MHET 2/3, 370 (P509761)
Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der), 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 080147Provenience
Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. _4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ ma-ha-na [...]
2. i-ta _a-sza3_ na-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ tab-bi-e
3. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ zi#-im#-ru-um-{d}utu _ugula gidri_
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam gi-ir-ri _szu-ha_ a-szu-uh
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam [e]_ a-szu-uh a-bi
6. _ki_ a-ha-am#-[nir-szi] _dumu_ tab-bi-e
7. {disz}{d}suen?-[... _dumu-munus_ {d}iszkur]-ma#-an-szum2
8. _in#-szi#-[in]-sa10 [sa10 til]-la#-bi-sze3_
9. _1(u) 3(disz) [1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2-e]_
single ruling
10. _1(esze3) GAN2# [a-sza3 a-gar3_ ...]
11. i-ta [_a-sza3_ na-bi-...]
12. u3 i#-[ta na-bi-{d}utu ...]
13. _sag-bi_ [...]
14. _sag-bi-[2(disz)-kam_ ...]
15. _ki_ isz-[...]
16. {disz}a-x-[...]
17. {disz}zi-[... a]-bi _eren2_
18. _in-szi#-in#-[sa10 sa10 til]-la#-bi-sze3_
19. _n gin2 ku3-babbar x x i3-la2-e_
20. [...] _gu2-un a-sza3_
21. _16 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
reverse
1. _{gesz}gan-na e3-a inim-bi# [al-til]_
2. _u4 kur2-sze3 [lu2 lu2_ ...]
3. _mu_ {d}[utu ...]
broken
1'. _i7#_ sa-am-su2-i-lu-na na-[qa2-ab]-nu-uh-[usz-ni-szi ...]
envelope
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [i]-ta# _a-sza3_ na-bi-{d}utu [...]
2'. u3# i-ta _a-sza3_ zi-im-ru#-um-{d}utu# [...]
3'. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam_ gi-ir-ri _szu-ha#_ [a-szu-uh]
4'. _sag#-bi 2(disz)-kam e_ a-szu-uh a-bi#
5'. [_ki_] a#-ha-am-nir-szi _dumu_ tab-[bi-e]
6'. {disz}[...] x x x-iq _dumu-munus_ {d}iszkur-[ma-an-szum2]
7'. _in#-szi-in-sa10_
8'. _sa10 til-la-bi-[sze3]_
9'. _1(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2-[e]_
single ruling
10'. _[1(esze3)] GAN2 a-sza3 a-[gar3_ ...]
11'. [i]-ta _a-sza3_ na-bi-{d}utu# [...]
12'. u3# i-ta na-bi-{d}utu dumu#? [...]
13'. [_sag-bi 1(disz)-kam_ ...] x na-na-a [...]
14'. _sag#-bi 2(disz)-kam_ x [...]
15'. [_ki_ ...] x x [...]
16'. [...] x [...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. _[{gesz}]gan#-na [e3-a]_
2'. _[inim]-bi al-[til]_
3'. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2_
4'. _inim# nu-ga2-ga2-a# [...]
5'. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 sa-am-su2-[i-lu-na]
6'. [...] _ku3#-babbar a-na pi2-ha-at e2-gal_ szu [...]
single ruling
7'. _igi#_ sin-i-din-nam _dumu_ sza-am-ha-tim _ugula a#-[gar3?]_
8'. [_igi_] a-bu-um-wa-qar _dumu_ sig-x-x-x
9'. [_igi_] i-din-sin _dumu_ si-ia-tim#
10'. [_igi_] ig-an-tim _dumu_ x x x [...]
11'. _igi#_ sin-eri4-ba-am _dumu_ x sin [...]
12'. _igi#_ sig-dingir-sza _dumu_ NI-x
rest broken
obverse
1. _4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ ma-ha-na [...]
