MHET 2/2, 275 (P481537)

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, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 081537

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Rent of a house)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _e2 da_ kur-ri-im
2. _ki_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu
3. {d}suen-re-me-ni
4. a-na ki-is,-ri u2-sze-s,i2
5. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
6. 2/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
7. _i3-la2-e_
reverse
1. _iti apin-du8 u4 1(disz)-kam_
2. i-ru-ub
  single ruling
3. _igi_ {d}suen-ma-gir
4. _dumu_ {d}utu-ta-ia-ar
5. _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu
6. _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
7. _igi_ a-bu-um-wa-qar
8. _dumu_ be-la-nu-um
9. _iti#_ ki-nu-ni
left
1. _mu esz3-nun-na

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Rent of a house)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P481537

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 081537
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 1669

External resources

References

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 275

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2019-06-29 at 04:42:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2018-09-01 at 12:03:49 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2015-08-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/2, 275 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481537.
MHET 2/2, 275 artifact entry (No. P481537). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481537 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 275 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481537 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	title = {MHET 2/2, 275 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481537},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/2, 275 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481537.
MHET 2/2, 275 artifact entry (No. P481537). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481537 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 275 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481537 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 275 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481537},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481537},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/4/19/
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