MHET 2/3, 364 (P509756)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 081380

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1 szu-si [10]
2. 2 szu-si# [20]
3. 3 szu-si# [30]
4. 4 szu-si 40
5. 5 szu-si 50
6. 6 szu-si 1.0
7. 7 szu-si 1.10
8. 8 szu-si 1.20
9. 9 szu-si 1.30
10. 1/3 kusz3 1.40
11. 1/2 kusz3 2.30
12. 2/3 kusz3 3.20
13. 1 kusz3 5.0
14. 2 kusz3 10.0
15. 3 kusz3 15.0
16. 4 kusz3 20.0
17. 5 kusz3 25.0
18. 1/2 nindan 30.0
19. 1/2 nindan 1 kusz3 35.0
20. [1/2] nindan# 2 kusz3 40.0
21. [1/2 nindan] 3 kusz3 45.0
22. [1/2 nindan] 4 kusz3 [50.0]
23. [1/2 nindan 5 kusz3 55.0]
24. [1 nindan 1.0.0]
column 2
  5 lines broken
6. 20# [nindan 20.0.0]
7. 25# [nindan 25.0.0]
8. 30 [nindan 30.0.0]
9. 35# [nindan 35.0.0]
10. 40 [nindan 40.0.0]
11. 24# [nindan 45.0.0]
12. 50 [nindan 50.0.0]
13. 55# [nindan 55.0.0]
14. 1 [usz 1.0.0.0]
15. 1 usz 10# [ninda 1.10.0.0]
16. 1 usz 20# [nindan 1.20.0.0]
17. 1 usz 30# [nindan 1.30.0.0]
18. 1 usz 40# [nindan 1.40.0.0]
19. 1 usz [50 nindan 1.5.0.0]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P509756

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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 081380
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 1515

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-1515

References

  • primary: MHET 2/3, 364

    [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
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2020-03-06 at 13:24:16 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2019-03-21 at 07:52:46 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI Approved View
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/3, 364 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509756.
MHET 2/3, 364 artifact entry (No. P509756). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509756 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 364 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509756 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 364 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509756},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509756},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/3, 364 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509756.
MHET 2/3, 364 artifact entry (No. P509756). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509756 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 364 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509756 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 364 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509756},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509756},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P509756
LB  - CDLI:P509756
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - MHET 2/3, 364 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509756
ER  -
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