MHET 2/2, 331 (P481688)
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
Flat catalogue
As CSV As TSVExpanded catalogue
As JSONLinked catalogue
As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XMLText / annotations
Text data
As ATF As JTFLinked annotations
As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XML
Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 080486Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
-Measurements
-
tablet
obverse
1. 1(esze3)# _iku# a#-[sza3_ ...]
2. zi-ik-zi-lim# [...]
3. sza ar-na-ba [...]
4. _dumu-munus_ a-bi-x-x
5. 1(esze3)# 2(iku)# _iku 2(u)# [n]+2(disz)# sar a-[sza3_ ...]
6. [...] na-szu [...]
7. [...] im-gu-[...]
8. [...]
9. 1(esze3)# [n] _iku# 2(u)# 4(disz)# sar#_ [...]
10. i-ta# sin-im-gu-ra-an-ni
11. {disz}{d}suen-[im-gu-ra]-an-ni
12. 1(esze3) 2(iku) _iku# 2(u) 5(disz) sar a-sza3_
13. i-ta sin-dingir [... _dumu_] sin-i-din-nam
14. 1(esze3) [n] _iku n sar a-sza3_
15. i-ta x x x [...] {d}suen-x-x
16. [...]
17. [...] x _a-sza3_ x x x [...]
18. [...] x x x [...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. x x x x x ni
2'. [...] _iku a-sza3_ i-ta# di-ha-ta-nim#?
3'. [...] sin-im-gu-ra-an-ni
4'. i-na _a-gar3_ tu-ha-mi-im
5'. 2(iku) _iku 2(u) [n]+2(disz) sar# a-sza3#_ x [...]
6'. [i]-ta# x x x sin-dingir
7'. [...] 1(u) 5(disz) _sar a-sza3_ i-ta sin-dingir
8'. [...] i#-din#-nam _dumu_ na-x-x-li-im
9'. [...] x x x [...]
10'. [...]
n lines broken
11'. [...] ha-am#-[mu-ra-pi2 ...]
single ruling
12'. _igi_ nu-[...]
13'. _igi_ i-t,ur2-[...]
14'. _igi#_ [...]
rest broken
obverse
1. 1(esze3)# _iku# a#-[sza3_ ...]
2. zi-ik-zi-lim# [...]
3. sza ar-na-ba [...]
4. _dumu-munus_ a-bi-x-x
5. 1(esze3)# 2(iku)# _iku 2(u)# [n]+2(disz)# sar a-[sza3_ ...]
6. [...] na-szu [...]
7. [...] im-gu-[...]
8. [...]
9. 1(esze3)# [n] _iku# 2(u)# 4(disz)# sar#_ [...]
10. i-ta# sin-im-gu-ra-an-ni
11. {disz}{d}suen-[im-gu-ra]-an-ni
12. 1(esze3) 2(iku) _iku# 2(u) 5(disz) sar a-sza3_
13. i-ta sin-dingir [... _dumu_] sin-i-din-nam
14. 1(esze3) [n] _iku n sar a-sza3_
15. i-ta x x x [...] {d}suen-x-x
16. [...]
17. [...] x _a-sza3_ x x x [...]
18. [...] x x x [...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. x x x x x ni
2'. [...] _iku a-sza3_ i-ta# di-ha-ta-nim#?
3'. [...] sin-im-gu-ra-an-ni
4'. i-na _a-gar3_ tu-ha-mi-im
5'. 2(iku) _iku 2(u) [n]+2(disz) sar# a-sza3#_ x [...]
6'. [i]-ta# x x x sin-dingir
7'. [...] 1(u) 5(disz) _sar a-sza3_ i-ta sin-dingir
8'. [...] i#-din#-nam _dumu_ na-x-x-li-im
9'. [...] x x x [...]
10'. [...]
n lines broken
11'. [...] ha-am#-[mu-ra-pi2 ...]
single ruling
12'. _igi_ nu-[...]
13'. _igi_ i-t,ur2-[...]
14'. _igi#_ [...]
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm):
- Weight:
- Artifact Preservation:
- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Legal
- Language(s):
-
primary: MHET 2/2, 331
[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.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 080486
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0624
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
- Elevation:
- Stratigraphic Level:
- Excavation No:
- Findspot Square:
- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.--.--.--
- Alternative Years:
- Date Comments:
- Accounting Period:
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | 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 04:42:30 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Transliteration | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | CDLI | Approved |
|
|
| 2018-09-14 at 14:11:35 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Transliteration | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | Approved |
|
|
| 2015-09-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | CDLI | Approved |
|
Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.80486) (BM.80486)
- British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-624) (W_1891-0509-624)
General Notes:
-
CDLI Notes:
-
Cite this Artifacts
“MHET 2/2, 331 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481688.
MHET 2/2, 331 artifact entry (No. P481688). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481688 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 331 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481688 (Accessed: March 9, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-09]},
year = {2023},
month = {aug 19},
title = {MHET 2/2, 331 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P481688},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481688},
}
TY - ELEC DA - 2023/8/19/ PY - 2023 ID - P481688 LB - CDLI:P481688 M1 - 2026/3/9/ TI - MHET 2/2, 331 artifact entry UR - https://cdli.earth/P481688 ER -