MHET 2/3, 351 (P481707)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 082315 & BM 082316Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Field lease)Language(s)
-Measurements
-Has seal impression(s)
tablet
obverse
1. _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na# _a-gar3_ gu-la
2. _ki_ la-ma-si2
3. _dumu-munus_ i-din-{d}suen
4. {disz}dingir-szu-a-bu-szu
5. _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen
6. _a-sza3_-am a-na er-re#-szu-tim
7. u2-sze-s,i2
8. _u4 buru14-sze3_
9. _3(gur) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur_
10. i-na _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
11. i-na me-sze-qi2-im
reverse
1. [i]-na# _ka2_ ga-gi-im
2. _i3-ag2-e_
3. 4(disz) i-si-ni
4. _1(ban2) zi3-da-ta-am3_
5. _1(disz) uzu-ta-am3_
6. i-pa-qi2-id
7. pi2-ha-at _gu2-un a-sza3_
8. u3 pi2-qi2-it-ti
9. x ka a-wi-il-i3-li2
10. _dumu_ ARAD-sin
11. _igi_ sin-e-ri-ba-am
12. _dumu_ dingir-szu-na-s,ir
13. _igi_ la-ma-si2
14. _dumu-munus_ ad-da-an-ni-a-am
15. _iti_ a-ia-rum _u4 8(disz)-[kam]_
16. _mu us2-sa_
envelope
obverse
1. [_3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a]-gar3#_ gu#-la#
2. [_ki_] la-ma-si2# _lukur_ {d}utu
3. _dumu#-munus#_ i-din-{d}suen
4. {disz}dingir-szu-a-bu-szu
5. _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen
6. _a-sza3_-am a-na er#-re-szu-tim
7. u2-sze-s,i2#
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. i#-na# _ka2#_ [ga-gi-im]
2'. _i3-ag2-e#_
3'. 4(disz) i-si#-ni
4'. _1(ban2) zi3-da#-ta-am3_
5'. _1(disz) uzu-ta-am3_
6'. i-pa#-qi2-id
7'. pi2-[ha-at] _gu2-un a-sza3_-im
8'. u3# [pi2-qi2-it-ti]
rest broken
left
1. _iti_ a-ia-[rum _u4 8(disz)-kam_]
2. _mu# us2#-sa sahar_ zimbir#[{ki} ...]
seal 1
(uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ a-wi-il-i3-li2 [...]
seal 2
(uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ sin-e-ri-ba-am
obverse
1. _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na# _a-gar3_ gu-la
2. _ki_ la-ma-si2
3. _dumu-munus_ i-din-{d}suen
4. {disz}dingir-szu-a-bu-szu
5. _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen
6. _a-sza3_-am a-na er-re#-szu-tim
7. u2-sze-s,i2
8. _u4 buru14-sze3_
9. _3(gur) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur_
10. i-na _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
11. i-na me-sze-qi2-im
reverse
1. [i]-na# _ka2_ ga-gi-im
2. _i3-ag2-e_
3. 4(disz) i-si-ni
4. _1(ban2) zi3-da-ta-am3_
5. _1(disz) uzu-ta-am3_
6. i-pa-qi2-id
7. pi2-ha-at _gu2-un a-sza3_
8. u3 pi2-qi2-it-ti
9. x ka a-wi-il-i3-li2
10. _dumu_ ARAD-sin
11. _igi_ sin-e-ri-ba-am
12. _dumu_ dingir-szu-na-s,ir
13. _igi_ la-ma-si2
14. _dumu-munus_ ad-da-an-ni-a-am
15. _iti_ a-ia-rum _u4 8(disz)-[kam]_
16. _mu us2-sa_
envelope
obverse
1. [_3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a]-gar3#_ gu#-la#
2. [_ki_] la-ma-si2# _lukur_ {d}utu
3. _dumu#-munus#_ i-din-{d}suen
4. {disz}dingir-szu-a-bu-szu
5. _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen
6. _a-sza3_-am a-na er#-re-szu-tim
7. u2-sze-s,i2#
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. i#-na# _ka2#_ [ga-gi-im]
2'. _i3-ag2-e#_
3'. 4(disz) i-si#-ni
4'. _1(ban2) zi3-da#-ta-am3_
5'. _1(disz) uzu-ta-am3_
6'. i-pa#-qi2-id
7'. pi2-[ha-at] _gu2-un a-sza3_-im
8'. u3# [pi2-qi2-it-ti]
rest broken
left
1. _iti_ a-ia-[rum _u4 8(disz)-kam_]
2. _mu# us2#-sa sahar_ zimbir#[{ki} ...]
seal 1
(uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ a-wi-il-i3-li2 [...]
seal 2
(uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ sin-e-ri-ba-am
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 & envelope
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm):
- Weight:
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Legal (Field lease)
- Language(s):
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primary: MHET 2/3, 351
[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 082315 & BM 082316
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2396 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2396A
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
- Elevation:
- Stratigraphic Level:
- Excavation No:
- Findspot Square:
- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.01.02.08
- Alternative Years:
- Date Comments:
- Accounting Period:
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | 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 10:29:43 | Woestenburg, Els | Atf | Woestenburg, Els | CDLI | approved |
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| 2019-01-08 at 10:27:04 | Woestenburg, Els | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-09-25 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.82315) (BM.82315)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-2396) (W_1891-0509-2396)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | - | - |
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/3, 351 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481707.
MHET 2/3, 351 artifact entry (No. P481707). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481707 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/3, 351 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481707 (Accessed: August 14, 2025).
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