MHET 2/2, 336 (P481693)

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, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 082337 & BM 082338

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Rent of a house)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _e2_ e-ri-isz-ti-{d}a-a#
2. _dumu-munus_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu
3. {disz}i-din-dingir x x x
4. _dumu_ lu-mur-sza-dingir
5. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
6. u2-sze-s,i2
7. ki-is,-ri _e2_ i-na _mu# 1(disz)#-[kam]_
8. 1/2(disz)# _gin2* ku3-babbar i3-la2-e#_
  collation of Woestenburg AfO 44/45, 353
reverse
1. _iti_ na-ab-ri i-ru-ub
2. _iti gan-gan-e3_
3. u2-us,2#-s,i2
4. _igi_ {d}utu-ma-an-szum2
5. _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
6. _igi_ na-ab-ri-tum
7. _dam_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu
8. _igi#_ be-el-szu-nu
9. _dumu#_ li-la-lum
left
1. _mu_ a-ra-lum
envelope
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. u2#-[us,2-s,i]
2'. _igi_ {d}[utu-ma-an-szum2]
3'. _dumu_ [dingir-szu-ba-ni]
4'. _igi_ na-[ab-ri-tum]
5'. _dam_ na-bi#-[i3-li2-szu]
6'. _igi_ be-el#-[szu-nu]

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P481693

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 082337 & BM 082338
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 2407 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2407A

External resources

References

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 336

    [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.

  • collation: AfO 44/45, p. 349-356, p. 353 (coll.)

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune 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
2018-09-17 at 11:11:53 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2018-09-14 at 14:11:36 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2015-09-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/2, 336 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481693.
MHET 2/2, 336 artifact entry (No. P481693). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481693 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 336 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481693 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 336 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481693},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481693},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481693
LB  - CDLI:P481693
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - MHET 2/2, 336 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481693
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/2, 336 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481693.
MHET 2/2, 336 artifact entry (No. P481693). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481693 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 336 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481693 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 336 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481693},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481693},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481693
LB  - CDLI:P481693
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - MHET 2/2, 336 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481693
ER  - 
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.