MHET 2/3, 356 (P481712)

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 017447 & BM 017447A

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 (Sale of a house)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 e2_ pi2-e pa-szi-im
2. _da e2_ ib-ni-{d}marduk _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ma#-an#-szum2#
3. u3 _da e2 sila dagal-la_
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam sila dagal-la_
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma_ a-zal-lu-hi
6. _ki_ be-le-tum _lukur_ {d}utu
7. u3 a-zal-lu-hi _szesz-ni_
8. _dumu-mesz_ {d}utu-illat-su2
9. {disz}e-ri-isz-{d}sag-il2 _lukur_ {d}marduk
10. _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-illat-su2
11. _in-szi-in-sa10_
12. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3#_
13. _1(u) 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_
14. _inim#-[bi] al#-til_
reverse
1. _sza3-ga-a-ni al-du10_
2. _u4 kur2-sze3# lu2 lu2-ra_
3. _inim nu#-ga2-ga2-a_
4. _mu_ [...] {d}marduk
5. u3 [sa]-am#-su2#-[i-lu-na ...]
6. _in#-pa3#-[de3]-mesz_
  single ruling
7. _igi_ [a-wi]-il-{d}iszkur _dumu#_ [{d}gu]-la#-ba-la-su2
  coll. Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354 instead of [{d}gu]-la#-ba-la-t,i
8. _igi_ [s,il2]-li2-{d}utu# _dumu#_ bur#-{d}iszkur
9. [_igi_] kur-tum _dumu_ ip-qa2-tum
10. [_igi_] sig#-an-nu-ni-tum# _dumu_ a-na-{d}utu-tak2-la-ku
11. [_igi_ a]-wi-il-{d}na-bi-[um] _dumu#_ {d}utu-[im]-gur-an-ni
12. _igi_ [dingir]-szu-ib-ni _dumu_ {d}utu-ha#-s,i#-ir#
13. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}marduk _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ma#-an#-szum2#
14. _igi_ dumu-{d}iszkur _dub#-[sar]_
15. _iti kin-{d}inanna u4 1(u)#-kam_
16. _mu_ sa-am-[su2]-i#-lu#-na# lugal du11-du11-ga# x x x_
envelope
obverse
1. _1(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 e2_
2. [pi]-i pa-szi-im
3. [_da e2_] ri-isz-{d}marduk _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2
4. u3# _da sila_
5. _sag#-bi 1(disz)-kam e2_ a-zal-lu-hi
6. _sag#-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma sila dagal-la_
7. _ki_ be-le-tum _lukur_ {d}utu
8. u3 a-zal-lu-hi _dumu#-mesz_ {d}utu-illat-su2
9. {disz}e-ri-isz#-[{d}sag-il2 lukur] {d}marduk
10. _dumu-munus_ {d}[utu-illat-su2]
11. _in-szi-[in-sa10]_
12. _sa10 [til-la-bi-sze3]_
13. _1(u) 1(disz) gin2 ku3#-babbar# [in-na-an-la2]_
14. _inim-bi al-til_
15. _sza3-ga-a-ni al-du10_
16. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
reverse
1. _inim nu-ga2-ga2-a_
2. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk
3. u3 sa-am-su2-i-lu-na _lugal in-pa3-[de3-mesz]_
  single ruling
4. _igi_ a-wi-il-{d}iszkur _dumu_ {d}gu#-la#-ba-la-[su2]
  coll. Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354 instead of [{d}gu]-la#-ba-la-t,i
5. _igi_ s,il2-li2-{d}utu _dumu_ bur-{d}iszkur
6. _igi_ kur-tum _dumu_ ip-qa2-tum
7. _igi_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum _dumu_ a-na-{d}utu-tak2-la-ku
8. _igi_ a-wi#-il#-{d}na-bi-um _dumu_ {d}utu-im-gur-an-ni
9. _igi_ dingir-szu-ib-ni _dumu_ {d}utu-ha-s,i-ir
10. _igi_ ri-isz-{d}marduk _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2
11. _igi_ geme2-be-el-tim _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ szu-mi-er-s,e-tim
  single ruling
12. _igi_ dumu-{d}iszkur _dub-sar_
13. _iti# [kin-{d}inanna u4 1(u)-kam]_
14. _mu_ sa-am#-[su2-i-lu-na ...]
seal 1
1. {d}utu-illat-[su2]
2. _dumu_ dingir-[...]
3. _ARAD_ [...]
seal 2
  coll. Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354
1. [a-wi-il]-{d}[iszkur]
2. _dumu_ [{d}nin-kar-ra-ak]-ba-[la-su2]
3. [_ARAD_] {d}suen#
4. [u3] {d}na-bi-um#
seal 3
1. {d}na-bi-x [...]
2. _en x [...]
3. _ARAD e2_ {d}x [...]
4. _gal-zu [...]
seal 4
1. {d}na-bi-[um-...]
2. _dub#-sar sag_
3. _nig2 e2_ {d}[...]
seal 5
1. [...] x
2. [...] im#
3. [...] x
4. [_ARAD] e3-babbar-ra#_
5. [...] dingir szu [...]
seal 6
  coll. Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354
1. a-wi-il#-{d}iszkur]
2. _dumu_ {d}nin-kar-[ra-ak-ba-la-su2]
3. [_ARAD_] {d}[suen]
4. u3 {d}na#-[bi-um]
seal 7
1. {d}na-bi-um-x-[...]
2. [...] dingir-x-ni
3. [...] im? [...]
seal 8
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ s,il-li2-{d}utu
  coll. Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354 instead of s,il-li2-{d}iszkur
seal 9
  coll. Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum
seal 10
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ kur-tum
seal 11
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ lu2-{d}na-bi-um
seal 12
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ geme2-be-el-tim
seal 13
  coll. Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354
  (uninscribed)
1. [_kiszib3_ dingir-szu]-ib-ni

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Sale of a house)
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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P481712

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 017447 & BM 017447A
Accession Number 1894-01-15, 0161 & 1894-01-15, 0161A

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.17447
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1894-0115-161

References

  • primary: MHET 2/3, 356

    [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.

  • collation: AfO 44/45, p. 349-356, p. 354 (coll.)

    [Woestenburg1998reviewMHET2/1-4] Woestenburg, Els. 1997/98. “Review Dekiere MHET II/1-4.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 44/45: 349–56.

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
2019-03-21 at 07:52:45 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI Approved View
2015-09-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/3, 356 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481712.
MHET 2/3, 356 artifact entry (No. P481712). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481712 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/3, 356 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481712 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
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	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 356 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481712},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481712},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/3, 356 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P481712.
MHET 2/3, 356 artifact entry (No. P481712). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481712 (Original work published 2015)
MHET 2/3, 356 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481712 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 356 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481712},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481712},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P481712
LB  - CDLI:P481712
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - MHET 2/3, 356 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481712
ER  -
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