MHET 2/2, 272 (P481534)
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 080808Provenience
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. _ki_ erisz-ti-{d}[...]
3. _dumu-munus_ na-bi-i3-li2#-szu
4. {disz}er3-ra-ga-mil
5. _dumu_ a-da-an-ni-a-am#
6. _a-sza3_ a-na _igi 3(disz)-gal2 <<ta-am3>>_
Dekiere: erasure
7. i-na pi2-ti a-ta-pi2 u2-sze-s,i2
8. _igi 3(disz)-gal2-ta-am3_
9. i-na _e2 {d}utu_
10. i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im
11. _i3-ag2-e_
reverse
1. _4(disz) _ezem {d}utu_
2. _1(ban2) zi3-da 1(disz) uzu_
3. i-pa-qi2-si2
4. _igi_ {d}a-a-tal-lik
5. _dumu-munus_ u2-lu-u2
6. _igi_ mi-sza-rum-na-s,ir
7. _dumu_ dumu-{d}utu
8. _iti# bara2-za3-[gar u4 n(disz)-kam]_
9. _mu#_ esz3-nun-na{ki} mu#-un#-[gul-la]_
obverse
1. _[a]-sza3_ ma-la# [ma-s,u2-u2]
2. _ki_ erisz-ti-{d}[...]
3. _dumu-munus_ na-bi-i3-li2#-szu
4. {disz}er3-ra-ga-mil
5. _dumu_ a-da-an-ni-a-am#
6. _a-sza3_ a-na _igi 3(disz)-gal2 <<ta-am3>>_
Dekiere: erasure
7. i-na pi2-ti a-ta-pi2 u2-sze-s,i2
8. _igi 3(disz)-gal2-ta-am3_
9. i-na _e2 {d}utu_
10. i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im
11. _i3-ag2-e_
reverse
1. _4(disz) _ezem {d}utu_
2. _1(ban2) zi3-da 1(disz) uzu_
3. i-pa-qi2-si2
4. _igi_ {d}a-a-tal-lik
5. _dumu-munus_ u2-lu-u2
6. _igi_ mi-sza-rum-na-s,ir
7. _dumu_ dumu-{d}utu
8. _iti# bara2-za3-[gar u4 n(disz)-kam]_
9. _mu#_ esz3-nun-na{ki} mu#-un#-[gul-la]_
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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Legal (Field lease)
- Language(s):
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primary: MHET 2/2, 272
[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 080808
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0947
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.38.01.--
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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 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 04:42:30 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Transliteration | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2018-09-01 at 12:03:49 | 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.80808) (BM.80808)
- British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-947) (W_1891-0509-947)
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Cite this Artifacts
“MHET 2/2, 272 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481534.
MHET 2/2, 272 artifact entry (No. P481534). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481534 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 272 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481534 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).
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