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MHET 2/2, 326 (P481683)

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

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 017524

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Sale of an e2.ki.gal2 plot)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 6(disz)# _sar e2 ki-gal2_
2. wa-ar-ka-at bi-ri-tim#
3. _da e2_ a-wa-ti-ia#
4. u3 _da e2_ {d}suen-ri-[...]
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam_ na-am-ka-[...]
6. _ki_ sin-e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ sin-[...]
7. {disz}{d}suen-ta-ia-ar# [...]
8. _in-szi-in-sa10_
9. _sa10# til-la-bi-sze3#_ _
10. _ku3#-babbar# in#-na#-an#-[la2]_
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. _[inim] nu-um-[ga2]-ga2-[a]_
2'. [_mu_] {d}utu {d}amar-[utu]
3'. {disz}ha-am-mu-[ra-pi2]
4'. u3# {iti}zimbir{ki} [it-mu-u2]
5'. [_igi_] {d}utu-sze-me _dumu_ na-bi#-[...]
6'. [_igi_] sin#-kur-ni _dumu_ ARAD-[{d}mar*-tu*]
restored by Woestenburg AfO 44/45, 353
7'. [_igi_] sin-ma-gir _dumu_ a-wi#-[...]
8'. [_igi_] {d}utu-we-di-ku _dumu_ [...]
9'. [_igi_ ... lu]-usz#-ta-mar-{d}amar-[utu]
single ruling
10'. [...] x x x [...]
rest broken

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
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Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Legal (Sale of an e2.ki.gal2 plot)
Language(s):

Related publications

primary: MHET 2/2, 326

[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.
history: AfO 44/45, p. 349-356, p. 353

[Woestenburg1998reviewMHET2/1-4] Woestenburg, Els. 1997/98. “Review Dekiere MHET II/1-4.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 44/45: 349–56.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 017524
Accession No.: 1894-01-15, 0238

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.--.--.--
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2019-06-29 at 04:42:31	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		CDLI	Approved
2018-09-17 at 12:06:45	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2018-09-14 at 14:09:59	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2015-09-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.17524) (BM.17524)
British Museum Collection (W_1894-0115-238) (W_1894-0115-238)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/2, 326 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481683.

MHET 2/2, 326 artifact entry (No. P481683). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481683 (Original work published 2015)

MHET 2/2, 326 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481683 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).

@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 326 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481683},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481683},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/2, 326 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481683.

MHET 2/2, 326 artifact entry (No. P481683). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481683 (Original work published 2015)

MHET 2/2, 326 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481683 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).

@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 326 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481683},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481683},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481683
LB  - CDLI:P481683
M1  - 2026/3/8/
TI  - MHET 2/2, 326 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481683
ER  -