MHET 2/3, 403 (P509792)

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, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 081345

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
2. i-na bi-ri-it _i7_
3. _ki_ e-li-e-re-sa#
4. _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-a-bu-szu
5. {disz}ta-ri-ba-tum#
6. _dumu_ in-bu-sza
7. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-<tim>
8. a-na sza-lu-usz
9. u2-sze-s,i2
reverse
1. sza-lu-usz-tam
2. i-na _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
3. i#-na _ka2 ga-gi-im i3-ag2-e_
4. x x x x x
5. _3(disz) ezem 1(ban2) zi3-da-ta_
6. u3# _1(disz) uzu-ta-a_
7. i-pa-qi2-si2
8. _igi_ {d}utu {d}a-a
9. _igi_ {d}bu-ne2-ne2 {d}ma-<mu>
10. _igi_ ri-isz-{d}utu
left
1. _iti apin#-[du8]-a# u4 5(disz)-kam_
2. _mu {gesz}tukul szu-nir ku3-sig17_
seal 1
  (uninscribed)

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P509792

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 081345
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 1481

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-1481

References

  • primary: MHET 2/3, 403

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2019-03-21 at 07:52:46 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI Approved View
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/3, 403 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509792.
MHET 2/3, 403 artifact entry (No. P509792). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509792 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 403 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509792 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509792},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/3, 403 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509792.
MHET 2/3, 403 artifact entry (No. P509792). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509792 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 403 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509792 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 403 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509792},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509792},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P509792
LB  - CDLI:P509792
M1  - 2026/4/30/
TI  - MHET 2/3, 403 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509792
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