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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 081537Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Rent of a house)Language(s)
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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
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
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 (Rent of a house)
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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.
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- Museum No.: BM 081537
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 1669
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.38.10.00
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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 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.81537) (BM.81537)
- British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-1669) (W_1891-0509-1669)
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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: March 12, 2026).
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