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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 081380Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
-Measurements
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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]
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]
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Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm):
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Legal
- Language(s):
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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.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 081380
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 1515
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
- Elevation:
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- Excavation No:
- Findspot Square:
- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.02.01.00
- Alternative Years:
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- Accounting Period:
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2020-03-06 at 13:24:16 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2019-03-21 at 07:52:46 | Woestenburg, Els | Atf | Woestenburg, Els | CDLI | approved |
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| 2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- The British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-1515) (W_1891-0509-1515)
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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: August 11, 2025).
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