MHET 2/3, 342 (P481696)

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 016936

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 (Litigation)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. [asz-szum _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ hu-si]-e#
2. [...] x x x x
3. [...] a-wi-il-dingir
4. [...] x-ma
5. [...] x ba-aq-ru-ni-in-ni
  -ru- coll. Woestenburg; Dekiere reads -a-
6. [...] _di-ku5-mesz_ zimbir#{ki}
7. [...] ik#-szu-du
8. [...] x dub? sza# _1(u) 2(disz) sar_
9. [...] x
10. [...] x
11. [...] ki [...]
12. [_di-ku5-mesz] iri_ [zimbir{ki}]
13. [...] bi ru [...]
14. [...]
15. [...] ar#-nam
reverse
1. [tup]-pi2# la ra-ga-mi-im
2. [...] e#-zi-bu-szu
3. u2-ul i-ta-ar-ma _u4 kur2-sze3_
4. {disz}sin-qar-ra-ad _dumu_ a-wi-il-a#-bi#
5. a-na _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ hu-si-e
6. a-na mu-ha-di-tum u2-ul i-ra-ga#-[...]
7. _mu_ {d}utu u3 {d}marduk u3 sa#-am-su-i-lu#-na
8. it-mu-u2
9. _igi#_ [...] x _dumu_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum
10. [_igi_] x i3-gim2 _dumu_ gi-mil-{d}marduk
11. [_igi_ ...] _dumu_ e-tel-pi2-{d}na-bi-um
12. [_igi_ ...] i3-li2-i-din-nam
13. [_igi_ ...] _dumu#?_ e-ri-ba-am
14. [_igi_ ...] _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta
15. _igi#_ sin-eri-ba-am _dumu_ a-pil-{d}nanna?
16. _igi#_ ARAD-sin _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam
17. [_igi_] {d}nanna-tum _dumu_ bur-sin
18. _igi#_ {d}utu-ba-ni _dumu_ sig-{d}iszkur
19. _igi_ {d}marduk-la-ma-sa3-szu _igi_ a-wi-il-a#-bu#
envelope
obverse
1. asz#-szum# _1(esze3)# GAN2# a#-sza3# [a-gar3_ hu-si-e]
2. {disz}mu-ha-ad-di-[tum ...]
3. a-na {d}suen-qar-[ra-ad]
4. [ir]-gu-um [...]
5. a#-na sza a-x [...]
6. _di-ku5-mesz_ zimbir#[{ki}]
7. i-na _e2_ {d}utu# [...]
8. tup-pa-am sza dingir-[...]
9. x x-nu szi# [...]
10. u3 tup-pa-am sza-ni-[...]
11. sza i-na _mu_ ama-[ar-gi ...]_
  "ama-[ar-gi ...]" coll. Woestenburg
12. _di-ku5-mesz iri_ zimbir#[{ki}]
13. _a-sza3_ a-na mu-ha-[ad-di-tum]
14. ub-lam-ma _di-ku5-mesz#_ [...]
15. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ qa2-du-um x [...]
16. a-na mu-[ha-ad-di-tum]
17. _dumu-munus_ dingir-x-[...]
18. u2-ul x [...]
seal 1
1. {d}suen-qar-[ra]-ad
2. _dumu_ i3-li2-x-[...]
3. _ARAD#_ {d}lugal x [...]
seal 2
1. {d}suen-e-ri-[ba-am]
2. _dumu_# a-pil-{d}[nanna?]
3. _ARAD e2 [babbar ...]_
seal 3
1. [...]
2. _dumu_ sig-{d}suen#
3. _ARAD_ {d}[...]
4. u3 {d}nin-[...]
seal 4
1. [...]
2. [...] {d}utu

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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:

    frag of case attached

  • Genre(s): Legal (Litigation)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/3, 342

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 016936
  • Accession No.: 1892-07-09, 0052

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-02 at 15:27:10 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-03-02 at 10:35:20 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2019-01-04 at 08:21:53 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els CDLI approved View
2019-01-04 at 08:20:17 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els CDLI approved View
2019-01-04 at 08:13:58 Woestenburg, Els Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-09-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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 2/3, 342 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P481696.
MHET 2/3, 342 artifact entry (No. P481696). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481696 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/3, 342 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481696 (Accessed: May 4, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481696},
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