MHET 2/3, 394 (P509783)

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, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 080145 & BM 080146

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _e2_ ru-ug-bu-um
2. _ki_ li-pi2-it-esz18-dar
3. {disz}bi-ru-ur-tum
4. a-na ki-is,-ri a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
5. u2-sze-s,i2
6. ki#-is,-ri _mu 1(disz)-kam#_
7. u2#-sze-s,i2
rest broken
envelope
obverse
1. _e2_ ru-ug-bu-um
2. _ki_ li-pi2-it-esz18-dar
3. {disz}bi-ru-ur-tum
4. a-na ki-is,-ri
5. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_ u2-sze-[s,i2]
6. _1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) sze ku3-babbar_
7. ki-is,-ri _mu 1(disz)-kam#_
8. _i3-la2-e_
reverse
1. _iti ezem-{d}iszkur_
2. i-ru-ub
3. _igi_ {d}utu#
4. _igi_ {d}a-a#
5. _igi_ {d}suen-lu-ud-lu-[ul]
6. _mu {gesz}gu-za nesag {d}nanna_
seal 1
1. {d}suen-lu-ud-lu-[ul]
2. _ARAD_ sig-dingir
3. u3 {d}nin-pirig
seal 2
(uninscribed)
1. <_kiszib3_> bi-ri-ur-tum

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.05.11.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P509783
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P509783

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 080145 & BM 080146
Accession Number	1889-10-14, 0068A & 1889-10-14, 0068B

References

primary: MHET 2/3, 394

[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	Reviewer	Status
2024-12-07 at 20:04:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	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

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/3, 394 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P509783.

MHET 2/3, 394 artifact entry (No. P509783). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509783 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/3, 394 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509783 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/3, 394 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P509783.

MHET 2/3, 394 artifact entry (No. P509783). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509783 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/3, 394 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509783 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 7},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509783},
}

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