MHET 2/3, 408 (P509795)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der), 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 080133 & BM 080134

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) sar e2 ki-gal2_
2. _da e2_ a-hu-ni
3. u3 _da e2_ er-s,e-ti-ia
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam i7_r-ni-na
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam_ a-na _sila dagal-la_
6. _ki_ sig-{d}a-a [u3] szu-nir?-ga-[...]
7. _dumu-mesz_ er-s,e-ti-ia
8. {disz}[u2-qa2-a-i]-la _dumu_ sza#-lu#-ru#-um#
  Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354
9. [...] qa2-ti-ia
  Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354
10. _[in-szi]-in-sa10_
11. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
reverse
1. _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_
2. _{gesz}gan-na ib2-ta-bal inim-bi al-[til]_
3. _[u4] kur2-sze3 lu2 [lu2]-ra_
4. _inim nu-um-ga2-a mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk
5. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
  single ruling
6. _igi_ be-la#-nu#-um _dumu_ x-nu-um
  Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354
7. _igi_ {d}suen-dingir _dumu_ sin-x x x
8. _igi_ szum-ma-dingir _dumu_ li-pi2-it-esz18-dar
9. _igi_ sin-i-din-nam _dumu_ ni-id-nu-sza
10. _igi_ ni-id-na-[...] munus x x x x
11. _igi_ gur-ru#-du#-um# _dumu#_ [...]
  Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354
12. _igi_ dumu-{d}utu _dumu_ e2-a-ra-bi?
13. _igi_ ARAD-sin _dumu e2-<dub>-ba-a_
left
1. _iti apin-du8-a_
2. _mu szu-nir mah ku3-sig17_
envelope
obverse
1. _1(disz) sar e2 [ki-gal2]_
2. _da e2 ki#-gal2#_ a#-hu#-[ni]
3. u3 _da_ er-s,e-ti-ia
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam_ er-s,e-ti-ia [...]
5. u3 _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam#_ a-na _sila dagal-la_
6. _ki_ sig-{d}a-a# u3 szu-nir-ga-[...]
7. _dumu-mesz_ er#-s,e-ti-ia
8. {disz}u2-qa2-a-i-la [...] a x
9. _dumu_ sza-lu-ru-um
10. _in-szi-in-sa10_
11. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
12. _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in#-na#-an#-la2#_
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _mu# szu-nir mah ku3-sig17#_ [...]
seal 1
  (uninscribed)
1. [_kiszib3_ ...]-x-sza-i3-li-szu
seal 2
  illegible

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P509795

Physical information

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

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 080133 & BM 080134
Accession Number 1889-10-14, 0661A & 1889-10-14, 0661B

References

  • primary: MHET 2/3, 408

    [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.

  • collation: AfO 44/45, p. 349-356, p. 354 (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
2024-12-07 at 20:04:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2019-03-21 at 07:52:46 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/3, 408 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P509795.
MHET 2/3, 408 artifact entry (No. P509795). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509795 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 408 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509795 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509795},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/3, 408 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P509795.
MHET 2/3, 408 artifact entry (No. P509795). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509795 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 408 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509795 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 7},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509795},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509795},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/12/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P509795
LB  - CDLI:P509795
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - MHET 2/3, 408 artifact entry
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