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, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 082315 & BM 082316

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 (Field lease)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

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

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Field lease)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P481707

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 082315 & BM 082316
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 2396 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2396A

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.82315
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-2396

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2019-01-08 at 10:29:43 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI Approved View
2019-01-08 at 10:27:04 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2015-09-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

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: May 3, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 351 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481707},
}


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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: May 3, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 351 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481707},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481707},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481707
LB  - CDLI:P481707
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - MHET 2/3, 351 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481707
ER  -
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