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, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 082129

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Rent of a rugbum)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

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

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Rent of a rugbum)
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 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P481482

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 082129
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 2253

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.82129
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-2253

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 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 18:04:17 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2015-08-28 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

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: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 225 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481482},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481482},
}


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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: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 225 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481482},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481482},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481482
LB  - CDLI:P481482
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - MHET 2/2, 225 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481482
ER  -
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