MHET 2/3, 461 (P509841)

Legal tablet 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 079266

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _a-sza3_ ma-la ma-s,u2-u2 x-[...]
2. _ki_ sig-{d}sza-la
3. {disz}e-tel-{d}utu
4. u2-sze-s,i2
5. _gu2-un a-sza3_
6. _1(asz) 4(barig) sze gur_
reverse
1. _i3-ag2-e_
2. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ im-lik-{d}suen
3. _igi_ li-pi2-it-{d}x
4. _dumu_ x-ba-sza-im
5. _igi_ im-gur-{d}nanna
6. _dumu_ {d}suen-ba-ni
  single ruling
7. _iti apin-du8-a u4 [n-kam]_
8. _mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal# [...]-ni-in-ba_ [...]
seal 1
1. [...]-dingir
2. _dumu_ {d}utu-x
3. [_ARAD] e2-babbar_
seal 2
1. im-lik-{d}suen
2. _dumu_ {d}utu-mu-[de]
3. _ARAD e2-babbar_

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P509841

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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 079266
Accession Number 1889-04-26 Bu, 0563

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1889-0426-563

References

  • primary: MHET 2/3, 461

    [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
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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, 461 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509841.
MHET 2/3, 461 artifact entry (No. P509841). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509841 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 461 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509841 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509841},
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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/3, 461 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509841.
MHET 2/3, 461 artifact entry (No. P509841). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509841 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 461 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509841 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509841},
}

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PY  - 2023
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