MHET 2/2, 242 (P481499)

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 082399 & BM 082399A

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 (Inheritance)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [asz-szum _ki-gal2_ szu]-mi{ki}
2'. [il-qu2-u2 1(disz) 2/3(disz)] _gin2 ku3-babbar_
3'. [{disz}{d}]suen#-na-s,ir
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. u3# [ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 ...]
2'. x [...]
3'. _igi_ [...]
4'. _igi_ [...]
envelope
obverse
1. [...] x 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _sar e2#_ [...]
2. [_da] e2_ ku-la-lum _dumu_ {d#}suen#-[na-s,ir]
3. [u3] _da#! e2_ {d}suen-i-[...]
4. [...] x a-wi-il-isz8-tar2
5. mu-s,u2-szu _ki_ SIG-an-nu-ni-tum#
6. _ha-la_ {d}suen-re-me-ni
7. sza _ki_ ah-hi-szu i-zu-zu
8. asz-szum _ki-gal2_ szu-mi-er-s,i-tim
9. il-qu2-u2 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ni-ip-la-tum
10. {disz}{d}suen-re-me-ni
11. a-na szu-mi-er-s,i-tim
12. i-na-ap-pa-al
reverse
1. _mu_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu
2. u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
3. _igi_ ba-la-lum _dumu_ {d}suen-na-s,ir
4. _igi_ i3-li2-e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ ARAD-{d}suen
5. _igi_ {d}utu-igi-ma-tim _dumu_ er3-ra-ga-mil
6. _igi_ na-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}utu
7. _igi_ SIG-{d}iszkur _dumu_ a-da-ia-tum
8. _igi_ {d}utu-an-dul7-li2 _dumu_ e-an-na-ma-an#-szum2#
9. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ a-x [...]
10. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}suen _dub-sar#_
  single ruling
11. _iti kin-{d}inanna_ [...]
12. _mu ma-da_ ia-[mu-ut-ba-lum]
top
  (uninscribed seal impression)
left
  (uninscribed seal impression)

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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 (Inheritance)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 242

    [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.

  • history: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 372-373

    [Suurmeijer2014property] Suurmeijer, Guido. 2014. “Property Transfer within the Family in Old Babylonian Sippar.” Phdthesis, Gent: Universiteit Gent.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 082399 & BM 082399A
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2449 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2449A

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune 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
2021-10-07 at 17:39:21 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2019-06-29 at 04:42:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2018-08-24 at 18:05:53 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

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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: -
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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/2, 242 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481499.
MHET 2/2, 242 artifact entry (No. P481499). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481499 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 242 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481499 (Accessed: March 6, 2026).
@misc{2024MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 242 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481499},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481499},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P481499
LB  - CDLI:P481499
M1  - 2026/3/6/
TI  - MHET 2/2, 242 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481499
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/2, 242 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481499.
MHET 2/2, 242 artifact entry (No. P481499). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481499 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 242 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481499 (Accessed: March 6, 2026).
@misc{2024MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 242 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481499},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481499},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P481499
LB  - CDLI:P481499
M1  - 2026/3/6/
TI  - MHET 2/2, 242 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481499
ER  -
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