MHET 2/3, 344 (P481699)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 080301Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Sale of a house)Language(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. _[...] sar e2-du3-a_ i-na [...] x x x
2. [...] _sila_ [...]
3. u3 [...] x _sag_ x [...] x
4. [...] x [...]
5. [...] x [...]
6. x [...]
7. x [...] x [...]
8. [...] x x [...]
9. [{disz}ni-szi-i]-ni-szu [...]
10. [...] da-nu-um [...]
11. [i-na _har ku3-babbar_]-sza _in-szi-in-sa10#_
12. _[sa10 til]-la-bi-sze3_
13. _n# gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_
14. _sza3-ga#-a-ni al-du10_
15. _inim#-bi al#-til#_
reverse
1. _u4 [kur2-sze3] lu2 lu2-ra_
2. _inim# [nu-um]-ga2-ga2-a_
3. _mu_ [... {d}a]-a# {d}marduk
4. u3# [sa-am-su-i]-lu#-na _lugal_ it-mu-u2#
5. _igi_ nu#-[ur2]-i-li2
6. _igi_ sin#?-[...] x x
7. _igi_ {d}utu#? [...]
8. _igi_ x ni [...] x x x [...]
9. _igi_ sig?-na-a?-[...] x x [...]
10. _igi_ sin-x x x [...] x
11. _igi_ e-te-ia#-[tum] _lukur_ {d}utu
12. _igi_ i-tur2?-ki-nu#-[um] _di-ku5_
13. _igi_ dumu-munus-[...] ni
14. _igi_ sin-x x [...] ni
15. _igi_ x [...] x x x _dub-sar_
envelope
obverse
beginning broken
1'. i#-[ta ...]
2'. u3# [i-ta ...]
3'. _dumu#-munus#_ [...]
4'. _sag-bi 1(disz)_-[...]
5'. _egir e2_ [...]
6'. _dumu#-munus#_ [...]
7'. [_ki_] e-ri-[...]
8'. _[dumu]-munus_ [...]
9'. [{disz}]ni-szi-[i-ni-szu]
10'. _[dumu]-munus_ BE-[...]
11'. [i-na _har] ku3-babbar#_-sza [_in-szi-in-sa10_]
12'. [...] x [...]
rest broken
seal 1
1. {d}utu
2. {d}a-a
obverse
1. _[...] sar e2-du3-a_ i-na [...] x x x
2. [...] _sila_ [...]
3. u3 [...] x _sag_ x [...] x
4. [...] x [...]
5. [...] x [...]
6. x [...]
7. x [...] x [...]
8. [...] x x [...]
9. [{disz}ni-szi-i]-ni-szu [...]
10. [...] da-nu-um [...]
11. [i-na _har ku3-babbar_]-sza _in-szi-in-sa10#_
12. _[sa10 til]-la-bi-sze3_
13. _n# gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_
14. _sza3-ga#-a-ni al-du10_
15. _inim#-bi al#-til#_
reverse
1. _u4 [kur2-sze3] lu2 lu2-ra_
2. _inim# [nu-um]-ga2-ga2-a_
3. _mu_ [... {d}a]-a# {d}marduk
4. u3# [sa-am-su-i]-lu#-na _lugal_ it-mu-u2#
5. _igi_ nu#-[ur2]-i-li2
6. _igi_ sin#?-[...] x x
7. _igi_ {d}utu#? [...]
8. _igi_ x ni [...] x x x [...]
9. _igi_ sig?-na-a?-[...] x x [...]
10. _igi_ sin-x x x [...] x
11. _igi_ e-te-ia#-[tum] _lukur_ {d}utu
12. _igi_ i-tur2?-ki-nu#-[um] _di-ku5_
13. _igi_ dumu-munus-[...] ni
14. _igi_ sin-x x [...] ni
15. _igi_ x [...] x x x _dub-sar_
envelope
obverse
beginning broken
1'. i#-[ta ...]
2'. u3# [i-ta ...]
3'. _dumu#-munus#_ [...]
4'. _sag-bi 1(disz)_-[...]
5'. _egir e2_ [...]
6'. _dumu#-munus#_ [...]
7'. [_ki_] e-ri-[...]
8'. _[dumu]-munus_ [...]
9'. [{disz}]ni-szi-[i-ni-szu]
10'. _[dumu]-munus_ BE-[...]
11'. [i-na _har] ku3-babbar#_-sza [_in-szi-in-sa10_]
12'. [...] x [...]
rest broken
seal 1
1. {d}utu
2. {d}a-a
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm):
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- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Legal (Sale of a house)
- Language(s):
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primary: MHET 2/3, 344
[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.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 080301
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0437
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.00.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact metadata | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Approved |
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| 2019-01-08 at 10:27:04 | Woestenburg, Els | Transliteration | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2015-09-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.80301) (BM.80301)
- British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-437) (W_1891-0509-437)
General Notes:
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Cite this Artifacts
“MHET 2/3, 344 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481699.
MHET 2/3, 344 artifact entry (No. P481699). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481699 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/3, 344 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481699 (Accessed: February 21, 2026).
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