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MHET 2/3, 353 (P481709)

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, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 081687

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Field lease)

Language(s)

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na asz-la-tim
2. _ki_ szi-i-la-ma-si2
3. {disz}ku-ru-um
4. _dumu_ {disz}i-na-qa2-ti-dingir
5. _a-sza3_ a-na e-re-szu-tim
6. u2-sze-s,u2-u2
7. _u4 buru14-sze3_
8. _5(gur) sze gur_
9. i-na _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
reverse
1. i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im
2. _i3-ag2-e_
3. 3(disz) i-si-ni
4. _1(ban2) zi3-da-ta-am3_
5. _1(disz) uzu-ta-am3_
6. i-pa-qi2-id
7. _igi#_ tab-ba-we-du-um
8. _igi_ ta-ri-ba-tum#
9. _igi_ la-ma-si2
10. _igi_ erisz-ti-{d}a-a
left
1. _iti szu-numun-a u4 n-[kam]_
2. _mu_ sa-am-su2-<i>-lu-na# [...]

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Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal (Field lease)
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Related publications

primary: MHET 2/3, 353

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 081687
Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 1819

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.01.04.--
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2021-09-10 at 20:11:40	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2019-03-08 at 05:36:11	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2019-01-08 at 10:27:04	Woestenburg, Els	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2015-09-25 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.81687) (BM.81687)
British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-1819) (W_1891-0509-1819)

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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/3, 353 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481709.

MHET 2/3, 353 artifact entry (No. P481709). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481709 (Original work published 2015)

MHET 2/3, 353 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481709 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 353 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481709},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481709},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/3, 353 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481709.

MHET 2/3, 353 artifact entry (No. P481709). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481709 (Original work published 2015)

MHET 2/3, 353 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481709 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).

@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 353 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481709},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481709},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481709
LB  - CDLI:P481709
M1  - 2026/3/8/
TI  - MHET 2/3, 353 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481709
ER  -