um
2. _ki_ a-wi-il-{d}[iszkur]
3. {disz}e-t,e-lum2-a-[{d}amar-utu]
4. _dumu_ ARAD#-{d}suen#
5. _nam#-zu2#-kesz2#-da# [mu 1(disz)-kam]_
reverse
beginning broken
1'. _igi#_ dingir [...]
2'. _igi_ dumu-er-s,e-tim
3'. _dumu#_ {d}amar-utu-zi-mu
4'. _igi_ bur-[...] x _dumu_ {d}utu-[...]
envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) ru-ug-bu-um
2. _ki_ a-wi-il-{d}iszkur
3. {disz}e-t,e-lum2-a-{d}amar-utu
4. _dumu_ ARAD-{d}suen
5. _nam#-zu2-kesz2-da mu 1(disz)#-kam#_
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] x x x
2'. [...] _sag_+
3'. _iti diri sze-sag11-ku5 u4 2(u) 5(disz)-[kam]_
4'. _mu bara2 gal-gal_ {d}utu {d}iszkur {d}{sze3}szer7-[da ...]
some text moved to proceding line
left
(uninscribed seal impression)
1. <_kiszib_> [e]-t,e-lum2-a-{d}amar-utu
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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- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Legal (Rent of a rugbum)
- Language(s):
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primary: MHET 2/2, 225
[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 082129
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2253
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.26.12d.25 (intercalary year)
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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 18:04:17 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Transliteration | Foxvog, Daniel A. | 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.82129) (BM.82129)
- British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-2253) (W_1891-0509-2253)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | - | - |
General Notes:
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Cite this Artifacts
“MHET 2/2, 225 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481482.
MHET 2/2, 225 artifact entry (No. P481482). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481482 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 225 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481482 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).
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