MHET 2/2, 239 (P481496)

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 081220 & BM 081220A

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)

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tablet
obverse
1. _a-sza3_ ma-la ma-s,u2-u2 _a-gar3_ x [...]
2. _a-sza3_ erisz-ti-{d}a-a
3. _ki_ erisz-ti-{d}a-a _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-ba-ni-szu
4. {disz}lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ka
5. a-na er-re-szu-tim
6. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_ u2-sze-s,i2
7. _u4 buru14-sze3_
8. 4(gesz2) _sze gur_ i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
9. i-na _ka2 ga2-gi4-a_
reverse
1. _i3-ag2-e_
2. 4(disz) _ezem 4(ban2) zi3#-da#_
3. 2(disz) _uzu_ i-pa-qi2-is-si
4. _sze-gesz-i3_ i-ri-isz-ma
5. 5(disz) _sila3 i3-gesz_ i-pa-aq-qi2-is
6. _igi_ a-hu-um-ki-nu-um
7. _igi_ ARAD-sa3
8. _igi#_ x-ni-szu-nu _dumu_ nu-ru-bu-um#
9. [_igi_ ...]-{d}utu _dumu_ sin-tab-ba-szu
10. _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_
11. _mu ugnim lu2 elam#-[ma{ki}]
envelope
obverse
1. _a3-sza3#_ ma#-[la ma-s,u2-u2 _a-gar3_ ...]
2. _a-sza3_ erisz-[ti-{d}a-a]
3. _ki_ erisz-ti#-[{d}a-a _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-ba-ni-szu]
4. {disz}lu2-{d}nin#-[szubur-ka]
5. a-na er-[re-szu-tim]
6. a-na _mu [1(disz)-kam_ u2-sze-s,i2]
7. _u4 buru14-sze3_
  rest broken

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


  • primary: MHET 2/2, 239

    [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 081220 & BM 081220A
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 1356 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 1356A

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
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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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 239 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481496.
MHET 2/2, 239 artifact entry (No. P481496). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481496 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 239 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481496 (Accessed: May 15, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
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	title = {MHET 2/2, 239 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481496},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481496},
}

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