MHET 2/2, 238 (P481495)

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 092650 & BM 092650A

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 sale)

Language(s)

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(esze3)# 2(iku)# _iku a-sza3 a-gar3_ eb2-le-e
2. i-ta _a-sza3_ a-hu-szi-na _dumu_ a-hu-wa-qar
3. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ a-hu-wa-qar _dumu_ {d}suen-sze#-me#
4. _sag-bi e a-gar3_ qa2-ab-li-im#
5. _sag-bi i7_ mu-usz-ki-ni-im
6. _ki_ il-ta-ni _lukur {d}utu_
7. _dumu-munus_ e-ri-ba-am
8. {disz}erisz-ti-{d}utu _lukur {d}utu_
9. _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-ta-ia-ar
10. i-na _har ku3-babbar_-sza
11. _in-szi-in-sa10_
12. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
13. 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
14. _in-na-an-la2_
15. _inim-bi al-til_
16. _sza3-ga-ni al-du10_
17. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
reverse
1. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_
2. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}amar-utu
3. {disz}ha-am#-mu-ra#-pi2#
4. u3 {iri}zimbir{ki} _[in]-pa3#-de3#-[mesz]_
5. _igi_ dingir-pi4-{d}[a]-a _[sanga] {d}utu#_
6. _igi_ {d}suen-[ba]-ni _sanga {d}utu#_
7. _igi_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu
8. _igi_ bur-sin _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-me-e
9. _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur
10. _igi_ {d}suen-ba-ni* _ugula lukur {d}utu-mesz_
Dekiere adds DUMU, deleted by Woestenburg collation
11. _igi_ bur-nu-nu _ugula lukur {d}utu-mesz_
12. _igi_ e-la-lum
13. _igi_ u2-s,ur-me-e-{d}utu _i3-du8 ka2_ ga-gi-im#
14. _igi_ {d}utu-e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ szu-mu-li-ib-szi
15. _igi_ SIG-e2-a _dub-sar_
single ruling
16. _iti# gan#-gan-e3 u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam_
17. _mu# ugnim elam-ma{ki}_
envelope
obverse
1. 1(esze3) 2(iku) _iku# a-sza3
2. i-na _a-gar3#_ eb2-li-im
3. i-ta _a-sza3_ a-hu-szi-na _dumu_ a#-hu#-wa#-qar
4. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ a-hu-wa-qar _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-me
5. _sag-bi e# a-gar3_ qa2-ab-lu-um
6. _sag-bi i7_ mu-usz-ki-ni-im
7. _ki_ il-ta-ni _lukur {d}utu_
8. _dumu-munus_ e-ri#-ba-am
9. {disz}e-ri#-isz-ti-{d}utu _lukur {d}utu_
10. _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-ta-ia-ar#
11. i-na _har ku3-babbar_-sza _in-szi-in-sa10_
12. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
13. 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ in-na-an-la2_
14. _inim-bi al-til_
15. _sza3-ga-a-ni al-du10_
bottom
seal impression
reverse
1. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
2. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_
3. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}amar-utu
4. {disz}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
5. u3 {iri}zimbir{ki} _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
6. _igi_ dingir-pi4-{d}[a]-a _sanga {d}utu_
7. _igi_ {d}suen-ba-ni _sanga {d}utu_
8. _igi_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu
9. _igi_ bur#-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-me-
10. _igi_ dingir-szu#-ba#-ni _dumu_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur
11. _igi_ {d}suen#-ba#-ni _ugula lukur {d}utu-mesz_
12. _igi#_ bur#-nu-nu _ugula lukur {d}utu-mesz_
13. _igi#_ ARAD#-sa3
14. _igi#_ u2#-[s,ur-me]-e#-{d}utu sza _ka2_ ga-gi-im#
15. _igi_ {d}utu#-e#-ri#-ba-am
16. _dumu_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi
17. _igi_ SIG-e2-a _dub-sar_
single ruling
18. _iti gan-gan-e3 u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam_
19. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e ugnim elam-ma{ki}_
seal impression
left
seal impression
seal 1
1. {d}suen-ba-[ni]
2. _[sanga] {d}utu_
3. _[dumu]_ {d}asal*-lu2*-hi*-ma#*-[an-szum2?]
4. _ARAD#_ ha-am-mu-ra#-[pi2]
seal 2
1. {d}iszkur-ma-an-[szum2]
2. _dumu_ dingir-szu-a-bu-[szu]
3. _ARAD_ sza3 {d}x [...]
seal 3
1. bur-sin
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-mi
seal 4
1. dingir-szu-ba-ni _dam-gar3#_
2. _dumu_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur
3. _ARAD_ sza3 {d}ku-bi#
seal 5
1. {d}suen-ba-ni#
2. _ugula lukur {d}utu-mesz_
3. _dumu_ {d}utu-dingir
4. _ARAD#_ e2-babbar
seal 6
1. ARAD-sa3#
2. _dumu_ [...]
3. _ARAD_ {d}[...]
seal 7
1. {d}utu-e-ri-[ba-am]
2. _dumu_ szu-mu-um-li-[ib-szi]
3. _ARAD_ e2-babbar
seal 8
1. ARAD-{d}suen#
2. _sanga {d}[utu*]
3. _dumu_ li-pi2-it-[isz8-tar2]
4. _ARAD_ {d}a*-[a*]
(* collations of Woestenburg, AfO 44/45, 352)

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal (Field sale)
Language(s):

Related publications

primary: MHET 2/2, 238

[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.
collation: AfO 44/45, p. 349-356, p. 353 (coll.)

[Woestenburg1998reviewMHET2/1-4] Woestenburg, Els. 1997/98. “Review Dekiere MHET II/1-4.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 44/45: 349–56.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 092650 & BM 092650A
Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2440 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2440A

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.30.09.25
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2019-06-29 at 04:42:32	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		CDLI	Approved
2019-03-08 at 08:35:25	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2018-08-24 at 18:05:53	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2015-08-28 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.92650) (BM.92650)
British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-2440) (W_1891-0509-2440)

Seals

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

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

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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/2, 238 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481495.

MHET 2/2, 238 artifact entry (No. P481495). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481495 (Original work published 2015)

MHET 2/2, 238 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481495 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/2, 238 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481495.

MHET 2/2, 238 artifact entry (No. P481495). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481495 (Original work published 2015)

MHET 2/2, 238 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481495 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 238 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481495},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481495},
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