MHET 2/2, 262 (P481524)

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 082319 & BM 082320

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)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. _a-sza3_ ma-la [ma-s,u2]-u2
2. i-na _a-gar3 gu-la_
3. _ki_ la-ma-si2
4. _dumu-munus_ i-din-{d}suen
5. {disz}SIG-qa2-tum
6. _dumu_ {d}suen-pu-ut,-ra-am
7. _a-sza3_ a-na sza-lu#-usz
8. u2-sze-s,i2
reverse
1. sza-lu-usz-ta-sza
2. _sze_-am i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
3. _i3-ag2-e_
4. _1(ban2) zi3-da 1(disz) uzu-am3_
5. i-pa-qi2-si2#
6. _igi_ be-el-ta-ni
7. _igi_ ni-szi-i-ni-szu
left
1. _mu bad3_ ma2-ri{ki}
envelope
obverse
1. _a-sza3#_ ma-la ma-s,u2-u2
2. i-na# _a#-gar3 gu#-la#_
3. _ki_ la-ma-si2
4. _dumu-munus_ i-din-{d}suen
5. {disz}SIG#-qa2-tum
6. _dumu_ {d}suen#-pu-ut,#-ra-am
7. [_a-sza3_ a]-na# sza-lu#-usz
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. u2-ba-ab
2'. _1(ban2) zi3-da (disz) uzu#_
3'. i-pa-qi2-si2
4'. _igi_ be-el-ta-ni
5'. _dumu-munus_ a-bu-um-dingir
6'. _igi_ ni-szi-i-ni-szu
7'. _dumu-munus_ ta-ri-bu-um
8'. _igi#_ geme2-be-el-tim#
9'. _munus dub-sar_
left
1. _[mu] bad3#_ ma2-ri{ki}
  (uninscribed seal impression)

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, 262

    [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 082319 & BM 082320
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2398 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2398A

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 04:42:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2018-09-01 at 12:02:26 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-08-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact 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 Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 262 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481524.
MHET 2/2, 262 artifact entry (No. P481524). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481524 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 262 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481524 (Accessed: May 15, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481524},
}

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