MHET 2/2, 340 (P481697)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 092591 & BM 092591A

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. _e2_-tam _ki_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2
2. {disz}{d}utu-na-s,ir
3. _dumu_ a-bu-wa-qar
4. a-na ki-is,-ri
5. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
reverse
1. i-gu-ur-szu
2. ki-is,-ri _mu 1(disz)-kam_
3. 2/3(disz) _gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar_
4. _i3-la2-e_
5. _igi_ na-am-ra-am-sza-ru-ur#
6. _igi_ i-bi-sin
7. _iti apin-du8-am_
8. _u4 1(u)-kam_
envelope
obverse
1. _e2_-tam _ki_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2
2. {disz}{d}utu-na-s,ir
3. _dumu_ a-bu-wa-qar
4. a-na ki-is,-ri a-na _mu# 1(disz)-kam_
5. i-gu-ur
6. ki-is,-ri _mu 1(disz)-kam_
bottom
  (uninscribed seal impression)
1. _kiszib_ i-bi-sin
reverse
1. 2/3(disz) _gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar_
2. _i3-la2-e_
  single ruling
3. _igi_ {d}utu
4. _igi_ na-am-ra-am-sza-ru-ur
5. _igi_ i-bi-sin
6. _iti apin-du8-am_
7. _u4 1(u)-kam_
8. _mu_ e-pi-ri
  (uninscribed seal impression)
left
  (uninscribed seal impression)

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
  • Measurements (mm):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

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


  • primary: MHET 2/2, 340

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 092591 & BM 092591A
  • Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0751 & 1888-05-12 Bu, 0752

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact 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 Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2018-09-17 at 11:11:52 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2018-09-14 at 14:11:35 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-09-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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

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

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/2, 340 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481697.
MHET 2/2, 340 artifact entry (No. P481697). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481697 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/2, 340 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481697 (Accessed: May 17, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481697},
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