MHET 2/3, 382 (P509772)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 082243 & BM 082244

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

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na sa-asz2-ki-[im]
2. i-ta sin-e-ri-ba-am
3. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na sa-asz2-ki-im#
4. i-ta sa3-ni-iq-pi2-sza
5. _ki#_ e-li!-e-re-sa _lukur#_ {d}utu#
6. _dumu-munus_ sin-a-bu-szu
7. {disz}sin-ma-gir _dumu_ {d}utu-ma-an-szum2#
8. _[a]-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim#
9. x
reverse
1. szu-zu-ub-szu [...]
2. i-sza-da-du-ma
3. i-na _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
4. i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im# _[i3-ag2-e]_
5. _3(disz) ezem {d}utu 1(ban2) zi3-da_
6. u3 _1(disz) uzu_ i-pa-qi2-is-si2#
7. _igi#_ [sin-i]-din-nam
8. _dumu#_ e-la-ia
9. _igi_ szar-rum-{d}iszkur
10. _dumu_ sig-{d}utu
left
1. _iti [apin]-du8#-a u4 1(disz)-kam_
2. _mu i7#_ nu-hu-usz-ni-szi
envelope
obverse
beginning broken
1'. i-ta# [sin-e-ri-ba-am]
2'. _1(esze3) GAN2 a#-sza3#_ i-na [sa-asz2]-ki#-im#
3'. i-ta _a-sza3_ sa3-ni-iq-pi2-sza#
4'. _ki_ e-li!-e-re-sa _lukur_ {d}utu
5'. _dumu-munus_ sin-ma-gir _dumu_ {d}utu-ma-an-szum2
6'. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
rest broken
reverse
1. i-na _{gesz#}[ban2_ {d}utu]
2. i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im _i3-ag2-e_
3. _3(disz) ezem_ {d}utu
4. _1(ban2) zi3-da 1(disz) uzu_ i-pa-qi2-is-si2
5. _igi_ sin-i-din-nam
6. _dumu_ e-la-ia
7. _igi_ szar-rum-{d}iszkur#
8. _dumu_ sig#-[{d}utu]
9. _iti# [apin-du8-a_ ...]
rest broken
seal 1
(uninscribed)
1. <_kiszib3_> szar-rum-{d}iszkur

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)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Samsu-iluna.03.08.01
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P509772
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P509772

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 082243 & BM 082244
Accession Number	1891-05-09 Bu, 2349 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2349A

References

primary: MHET 2/3, 382

[Dekiere1995MHET2/3] Dekiere, Luc. 1995. Old Babylonian Real Estate Documents from Sippar in the British Museum. Part 3: Documents from the Reign of Samsu-Iluna. Mesopotamian History and Environment. Series III. Texts 2. Ghent: University of Ghent.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2019-03-21 at 07:52:45	Woestenburg, Els	Transliteration	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/3, 382 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 30, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P509772.

MHET 2/3, 382 artifact entry (No. P509772). (2018, May 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509772

MHET 2/3, 382 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509772 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

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	month = {may 30},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509772},
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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/3, 382 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 30, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P509772.

MHET 2/3, 382 artifact entry (No. P509772). (2018, May 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509772

MHET 2/3, 382 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509772 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {may 30},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 382 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509772},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509772},
}

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DA  - 2018/5/30/
PY  - 2018
ID  - P509772
LB  - CDLI:P509772
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - MHET 2/3, 382 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509772
ER  -