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MHET 2/3, 375 (P509766)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 082116

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)

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3 gal#?_
2. _ki_ la-ma-si2
3. _dumu-munus_ i-din-{d}suen
4. {disz}a-wi-il-dingir
5. _dumu_ dumu-{d}utu
6. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
7. u2-sze-s,i2
8. _1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur gu2 a-sza3_
9. i-na _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
reverse
1. i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im
2. _i3-ag2-e_
3. _3(disz) ezem 1(ban2) zi3-da-an#?_
4. u3 mi-sze-er-tam
5. i-pa-qi2-is
6. _igi_ sin-i-din-nam
7. _dumu_ na-bi-{d}utu
8. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}gi-bil
9. _dumu_ {d}utu-{d}en-lil2-i3-li2
10. _mu i7_ sa-am-su2-i-lu-na
seal 1
(uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ a-wi-il-dingir
seal 2
(uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ sin-i-din-nam

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s):

Related publications

primary: MHET 2/3, 375

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 082116
Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2241

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.03.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-2241) (W_1891-0509-2241)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/3, 375 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509766.

MHET 2/3, 375 artifact entry (No. P509766). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509766 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/3, 375 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509766 (Accessed: February 15, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 375 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509766},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509766},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/3, 375 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509766.

MHET 2/3, 375 artifact entry (No. P509766). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509766 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/3, 375 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509766 (Accessed: February 15, 2026).

@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 375 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509766},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509766},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P509766
LB  - CDLI:P509766
M1  - 2026/2/15/
TI  - MHET 2/3, 375 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509766
ER  -