MHET 2/3, 397 (P509786)
Legal tablet & envelope 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 092648Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. _2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
2. i-na gi-za-nim
3. _ki_ ru-ut-tum _lukur_ {d}utu
4. _dumu-munus_ i-zi-ga-tar
5. {disz}ta-ri-bu-um
6. _dumu_ sig-{d}lal3
7. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim#
8. u2-sze-s,i2
9. _gu2-un a-sza3_
10. _n+1(u) 3(asz) sze gur_
reverse
1. [i]-na# _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
2. i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im
3. _i3-ag2-e_
4. _5(disz) ezem {d}utu-ta-am3_
5. _2(ban2) zi3-da-ta-am3 1(disz) uzu-ta-am3_
6. i-pa-[qi2-si2]
7. [...] _1(disz) udu-nita2# a-sza3#_ [...]
8. _igi_ ru#-ut#-tum
9. _igi_ be-le-su-nu#
10. _igi_ ARAD-szu-ri-ni#-im#
11. _igi_ szu-mi-er-s,e#-[tim]
12. _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam#_
left
1. _mu alan szud3-de3 [{d}]lamma ku3-sig17 e2-babbar2_
envelope
obverse
1. _2(esze3)# 3(iku)# GAN2 a-sza3_
2. [i-na gi]-za#-nim#
3. [ki ru-ut]-tum _lukur_ {d}utu#
4. [_dumu-munus_ i]-zi#-ga-tar
5. {disz}ta#-ri#-bu-um
6. _dumu_ sig-{d}lal3
7. _a-sza3_ i-na pi2-ti a-ta-ap-pi2#
8. a#-na# er-re-szu-tim
9. u2-sze-s,i2
10. _gu2#-un a-sza3_
11. _n+3(asz) sze gur_
12. [i]-na# _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu#
13. i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im
14. _i3-ag2-e _
reverse
1. _5(disz) ezem {d}utu-ta-am3_
2. _2(ban2) zi3-da-ta-am3 1(disz) uzu-ta-a_
3. i-pa-qi2-si2
4. _1(disz) udu-nita2 a-sza3_-im
5. i-na-ad-di-in
single ruling
6. _igi_ ru-ut-tum
7. _dumu-munus_ be-el-szu-nu
8. _igi_ be-le-su2-nu
9. _dumu-munus_ lu2-{d}nin-szubur [...]
10. _igi_ ARAD-szu-ri-[ni-im]
11. x {d}utu [...]
12. [_igi_ szu-ri-[ni-im]
13. x {d}utu [...]
14. [_igi_ szu]-mi#-er-s,e-[tim]
15. [...] KA x x x
16. _dumu_ s,il2-li2-{d}utu
17. _iti bara2-za3-gar2_
18. _u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam_
19. _mu alan# szud3#-de3#_
obverse
1. _2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
2. i-na gi-za-nim
3. _ki_ ru-ut-tum _lukur_ {d}utu
4. _dumu-munus_ i-zi-ga-tar
5. {disz}ta-ri-bu-um
6. _dumu_ sig-{d}lal3
7. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim#
8. u2-sze-s,i2
9. _gu2-un a-sza3_
10. _n+1(u) 3(asz) sze gur_
reverse
1. [i]-na# _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
2. i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im
3. _i3-ag2-e_
4. _5(disz) ezem {d}utu-ta-am3_
5. _2(ban2) zi3-da-ta-am3 1(disz) uzu-ta-am3_
6. i-pa-[qi2-si2]
7. [...] _1(disz) udu-nita2# a-sza3#_ [...]
8. _igi_ ru#-ut#-tum
9. _igi_ be-le-su-nu#
10. _igi_ ARAD-szu-ri-ni#-im#
11. _igi_ szu-mi-er-s,e#-[tim]
12. _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam#_
left
1. _mu alan szud3-de3 [{d}]lamma ku3-sig17 e2-babbar2_
envelope
obverse
1. _2(esze3)# 3(iku)# GAN2 a-sza3_
2. [i-na gi]-za#-nim#
3. [ki ru-ut]-tum _lukur_ {d}utu#
4. [_dumu-munus_ i]-zi#-ga-tar
5. {disz}ta#-ri#-bu-um
6. _dumu_ sig-{d}lal3
7. _a-sza3_ i-na pi2-ti a-ta-ap-pi2#
8. a#-na# er-re-szu-tim
9. u2-sze-s,i2
10. _gu2#-un a-sza3_
11. _n+3(asz) sze gur_
12. [i]-na# _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu#
13. i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im
14. _i3-ag2-e _
reverse
1. _5(disz) ezem {d}utu-ta-am3_
2. _2(ban2) zi3-da-ta-am3 1(disz) uzu-ta-a_
3. i-pa-qi2-si2
4. _1(disz) udu-nita2 a-sza3_-im
5. i-na-ad-di-in
single ruling
6. _igi_ ru-ut-tum
7. _dumu-munus_ be-el-szu-nu
8. _igi_ be-le-su2-nu
9. _dumu-munus_ lu2-{d}nin-szubur [...]
10. _igi_ ARAD-szu-ri-[ni-im]
11. x {d}utu [...]
12. [_igi_ szu-ri-[ni-im]
13. x {d}utu [...]
14. [_igi_ szu]-mi#-er-s,e-[tim]
15. [...] KA x x x
16. _dumu_ s,il2-li2-{d}utu
17. _iti bara2-za3-gar2_
18. _u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam_
19. _mu alan# szud3#-de3#_
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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Legal
- Language(s):
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primary: MHET 2/3, 397
[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 092648
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2428 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2428A
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.06.01.27
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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_1891-0509-2428) (W_1891-0509-2428)
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/3, 397 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509786.
MHET 2/3, 397 artifact entry (No. P509786). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509786 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 397 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509786 (Accessed: August 3, 2025).
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