MHET 2/2, 259 (P481521)
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 064960Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Field lease)Language(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. 3(iku) _iku a-sza3_
2. i-na me-ri-ga-at#
3. _ki_ sza-at-{d}a-a
4. u3 geme2{me}-ia
5. {disz}a-wi-il-dingir
6. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu#-tim#
7. u2-sze-s,i2
8. 3(gesz2) _sze gur a-sza3#_
9. i#-na# _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
reverse
1. i#-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im#
2. _i3-ag2-e_
3. 4(disz) _ezem 1(ban2) zi3-da#_
4. 1(disz) _uzu-hi-a_ i-pa-qi2-id#
5. _igi_ {d}utu _igi_ {d}a-a
6. _igi_ ka-lu#-mu-um
7. _igi_ na-ra-am-ta-ni
8. _mu bad3_ ma2-ri{ki}
obverse
1. 3(iku) _iku a-sza3_
2. i-na me-ri-ga-at#
3. _ki_ sza-at-{d}a-a
4. u3 geme2{me}-ia
5. {disz}a-wi-il-dingir
6. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu#-tim#
7. u2-sze-s,i2
8. 3(gesz2) _sze gur a-sza3#_
9. i#-na# _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
reverse
1. i#-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im#
2. _i3-ag2-e_
3. 4(disz) _ezem 1(ban2) zi3-da#_
4. 1(disz) _uzu-hi-a_ i-pa-qi2-id#
5. _igi_ {d}utu _igi_ {d}a-a
6. _igi_ ka-lu#-mu-um
7. _igi_ na-ra-am-ta-ni
8. _mu bad3_ ma2-ri{ki}
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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Legal (Field lease)
- Language(s):
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primary: MHET 2/2, 259
[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 064960
- Accession No.: 1882-09-18, 04941
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.35.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | 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 metadata | 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 | Transliteration | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2018-09-01 at 12:02:25 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Transliteration | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2015-08-30 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.64960) (BM.64960)
- British Museum Collection (W_1882-0918-4941) (W_1882-0918-4941)
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Cite this Artifacts
“MHET 2/2, 259 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481521.
MHET 2/2, 259 artifact entry (No. P481521). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481521 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 259 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481521 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).
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