MHET 2/2, 296 (P481557)
Legal tablet & envelope 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 082293 & BM 082294Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Field lease)Language(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) _iku a-sza3_
2. i-na ba-la-la
3. _ki_ be-le-su2-nu
4. _dumu-munus_ ka3-za-tum!
5. {disz}ri-isz-{d}nin-gi
6. _a-sza3_ a-na sza-lu-[usz]
7. u2-sze-s,i2
reverse
1. _u4 buru14-sze3_
2. sza-lu-usz-ti-im
3. i-na {gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
4. i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im
5. _i3#-ag2-e_
6. 2(disz) _ezem 2(ban2) zi3-da_
7. 2(disz) _uzu_ i-pa-aq-[qi2-id]
left
1. _igi {d}utu {d}a-a
2. _mu_ {d}tasz-<me>-tum
obverse
1. 3(disz) _iku a-sza3_
2. i-na ba-la-la
3. _ki_ be-le-su2-nu
4. _dumu-munus_ ka3-za-tum!
5. {disz}ri-isz-{d}nin-gi
6. _a-sza3_ a-na sza-lu-[usz]
7. u2-sze-s,i2
reverse
1. _u4 buru14-sze3_
2. sza-lu-usz-ti-im
3. i-na {gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
4. i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im
5. _i3#-ag2-e_
6. 2(disz) _ezem 2(ban2) zi3-da_
7. 2(disz) _uzu_ i-pa-aq-[qi2-id]
left
1. _igi {d}utu {d}a-a
2. _mu_ {d}tasz-<me>-tum
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 & envelope
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Legal (Field lease)
- Language(s):
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primary: MHET 2/2, 296
[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 082293 & BM 082294
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2385 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2385A
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.41.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune | 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 04:42:31 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Transliteration | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2018-09-14 at 14:08:58 | 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.82293) (BM.82293)
- British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-2385) (W_1891-0509-2385)
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Cite this Artifacts
“MHET 2/2, 296 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481557.
MHET 2/2, 296 artifact entry (No. P481557). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481557 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 296 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481557 (Accessed: March 9, 2026).
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