MHET 2/2, 235 (P481492)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 082194 & BM 082195

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 (Field lease)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(iku) _iku a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ pa-u2-s,um{ki}
2. _a-sza3_ geme2-{d}utu _lukur {d}utu_
3. _ki_ geme2-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ ma-szum
4. {disz}sin-e-ri#-ba#-[am _dumu_] sin-illat-su2
5. a-na er-re-szu#-[tim]
6. a#-na# _mu 1(disz)-kam#_ [...]
7. u2#-sze-s,i2# [...]
8. _u4_-um _buru14-sze3#_
9. 2(gesz2) _sze gur_ i-na [_{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_]
reverse
1. i-na _ka2 ga2-gi4-[a]_
2. _i3-ag2-e#_
3. 2(disz) _ezem {d}utu# n(ban2)# zi3-da-ta#-[am3]_
4. 1(disz) _uzu-ta#-am3#_
5. i-pa-aq-qi2-is-si
6. _igi_ {d}nanna-tum _dumu_ bur#-sin
7. _igi_ ar-x x x
8. _igi_ e-tel-{d}sin
9. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur _dub-sar_
left
1. _iti gan-gan-e3_ [...]
2. _mu alan_ {d}sza-la
envelope
obverse
1. 2(disz) _iku a-[sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ pa-u2-s,um{ki}]
2. _a#-sza3_ geme2-{d}[utu _lukur {d}utu_]
3. _ki_ geme2-{d}[utu _dumu-munus_ ma-szum]
4. {disz}{d}suen-e#-ri#-[ba-am]
5. _dumu_ {d}suen-illat-[su2]
6. [_a-sza3_] a#-na er-re-szu-[tim]
7. [a-na] _mu# 1(disz)-[kam]_
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. 2(disz)# _ezem_ {d}[utu ...]
2'. [1(disz)] _uzu-ta#-[am3]_
3'. [_igi_] {d}nanna#-[tum ...]
4'. [_igi_] ar-[...]
5'. _igi#_ e-tel#-[{d}sin]
  rest broken
top
  (uninscribed seal impression)
1. _kiszib_ sin-e-ri-ba-am#
left
  (uninscribed seal impression)

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
  • Measurements (mm):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

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

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 235

    [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 082194 & BM 082195
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2309 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2309A

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2019-06-29 at 04:42:32 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2019-03-10 at 11:20:45 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2018-10-29 at 09:12:27 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-08-24 at 18:05:54 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-08-28 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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

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

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/2, 235 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481492.
MHET 2/2, 235 artifact entry (No. P481492). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481492 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 235 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481492 (Accessed: November 26, 2025).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 235 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481492},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481492},
}


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ID  - P481492
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M1  - 2025/11/26/
TI  - MHET 2/2, 235 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/2, 235 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481492.
MHET 2/2, 235 artifact entry (No. P481492). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481492 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 235 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481492 (Accessed: November 26, 2025).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 235 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481492},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481492},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481492
LB  - CDLI:P481492
M1  - 2025/11/26/
TI  - MHET 2/2, 235 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481492
ER  -
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