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, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 082109 & BM 082110

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

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

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

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Samsu-iluna.02.04.--
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P509757
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P509757

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet & envelope
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 082109 & BM 082110
Accession Number	1891-05-09 Bu, 2236 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2236A

References

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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2019-03-21 at 07:52:46	Woestenburg, Els	Transliteration	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI	Approved
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“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: April 30, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-30]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {may 30},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 365 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509757},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509757},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2018/5/30/
PY  - 2018
ID  - P509757
LB  - CDLI:P509757
M1  - 2026/4/30/
TI  - MHET 2/3, 365 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509757
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“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: April 30, 2026).

@misc{2018MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-30]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {may 30},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 365 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509757},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509757},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2018/5/30/
PY  - 2018
ID  - P509757
LB  - CDLI:P509757
M1  - 2026/4/30/
TI  - MHET 2/3, 365 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509757
ER  -