MHET 2/2, 240 (P481497)
Legal tablet 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 017335Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (List of real estate)Language(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. 2(esze3) 4(iku) _iku# [a-sza3_ ...] x x x x x
2. i-na ta#-[wi-ir-tim] sza# lugal#-sag#-il2#-la#
3. a [...] x x
4. i-ta [...] x x x
5. _sag-bi_ [...]
6. _sag-bi 2(disz)-[kam_ ...]
7. u3# [...] x [...]
8. _ki_ [...]-ba#-am [...]
9. {disz}hu-za-la-tum _lukur [{d}utu]_
10. _dumu#-munus_ ak-sza#-[ia]
11. i-na _kar ku3-babbar_-sza _in-[szi-in-sa10]_
12. _sa10 til-la-[bi-sze3]_
13. 2(disz) _ma-na 1(u) gin2 [ku3-babbar_ ...]
single ruling
14. _mu ma-da_ e#-[mu-ut-ba-lum]
reverse
1. 4(iku) _iku a-sza3 a-gar3_ lugal#-[sag-il2-la]
2. i-ta _a-sza3_ {disz}mat-ta-[tum ...]
3. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ {disz}ta-ri-bu-um#
4. 2(iku) _iku a-sza3_ i-na ta-wi-ir-tim#
5. sza {d}lugal-sag-il2-la#
6. i-ta _a-sza3_ mu-ut-ta-tum _lukur {d}utu_
7. _dumu-munus_ lu2-{d}szubur
8. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ ma-an-na-szi _lukur {d}[utu]_
9. _dumu#-munus_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am#
10. _sag-bi e gal_
11. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam a-sza3_ ma-at-ta-tum _lukur {d}[utu]_
12. _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
single ruling
13. 1(bur3) 4(iku) _iku a-sza3_
14. _a-gar3_ {d}lugal-sag-il2-la
15. _mu ma-da_ e-mu-ut-ba-lum
obverse
1. 2(esze3) 4(iku) _iku# [a-sza3_ ...] x x x x x
2. i-na ta#-[wi-ir-tim] sza# lugal#-sag#-il2#-la#
3. a [...] x x
4. i-ta [...] x x x
5. _sag-bi_ [...]
6. _sag-bi 2(disz)-[kam_ ...]
7. u3# [...] x [...]
8. _ki_ [...]-ba#-am [...]
9. {disz}hu-za-la-tum _lukur [{d}utu]_
10. _dumu#-munus_ ak-sza#-[ia]
11. i-na _kar ku3-babbar_-sza _in-[szi-in-sa10]_
12. _sa10 til-la-[bi-sze3]_
13. 2(disz) _ma-na 1(u) gin2 [ku3-babbar_ ...]
single ruling
14. _mu ma-da_ e#-[mu-ut-ba-lum]
reverse
1. 4(iku) _iku a-sza3 a-gar3_ lugal#-[sag-il2-la]
2. i-ta _a-sza3_ {disz}mat-ta-[tum ...]
3. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ {disz}ta-ri-bu-um#
4. 2(iku) _iku a-sza3_ i-na ta-wi-ir-tim#
5. sza {d}lugal-sag-il2-la#
6. i-ta _a-sza3_ mu-ut-ta-tum _lukur {d}utu_
7. _dumu-munus_ lu2-{d}szubur
8. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ ma-an-na-szi _lukur {d}[utu]_
9. _dumu#-munus_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am#
10. _sag-bi e gal_
11. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam a-sza3_ ma-at-ta-tum _lukur {d}[utu]_
12. _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
single ruling
13. 1(bur3) 4(iku) _iku a-sza3_
14. _a-gar3_ {d}lugal-sag-il2-la
15. _mu ma-da_ e-mu-ut-ba-lum
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
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Legal (List of real estate)
- Language(s):
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primary: MHET 2/2, 240
[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.
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- Museum No.: BM 017335
- Accession No.: 1894-01-15, 0049
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.31.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | 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 | 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 | Atf | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | CDLI | approved |
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| 2018-08-24 at 18:05:52 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-08-28 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.17335) (BM.17335)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1894-0115-49) (W_1894-0115-49)
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 240 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481497.
MHET 2/2, 240 artifact entry (No. P481497). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481497 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 240 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481497 (Accessed: December 5, 2025).
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