MHET 2/3, 373 (P509764)

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 081595

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
1. _1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
2. _ki_ la-ma-si2
3. _dumu-munus_ i-din-{d}suen
4. {disz}ak-ba-rum
5. u3 mi-sza-rum-na-s,i#-ir
6. _a-sza3_ <a-na> szi-ki-in
7. mu-sza-ri
reverse
1. u2-sze-s,u2
2. _1(iku) GAN2 4(asz) sze gur_
3. i-na _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
4. i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im
5. _i3-ag2-e-mesz_
6. _igi_ {d}utu {d}a-a
7. _igi_ {d}]bu-ne2-ne2
8. _igi_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu
9. _mu i7_ sa-am-su2-i-lu-na
seal 1
  (uninscribed)

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P509764

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 081595
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 1727

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-1727

References

  • primary: MHET 2/3, 373

    [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
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, 373 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509764.
MHET 2/3, 373 artifact entry (No. P509764). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509764 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 373 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509764 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509764},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/3, 373 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509764.
MHET 2/3, 373 artifact entry (No. P509764). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509764 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 373 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509764 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 373 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509764},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509764},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P509764
LB  - CDLI:P509764
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - MHET 2/3, 373 artifact entry
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