MHET 2/2, 267 (P481529)
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 087246Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (?)Language(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(esze3) _iku a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ {d}GIR3{ki}
2. i-na _a-gar3_ usz-gid2-da{ki}
3. i-ta _a-sza3_ hu-za-kum _dumu_ lugal-d{utu}
4. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ nu-ur2-dingir-szu
5. _sag-bi_ ta-wi-ir-tum _gibil4_
6. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam a-sza3 {d}utu-sza-tum _dumu#_ [...]
7. 4(iku) 1(u) _iku a-sza3 u2-sal_ [...]
8. i-ta _a-sza3_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ [...]
9. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ a-bu-um-[...]
10. _sag-bi i7 iri_ {d}GIR3{ki}
11. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam_ {i7}ir-[ni-na]
12. ki-ir-ba-nam a-na _i7_ [is-su-uq]
13. _[szu]-nigin2 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1(u) iku a-[sza3]_
14. [i-na _a]-gar3 usz-gid2-[da_ ...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. _igi#_ a-bu-um-wa-qar _dumu#_ x-ni#-{d}utu
2'. _igi_ SIG-e2-a _dub-sar_
3'. _[iti] gan-gan-e3-a u4 1(u)-kam_
left
1. _mu ugnim_ tu-[ru-ku ...]
obverse
1. 1(esze3) _iku a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ {d}GIR3{ki}
2. i-na _a-gar3_ usz-gid2-da{ki}
3. i-ta _a-sza3_ hu-za-kum _dumu_ lugal-d{utu}
4. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ nu-ur2-dingir-szu
5. _sag-bi_ ta-wi-ir-tum _gibil4_
6. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam a-sza3 {d}utu-sza-tum _dumu#_ [...]
7. 4(iku) 1(u) _iku a-sza3 u2-sal_ [...]
8. i-ta _a-sza3_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ [...]
9. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ a-bu-um-[...]
10. _sag-bi i7 iri_ {d}GIR3{ki}
11. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam_ {i7}ir-[ni-na]
12. ki-ir-ba-nam a-na _i7_ [is-su-uq]
13. _[szu]-nigin2 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1(u) iku a-[sza3]_
14. [i-na _a]-gar3 usz-gid2-[da_ ...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. _igi#_ a-bu-um-wa-qar _dumu#_ x-ni#-{d}utu
2'. _igi_ SIG-e2-a _dub-sar_
3'. _[iti] gan-gan-e3-a u4 1(u)-kam_
left
1. _mu ugnim_ tu-[ru-ku ...]
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 (?)
- Language(s):
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primary: MHET 2/2, 267
[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 087246
- Accession No.: 1900-10-13, 0026
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.37.09.10
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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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| 2018-09-01 at 12:02:25 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-08-30 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.87246) (BM.87246)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1900-1013-26) (W_1900-1013-26)
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 267 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481529.
MHET 2/2, 267 artifact entry (No. P481529). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481529 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 267 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481529 (Accessed: November 28, 2025).
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