MHET 2/2, 254 (P481511)
Legal tablet excavated in Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der), 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 079879Provenience
Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Field lease)Language(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. 3(iku) _iku a-sza3_ i-na sza-lim-<be>-li2
2. _ki_ na-ra-am-tum
3. _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-illat-su2
4. {disz}{d}iszkur-ra-bi
5. u3 {d}bu-ni-ne-qa3-ra-ad
6. _a-sza3_ a-na mu-sza-ri-im
7. u2-sze-s,i2 _gu2 _a#-sza3_
8. 1(iku) _iku 4(gesz2) gur sze_
9. i-na pi4 a-ap#-tim#
10. i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
11. _i3-ag2-e_
reverse
1. _igi_ e-ri-isz-ti-{d}a-a
2. _igi#_ {d}utu-pi2-sza
3. [_igi_] be-el-ta-ni
4. _igi#_ {d}utu-ba-ni
5. [_igi_] na#-ra-am-tum
6. _iti# ezem {d}iszkur_
7. _mu i7_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 nu-hu-usz-ni-szi
top
(uninscribed broken seal impression)
left
(traces of uninscribed seal impressions)
obverse
1. 3(iku) _iku a-sza3_ i-na sza-lim-<be>-li2
2. _ki_ na-ra-am-tum
3. _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-illat-su2
4. {disz}{d}iszkur-ra-bi
5. u3 {d}bu-ni-ne-qa3-ra-ad
6. _a-sza3_ a-na mu-sza-ri-im
7. u2-sze-s,i2 _gu2 _a#-sza3_
8. 1(iku) _iku 4(gesz2) gur sze_
9. i-na pi4 a-ap#-tim#
10. i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
11. _i3-ag2-e_
reverse
1. _igi_ e-ri-isz-ti-{d}a-a
2. _igi#_ {d}utu-pi2-sza
3. [_igi_] be-el-ta-ni
4. _igi#_ {d}utu-ba-ni
5. [_igi_] na#-ra-am-tum
6. _iti# ezem {d}iszkur_
7. _mu i7_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 nu-hu-usz-ni-szi
top
(uninscribed broken seal impression)
left
(traces of uninscribed seal impressions)
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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- Seal no.:
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- Genre(s): Legal (Field lease)
- Language(s):
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primary: MHET 2/2, 254
[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 079879
- Accession No.: 1889-10-14, 0427
- Provenience: Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der) [uncertain]
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.33.ezem {d}iszkur.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-12-07 at 20:00:10 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 | 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 04:42:31 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Atf | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | CDLI | approved |
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| 2018-09-01 at 12:02:26 | 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.79879) (BM.79879)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1889-1014-427) (W_1889-1014-427)
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 254 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481511.
MHET 2/2, 254 artifact entry (No. P481511). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481511 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 254 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481511 (Accessed: September 21, 2025).
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