MHET 2/3, 393 (P509782)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 078883Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. [a]-na# _1(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ bu-sza
2. i-ta _a-sza3_ nin-tum _dumu-munus_ bu-la#-lum#
3. u3# i-ta _a-sza3_ puzur4-nu-nu
4. sza ARAD-{d}suen a-bu-sza
5. a-na sza-at-{d}a-a dumu-munus-a-ni id-di-nu
6. _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ {disz}sza-at-{d}a-a _dumu-munus_ ARAD-sin
7. i-na bu-ul-t,i3-sza-ma a-na _ku3-babbar_
8. a-na na-ra-am-{d}suen _dumu_ nu-ri-ia it-ta-di#-in#
9. szi-ta-at _a-sza3 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
10. sza {disz}sza-at-{d}a-a _dumu-munus_ ARAD-{d}suen
11. a-na _dumu-munus-mesz_ {d}utu-ma-an-szum2 {disz}sig-{d}a-a
12. u3 {d}suen-ga-mil i-zi-bu-ma
13. tup-pa-am la isz-t,u2-ru-szi-na-szi-im
14. isz-tu {disz}sza-at-{d}a-a a-na szi-ma-ti-sza
15. il#-li#-ku# {d}suen#-ga-mil _dumu_ ARAD-{d}suen
16. _dumu#-munus#-mesz#_ ah#-hi#-szu# i#-ri#-im#-ma#
17. um-ma szu-ma _2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
18. a-na ku-ru-ma-ti-szi-na i-di
19. a-na-ku-ma _dumu-munus_-ti u2-s,a-da
20. i-ri-im-szi-na-ti-ma
reverse
1. _5(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ {disz}{d}suen-ga-mil
2. ki-isz#-da-at ma#-[ar]-ti#-szu
3. a-na _dumu#-munus#-[mesz_ {d}utu-ma-an-szum2 u3] sig-{d}a-a
4. i-na t,u2-ba-ti-szu i-di-in-szi?-[...]
5. _1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ bu-sza
6. i-ta _a-sza3_ puzur4-nu-nu
7. u3# _1/2(disz) [sar] e2 du3-a_ i-na ga-gi-im
8. _da e2_ nin#-tum _dumu-munus_ i3-li2-i-din-nam
9. _sza3-ba ha-la_ a-ha-at a-bi-sza
10. u3 _1(disz) sag-geme2_ s,i-hi-ir-tam
11. sza ra-ma-ni-szu {disz}{d}suen#-ga-mil
12. i#-na# t,u2-ba-ti-szu a-na me-e sza-ki-sza
13. i-na-di-isz-szi-im mi-im-ma an-ni-im
14. _ha-la_ e-li-e-re-sa _lukur_ {d}utu
15. sza _ki_ i-ni-ib#-[...] x x sza
16. [...] {d}suen-i-[...]
about 3 lines broken
bottom
column 1
1. [...] szu
2. [...] nanna-tum
3. [... nu]-ur2-{d}utu
column 2
1. _igi_ nu-ur2-a-bu#-szu#
2. _igi_ ARAD-sin
3. _igi_ {d}utu-ba-ni
left
column 1
1. [...] x {d}utu _igi_ utu-na-s,ir
2. [...] ba am dumu-me lu-usz-ta-mar-sin
3. [...] ib-ni-{d}iszkur
column 2
1. _iti udru{duru5} u4 [n]+2-kam_
2. _mu gu-za nesag-ga2 {d#}nanna_
obverse
1. [a]-na# _1(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ bu-sza
2. i-ta _a-sza3_ nin-tum _dumu-munus_ bu-la#-lum#
3. u3# i-ta _a-sza3_ puzur4-nu-nu
4. sza ARAD-{d}suen a-bu-sza
5. a-na sza-at-{d}a-a dumu-munus-a-ni id-di-nu
6. _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ {disz}sza-at-{d}a-a _dumu-munus_ ARAD-sin
7. i-na bu-ul-t,i3-sza-ma a-na _ku3-babbar_
8. a-na na-ra-am-{d}suen _dumu_ nu-ri-ia it-ta-di#-in#
9. szi-ta-at _a-sza3 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
10. sza {disz}sza-at-{d}a-a _dumu-munus_ ARAD-{d}suen
11. a-na _dumu-munus-mesz_ {d}utu-ma-an-szum2 {disz}sig-{d}a-a
12. u3 {d}suen-ga-mil i-zi-bu-ma
13. tup-pa-am la isz-t,u2-ru-szi-na-szi-im
14. isz-tu {disz}sza-at-{d}a-a a-na szi-ma-ti-sza
15. il#-li#-ku# {d}suen#-ga-mil _dumu_ ARAD-{d}suen
16. _dumu#-munus#-mesz#_ ah#-hi#-szu# i#-ri#-im#-ma#
17. um-ma szu-ma _2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
18. a-na ku-ru-ma-ti-szi-na i-di
19. a-na-ku-ma _dumu-munus_-ti u2-s,a-da
20. i-ri-im-szi-na-ti-ma
reverse
1. _5(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ {disz}{d}suen-ga-mil
2. ki-isz#-da-at ma#-[ar]-ti#-szu
3. a-na _dumu#-munus#-[mesz_ {d}utu-ma-an-szum2 u3] sig-{d}a-a
4. i-na t,u2-ba-ti-szu i-di-in-szi?-[...]
5. _1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ bu-sza
6. i-ta _a-sza3_ puzur4-nu-nu
7. u3# _1/2(disz) [sar] e2 du3-a_ i-na ga-gi-im
8. _da e2_ nin#-tum _dumu-munus_ i3-li2-i-din-nam
9. _sza3-ba ha-la_ a-ha-at a-bi-sza
10. u3 _1(disz) sag-geme2_ s,i-hi-ir-tam
11. sza ra-ma-ni-szu {disz}{d}suen#-ga-mil
12. i#-na# t,u2-ba-ti-szu a-na me-e sza-ki-sza
13. i-na-di-isz-szi-im mi-im-ma an-ni-im
14. _ha-la_ e-li-e-re-sa _lukur_ {d}utu
15. sza _ki_ i-ni-ib#-[...] x x sza
16. [...] {d}suen-i-[...]
about 3 lines broken
bottom
column 1
1. [...] szu
2. [...] nanna-tum
3. [... nu]-ur2-{d}utu
column 2
1. _igi_ nu-ur2-a-bu#-szu#
2. _igi_ ARAD-sin
3. _igi_ {d}utu-ba-ni
left
column 1
1. [...] x {d}utu _igi_ utu-na-s,ir
2. [...] ba am dumu-me lu-usz-ta-mar-sin
3. [...] ib-ni-{d}iszkur
column 2
1. _iti udru{duru5} u4 [n]+2-kam_
2. _mu gu-za nesag-ga2 {d#}nanna_
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
- Material: Clay
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Legal
- Language(s):
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primary: MHET 2/3, 393
[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.
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history: AfO 44/45, p. 349-356, p. 354
[Woestenburg1998reviewMHET2/1-4] Woestenburg, Els. 1997/98. “Review Dekiere MHET II/1-4.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 44/45: 349–56.
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- Museum No.: BM 078883
- Accession No.: 1888-05-12, 0069
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.05.11.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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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_1888-0512-69) (W_1888-0512-69)
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/3, 393 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509782.
MHET 2/3, 393 artifact entry (No. P509782). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509782 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 393 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509782 (Accessed: August 8, 2025).
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