MHET 2/3, 345 (P481700)
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 080392Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Sale of an e2.ki.ud-plot)Language(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. [...] _e2 kislah#_
2. [...] ga-mi-na-nu-um{ki}
3. [... n]+4(disz) _kusz3_ i-ta dumu-ki _dumu_ ARAD-{d}suen#
4. [...] i#-ta _dumu#-me_ qur-ru-du-um
5. _[sag]-bi 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda sila dagal_
6. _sag#-bi 2(disz)-kam 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda dumu-mesz_ qur-ru-du#-um-ma
7. _ki#_ sza nu-pa-tum _lukur_ {d}utu {disz}hu-mi-ma-nu#?
8. {disz}na-ka-rum {disz}za-i-du-um u3 ni# [...]
9. _dumu-mesz_ qur-ru-du-um
10. {disz}sza-at-{d}a-a _lukur_ {d}utu
11. _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
12. i-na _har# ku3#-babbar#_-sza# _in-szi-in#-sa10_
13. _[sa10]-til-la-bi-sze3_
14. _n# gin2 ku3-babbar in-na#-an#-[la2]_
15. _inim#-bi al-til_
reverse
1. _u4 kur2-sze3# [lu2]-lu2-ra_
2. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a#_
3. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk
4. u3 sa-am-su-[i]-lu-na it-mu#-u2#
5. _igi_ [...]-mar#?-sza-ia _dumu_ sin-na-s,ir#
6. _igi_ sin-be-el-ibila _dumu_ puzur4-sin
7. _igi_ sin-ma#-gir _dumu_ bur-sin
8. [_igi_] a-ba-a _dumu_ an-pi4-{d}utu
9. [igi] a#-na#-{d}utu-li-s,i2 _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu-me_ x
10. [_igi_] lu#-usz-ta-mar _dumu_ ip-qu2-sza
11. [_igi_] ib#-ni-{d}mar-tu _igi_ szu-mi-ki
12. [...]-bu-sza _dumu-mesz_ ARAD-{d}mar-tu
13. [...]-x _igi_ bu du du _igi_ gi-mil#-[...]
14. [...] {d}nin-urta-a-bi
15. [...]-i-din-nam _dumu_ i-din-{d}mar-tu
16. [...]-x-na-tum _dumu_ {d}utu-ra-bi
17. [...] ... _dumu_ ri-ba#-am#-i3-li2
18. [_igi_ ...] x _dub-sar_
obverse
1. [...] _e2 kislah#_
2. [...] ga-mi-na-nu-um{ki}
3. [... n]+4(disz) _kusz3_ i-ta dumu-ki _dumu_ ARAD-{d}suen#
4. [...] i#-ta _dumu#-me_ qur-ru-du-um
5. _[sag]-bi 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda sila dagal_
6. _sag#-bi 2(disz)-kam 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda dumu-mesz_ qur-ru-du#-um-ma
7. _ki#_ sza nu-pa-tum _lukur_ {d}utu {disz}hu-mi-ma-nu#?
8. {disz}na-ka-rum {disz}za-i-du-um u3 ni# [...]
9. _dumu-mesz_ qur-ru-du-um
10. {disz}sza-at-{d}a-a _lukur_ {d}utu
11. _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
12. i-na _har# ku3#-babbar#_-sza# _in-szi-in#-sa10_
13. _[sa10]-til-la-bi-sze3_
14. _n# gin2 ku3-babbar in-na#-an#-[la2]_
15. _inim#-bi al-til_
reverse
1. _u4 kur2-sze3# [lu2]-lu2-ra_
2. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a#_
3. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk
4. u3 sa-am-su-[i]-lu-na it-mu#-u2#
5. _igi_ [...]-mar#?-sza-ia _dumu_ sin-na-s,ir#
6. _igi_ sin-be-el-ibila _dumu_ puzur4-sin
7. _igi_ sin-ma#-gir _dumu_ bur-sin
8. [_igi_] a-ba-a _dumu_ an-pi4-{d}utu
9. [igi] a#-na#-{d}utu-li-s,i2 _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu-me_ x
10. [_igi_] lu#-usz-ta-mar _dumu_ ip-qu2-sza
11. [_igi_] ib#-ni-{d}mar-tu _igi_ szu-mi-ki
12. [...]-bu-sza _dumu-mesz_ ARAD-{d}mar-tu
13. [...]-x _igi_ bu du du _igi_ gi-mil#-[...]
14. [...] {d}nin-urta-a-bi
15. [...]-i-din-nam _dumu_ i-din-{d}mar-tu
16. [...]-x-na-tum _dumu_ {d}utu-ra-bi
17. [...] ... _dumu_ ri-ba#-am#-i3-li2
18. [_igi_ ...] x _dub-sar_
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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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Legal (Sale of an e2.ki.ud-plot)
- Language(s):
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primary: MHET 2/3, 345
[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 080392
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0531
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
- Elevation:
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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 | 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 | 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 | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-09-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.80392) (BM.80392)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-531) (W_1891-0509-531)
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/3, 345 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481700.
MHET 2/3, 345 artifact entry (No. P481700). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481700 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/3, 345 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481700 (Accessed: August 4, 2025).
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