MHET 2/3, 399 (P509788)
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 081256Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na asz-la-tum
2. _ki_ szi-i-la-ma-si2
3. _dumu-munus_ {d}en-lil2-ma-li-ik
4. {disz}ku-ru-um
5. _dumu_ iq-qa2-at-i3-li2
6. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
7. u2-sze-s,i2 _u4# buru14#-sze3_
reverse
1. _6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur gu2 a-sza3_
2. i-na _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
3. i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im
4. _i3-ag2-e_
5. 3(disz) i-si-ni _1(ban2) zi3-da-ta_
6. u3 _1(disz) uzu-ta_ i-pa-qi2-is-si2
7. _igi_ {d}utu _igi_ {d}a-a
8. _igi_ be-le-su2-nu _dumu-munus_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am
9. _igi_ erisz-ti-{d}a-a _dumu-munus_ a-bi?-[...]
10. _igi_ be-li-a x e x
left
1. _iti_ e-lu-nim _u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam_
2. _mu alan szud3-de3 {d}lamma ku3-sig17_
seal 1
1. [...] dingir [...]
2. [...] dingir [...]
3. [...] x DI [...]
seal 1
(uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ ku-ru-um
obverse
1. _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na asz-la-tum
2. _ki_ szi-i-la-ma-si2
3. _dumu-munus_ {d}en-lil2-ma-li-ik
4. {disz}ku-ru-um
5. _dumu_ iq-qa2-at-i3-li2
6. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
7. u2-sze-s,i2 _u4# buru14#-sze3_
reverse
1. _6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur gu2 a-sza3_
2. i-na _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
3. i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im
4. _i3-ag2-e_
5. 3(disz) i-si-ni _1(ban2) zi3-da-ta_
6. u3 _1(disz) uzu-ta_ i-pa-qi2-is-si2
7. _igi_ {d}utu _igi_ {d}a-a
8. _igi_ be-le-su2-nu _dumu-munus_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am
9. _igi_ erisz-ti-{d}a-a _dumu-munus_ a-bi?-[...]
10. _igi_ be-li-a x e x
left
1. _iti_ e-lu-nim _u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam_
2. _mu alan szud3-de3 {d}lamma ku3-sig17_
seal 1
1. [...] dingir [...]
2. [...] dingir [...]
3. [...] x DI [...]
seal 1
(uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ ku-ru-um
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, 399
[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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- Museum No.: BM 081256
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 1393
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.06.06.21
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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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| 2021-09-10 at 20:14:01 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2019-03-21 at 07:52:45 | 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_1891-0509-1393) (W_1891-0509-1393)
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/3, 399 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509788.
MHET 2/3, 399 artifact entry (No. P509788). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509788 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 399 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509788 (Accessed: August 30, 2025).
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