MHET 1/1, 001 (P509378)

Legal tablet excavated in Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 080153

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na kar-{d}utu{ki}
2. i-na _a-gar3_ ta-wi-ra-tim
3. i-ta _a-sza3_ {d}utu-ra-bi
4. _dumu_ ha-li-ia-um
5. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ be-el-szu-nu
6. _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}mar-tu
7. _sag-bi i7_ {d}a-a-bu-bu
8. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma e_ ba-la-la
9. _ki_ wa-qar-tum _lukur {d}utu_
10. _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-na-ap-sze-ra-am
11. {disz}la-ma-sa3-ni _lukur {d}utu_
12. _dumu-munus_ ib-ni-{d}mar-tu
13. i-na _har ku3-babbar_-sza# _in-szi-in-sa10_
14. _sa10 til-la-bi#-[sze3]_
15. _[... ku3-babbar in]-na-an-la2_
reverse
1. _sza3-ga-a-ni al-du10_
2. _inim-bi al-til_
3. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
4. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_
5. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}amar-utu
6. u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_ it-mu#-u2
7. _igi_ {d}amar-utu-ni-szu _ugula lukur {d}utu-mesz_
8. _igi_ mu-na-wi-rum _ugula lukur {d}utu-mesz_
9. _igi_ i-din-{d}ma-mi
10. _igi_ ip-qu2-{d}mar-tu _dumu!_ ip!-qa2!-tum!
11. _igi_ i-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}nanna#-ma-an-szum2#
12. _igi_ a-wi-il-{d}utu _dumu_ ip-qu2-sza
13. _igi_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ {d}suen-a-bu-szu
14. _igi_ u2-s,ur-we-dam _dub-sar_
single ruling
15. _iti ab-e3-a u4 1(u)-kam_
16. _mu_ sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal gibil 2(disz)-kam-ma_
seal 1
1. wa-qar!-tum
2. dumu-munus {d}suen-na-ap-sze-ra-am#
3. geme2 {d}utu u3 {d}a-a
seal 2
1. {d}amar-utu-ni-[szu]
2. ugula lukur-{d}utu-ke4#
3. dumu {d}amar-utu-x#-[x-x]
4. ARAD sa-am-su-i-lu#-[na]
seal 3
1. {d}suen#-im-gur-ra-an#-[ni]
2. dumu# sig-{d}[...]
3. ARAD {d}suen#
seal 4
1. a-wi-il-{d}[utu]
2. dumu ip-qu2-sza#
3. ARAD sa-am-su#-[i-lu-na]
seal 5
1. ib-ni-{d#}[...]
2. dumu sig-{d}utu#
3. ARAD {d}[...]
seal 6
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. i-bi-{d}utu
seal 7
(uninscribed, with caption:)
2. sin-eri-ba-am
seal 8
1. {d}nin-pirig3 sikil#
2. dingir szu tag-ga
3. PI#? PI [x]

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Samsu-iluna.30.10.10
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P509378
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P509378

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	Di 0200
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 080153
Accession Number

References

primary: MHET 1/1, 1

[vanLerberghe1991MHET1/1] Van Lerberghe, Karel, and Gabriella Voet. 1991. Sippar-Amnānum. The Ur-Utu Archive. Volume 1. Mesopotamian History and Environment. Series III. Texts 1. Ghent: University of Ghent.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-03-18 at 11:55:55	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2023-03-18 at 11:29:46	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2018-05-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 1/1, 001 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 26, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P509378.

MHET 1/1, 001 artifact entry (No. P509378). (2018, May 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509378

MHET 1/1, 001 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509378 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {may 26},
	title = {MHET 1/1, 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509378},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509378},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 1/1, 001 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 26, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P509378.

MHET 1/1, 001 artifact entry (No. P509378). (2018, May 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509378

MHET 1/1, 001 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509378 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).

@misc{2018MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {may 26},
	title = {MHET 1/1, 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509378},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509378},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2018/5/26/
PY  - 2018
ID  - P509378
LB  - CDLI:P509378
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - MHET 1/1, 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509378
ER  -