2. i-ta _a-sza3_ na-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ tab-bi-e
3. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ zi#-im#-ru-um-{d}utu _ugula gidri_
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam gi-ir-ri _szu-ha_ a-szu-uh
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam [e]_ a-szu-uh a-bi
6. _ki_ a-ha-am#-[nir-szi] _dumu_ tab-bi-e
7. {disz}{d}suen?-[... _dumu-munus_ {d}iszkur]-ma#-an-szum2
8. _in#-szi#-[in]-sa10 [sa10 til]-la#-bi-sze3_
9. _1(u) 3(disz) [1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2-e]_
single ruling
10. _1(esze3) GAN2# [a-sza3 a-gar3_ ...]
11. i-ta [_a-sza3_ na-bi-...]
12. u3 i#-[ta na-bi-{d}utu ...]
13. _sag-bi_ [...]
14. _sag-bi-[2(disz)-kam_ ...]
15. _ki_ isz-[...]
16. {disz}a-x-[...]
17. {disz}zi-[... a]-bi _eren2_
18. _in-szi#-in#-[sa10 sa10 til]-la#-bi-sze3_
19. _n gin2 ku3-babbar x x i3-la2-e_
20. [...] _gu2-un a-sza3_
21. _16 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
reverse
1. _{gesz}gan-na e3-a inim-bi# [al-til]_
2. _u4 kur2-sze3 [lu2 lu2_ ...]
3. _mu_ {d}[utu ...]
broken
1'. _i7#_ sa-am-su2-i-lu-na na-[qa2-ab]-nu-uh-[usz-ni-szi ...]
envelope
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [i]-ta# _a-sza3_ na-bi-{d}utu [...]
2'. u3# i-ta _a-sza3_ zi-im-ru#-um-{d}utu# [...]
3'. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam_ gi-ir-ri _szu-ha#_ [a-szu-uh]
4'. _sag#-bi 2(disz)-kam e_ a-szu-uh a-bi#
5'. [_ki_] a#-ha-am-nir-szi _dumu_ tab-[bi-e]
6'. {disz}[...] x x x-iq _dumu-munus_ {d}iszkur-[ma-an-szum2]
7'. _in#-szi-in-sa10_
8'. _sa10 til-la-bi-[sze3]_
9'. _1(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2-[e]_
single ruling
10'. _[1(esze3)] GAN2 a-sza3 a-[gar3_ ...]
11'. [i]-ta _a-sza3_ na-bi-{d}utu# [...]
12'. u3# i-ta na-bi-{d}utu dumu#? [...]
13'. [_sag-bi 1(disz)-kam_ ...] x na-na-a [...]
14'. _sag#-bi 2(disz)-kam_ x [...]
15'. [_ki_ ...] x x [...]
16'. [...] x [...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. _[{gesz}]gan#-na [e3-a]_
2'. _[inim]-bi al-[til]_
3'. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2_
4'. _inim# nu-ga2-ga2-a# [...]
5'. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 sa-am-su2-[i-lu-na]
6'. [...] _ku3#-babbar a-na pi2-ha-at e2-gal_ szu [...]
single ruling
7'. _igi#_ sin-i-din-nam _dumu_ sza-am-ha-tim _ugula a#-[gar3?]_
8'. [_igi_] a-bu-um-wa-qar _dumu_ sig-x-x-x
9'. [_igi_] i-din-sin _dumu_ si-ia-tim#
10'. [_igi_] ig-an-tim _dumu_ x x x [...]
11'. _igi#_ sin-eri4-ba-am _dumu_ x sin [...]
12'. _igi#_ sig-dingir-sza _dumu_ NI-x
rest broken
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
- Material: Clay
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- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Legal
- Language(s):
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primary: MHET 2/3, 370
[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 080147
- Accession No.: 1889-10-14, 0669
- Provenience: Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der) [uncertain]
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.03.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-12-07 at 20:04:22 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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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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| 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_1889-1014-669) (W_1889-1014-669)
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/3, 370 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P509761.
MHET 2/3, 370 artifact entry (No. P509761). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509761 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 370 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509761 (Accessed: October 20, 2025).
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