MHET 2/3, 365 (P509757)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 082109 & BM 082110Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. _5(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3 gal_
2. _ki_ geme2-{d}utu
3. _dumu-munus_ sar-ri-ia
4. {disz}na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu
5. _dumu_ {disz}{d}utu-ma-an-szum2
6. _[a]-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
7. i-na pi2-ti a#-[ta-pi2]-im#
8. a-na sza-lu-usz-tam#
9. _u4 buru14-sze3_
erasure
reverse
1. _u4 buru14-sze3_
2. sza-lu-usz-tam
3. i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu i3-ag2-e_
4. _3(disz) i-si-ni 1(ban2) zi3-da-ta_
5. u3 _1(disz) uzu-ta_ i-pa-qi2-is-si
6. _igi_ {d}utu _igi_ {d}a-a
7. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}sag-ku5
8. _igi_ {d}iszkur-szar-rum
left
1. _mu ama-ar-gi_ x
envelope
obverse
1. [_5(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_] i-na# [_a-gar3 gal_]
2. [ki geme2]-{d#}utu
3. [_dumu-munus_ sar-ri]-ia
4. [{disz}{d}na-ra]-am-i3-li2-szu
5. [dumu {disz}{d}utu]-ma#-an#-szum2
rest broken
reverse
1. u4 buru14#-sze3
2. sza-lu-usz-tam
3. i-na _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
4. i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im
5. _i3-ag2-e_
6. 3(disz) i-[si]-ni _1(ban2) zi3-da-ta_
7. _1(disz) uzu-[ta]_ i-pa-qi-is-si2
broken
left
beginning broken
1'. _iti szu-numun-a u4 [n-kam]_
2'. _mu ama-[ar-gi_ ...]
seal 1
illegible
obverse
1. _5(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3 gal_
2. _ki_ geme2-{d}utu
3. _dumu-munus_ sar-ri-ia
4. {disz}na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu
5. _dumu_ {disz}{d}utu-ma-an-szum2
6. _[a]-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
7. i-na pi2-ti a#-[ta-pi2]-im#
8. a-na sza-lu-usz-tam#
9. _u4 buru14-sze3_
erasure
reverse
1. _u4 buru14-sze3_
2. sza-lu-usz-tam
3. i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu i3-ag2-e_
4. _3(disz) i-si-ni 1(ban2) zi3-da-ta_
5. u3 _1(disz) uzu-ta_ i-pa-qi2-is-si
6. _igi_ {d}utu _igi_ {d}a-a
7. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}sag-ku5
8. _igi_ {d}iszkur-szar-rum
left
1. _mu ama-ar-gi_ x
envelope
obverse
1. [_5(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_] i-na# [_a-gar3 gal_]
2. [ki geme2]-{d#}utu
3. [_dumu-munus_ sar-ri]-ia
4. [{disz}{d}na-ra]-am-i3-li2-szu
5. [dumu {disz}{d}utu]-ma#-an#-szum2
rest broken
reverse
1. u4 buru14#-sze3
2. sza-lu-usz-tam
3. i-na _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
4. i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im
5. _i3-ag2-e_
6. 3(disz) i-[si]-ni _1(ban2) zi3-da-ta_
7. _1(disz) uzu-[ta]_ i-pa-qi-is-si2
broken
left
beginning broken
1'. _iti szu-numun-a u4 [n-kam]_
2'. _mu ama-[ar-gi_ ...]
seal 1
illegible
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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 & envelope
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Legal
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primary: MHET 2/3, 365
[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 082109 & BM 082110
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2236 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2236A
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.02.04.--
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2019-03-21 at 07:52:46 | Woestenburg, Els | Transliteration | Woestenburg, Els | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | Approved |
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Cite this Artifacts
“MHET 2/3, 365 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 30, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P509757.
MHET 2/3, 365 artifact entry (No. P509757). (2018, May 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509757
MHET 2/3, 365 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509757 (Accessed: February 18, 2026).
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month = {may 30},
title = {MHET 2/3, 365 artifact entry},
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howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509757},
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