MHET 2/2, 270 (P481532)
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 081093Provenience
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. _a-sza3_ ma-la ma-s,u2-u2
2. i-na _a-gar3 gal_
3. _ki_ erisz-ti-{d}a-a
4. _dumu-munus_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu
5. {disz}hu-za-lum _dumu_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am
6. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
7. a-na sza-lu-usz-tim
8. [u2]-sze-s,i2
9. [...] sza#-lu-usz-tam
reverse
1. i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
2. i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im
3. _i3-ag2-e_
4. 4(disz) _ezem 1(ban2) zi3-da-ta-AN
5. u3 mi-sze-er-tam
6. i-pa-qi2-si#
7. _igi_ {d}utu _igi_ {d}a-a
8. _mu_ esz3-nun-na{ki}
9. _la2 e2? szu bal? sze x_
obverse
1. _a-sza3_ ma-la ma-s,u2-u2
2. i-na _a-gar3 gal_
3. _ki_ erisz-ti-{d}a-a
4. _dumu-munus_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu
5. {disz}hu-za-lum _dumu_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am
6. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
7. a-na sza-lu-usz-tim
8. [u2]-sze-s,i2
9. [...] sza#-lu-usz-tam
reverse
1. i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
2. i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im
3. _i3-ag2-e_
4. 4(disz) _ezem 1(ban2) zi3-da-ta-AN
5. u3 mi-sze-er-tam
6. i-pa-qi2-si#
7. _igi_ {d}utu _igi_ {d}a-a
8. _mu_ esz3-nun-na{ki}
9. _la2 e2? szu bal? sze x_
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, 270
[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 081093
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 1230
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.38.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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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 04:42:30 | 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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| 2015-08-30 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.81093) (BM.81093)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-1230) (W_1891-0509-1230)
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 270 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481532.
MHET 2/2, 270 artifact entry (No. P481532). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481532 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 270 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481532 (Accessed: August 4, 2025).
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