MHET 2/3, 401 (P509790)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 079484 & BM 079484AProvenience
Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. e-da-ka-am sza dumu-zimbir{ki}
2. _ki_ dumu-zimbir{ki}
3. {disz}{munus}be-el-ta-ni
4. a-na _zu2-kesz2-sze3_
5. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
6. i-gu-ur
7. _zu2-kesz2-sze3 mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
reverse
1. _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. _i3-la2-e_
3. _igi_ sig-{d}nin-dingir
4. _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
5. _igi_ ba-ba-tum
6. _iti du6-ku3-a u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam_
7. _mu alan {d}lamma ku3-sig17#_
envelope
obverse
1. e-da-ka-am
2. dumu-zimbir{ki}
3. _ki_ dumu-zimbir{ki}
4. {disz}{munus}be-el-ta-ni
5. a-na _zu2-kesz2-sze3 mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
6. i-gu-ur
7. _zu2-kesz2-sze3 mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
reverse
1. _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. _i3-la2-e _
3. _igi_ sig-{d}nin-dingir
4. _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
5. _igi_ ba-ba-tum
6. _dumu_ a-bu-wa-qar
blank space
7. _iti du6-ku3-a u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam_
8. _mu alan {d}lamma ku3-sig17_
seal 1
1. ba-ba-tum
2. _dumu_ a-bu-wa-qar
3. _ARAD_ sza {d}ha-ni
seal 1
(uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ sig-{d}nin-dingir
obverse
1. e-da-ka-am sza dumu-zimbir{ki}
2. _ki_ dumu-zimbir{ki}
3. {disz}{munus}be-el-ta-ni
4. a-na _zu2-kesz2-sze3_
5. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
6. i-gu-ur
7. _zu2-kesz2-sze3 mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
reverse
1. _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. _i3-la2-e_
3. _igi_ sig-{d}nin-dingir
4. _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
5. _igi_ ba-ba-tum
6. _iti du6-ku3-a u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam_
7. _mu alan {d}lamma ku3-sig17#_
envelope
obverse
1. e-da-ka-am
2. dumu-zimbir{ki}
3. _ki_ dumu-zimbir{ki}
4. {disz}{munus}be-el-ta-ni
5. a-na _zu2-kesz2-sze3 mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
6. i-gu-ur
7. _zu2-kesz2-sze3 mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
reverse
1. _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. _i3-la2-e _
3. _igi_ sig-{d}nin-dingir
4. _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
5. _igi_ ba-ba-tum
6. _dumu_ a-bu-wa-qar
blank space
7. _iti du6-ku3-a u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam_
8. _mu alan {d}lamma ku3-sig17_
seal 1
1. ba-ba-tum
2. _dumu_ a-bu-wa-qar
3. _ARAD_ sza {d}ha-ni
seal 1
(uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ sig-{d}nin-dingir
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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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- Genre(s): Legal
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primary: MHET 2/3, 401
[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 079484 & BM 079484A
- Accession No.: 1889-10-14, 0025 & 1889-10-14, 0025A
- Provenience: Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der) [uncertain]
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.06.07.27
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-12-07 at 19:53:57 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | 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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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/3, 401 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P509790.
MHET 2/3, 401 artifact entry (No. P509790). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509790 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 401 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509790 (Accessed: August 16, 2025).
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