MHET 2/2, 337 (P481694)

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 082402 & BM 082402AA

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 (Sale of an e2.ki.gal2)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) _sar e2 ki-gal2_ i-na tu-ha-mu-um#
2. _da e2_ {d}nin-pirig-a-bi
3. u3 _da e2_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu _dumu_ s,u2-lu-lim
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam e2_ dumu-munus-er-s,i-tim
5. _dumu-munus_ akszak{ki}-sar-rum
6. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam_ e-ri-ba-am-{d}suen
7. _ki_ {d}suen-ri-im-uri5!{ki} _dumu_ i3-li2-ma-a-hi
  =: SZESZ <UNU>
8. {disz}{d}suen-ta-ia-ar
9. _dumu_ akszak{ki}-ia
10. _in-szi-in-sa10_
11. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
12. 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar i3-na-an-la2_
13. _sza3-ga-ni al-u10_
  seal impression
reverse
1. _inim-bi al-til_
2. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
3. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
4. _mu_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
5. u3 {iri}zimbir{ki} _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
  single ruling
6. _igi_ na-ra-am-i3-li2 _dumu_ na-ra-am-e2-a
7. _igi_ {d}utu-ra-bi _dumu_ zu-ur-zu-ri-ia
8. _igi_ i3-li2-PA-ni _dumu_ sza-ni-nu-um
9. _igi_ i-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ bur-s,i2-ia
10. _igi_ dingir-pi4-sza _dumu_ pa-al-hi-ia
11. _igi_ i3-li2-ia-'a-hi
12. _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu
13. _igi_ {d}utu-we#*-[de*]-ku* _dumu_ {d}utu-sze-me
14. _igi_ {d}suen#*-[sza*-du*]-ni*
15. _dumu_ ARAD-[{d}mar-tu*]
16. _iti ab-e3_ [...]
17. _mu_ x [...] x x [...]
18. [...] x
left
  seal impression
seal 1
1. am-ri#-i3-li2-[szu]
2. [_dumu_] na-ra-am-e2-a
3. _ugula-e2_
4. [_ARAD_] {d}nin-gal-nun-na#
seal 2
1. {d}suen-kur-i3-li2
2. _dumu_ ARAD-{d}mar-tu
3. _ARAD_ {d}i-ku-nu-um
  (* collations of Woestenburg AfO 44/45, 353)

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P481694

Physical information

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

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 082402 & BM 082402AA
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 2453A

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.82402
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-2453-a

References

  • primary: MHET 2/2, 337

    [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
2025-11-04 at 09:29:27 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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 Artifacts

“MHET 2/2, 337 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P481694.
MHET 2/2, 337 artifact entry (No. P481694). (2025, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481694 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 337 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481694 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	title = {MHET 2/2, 337 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481694},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481694},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/2, 337 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P481694.
MHET 2/2, 337 artifact entry (No. P481694). (2025, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481694 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 337 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481694 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {MHET 2/2, 337 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481694},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481694},
}


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M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - MHET 2/2, 337 artifact entry
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