MHET 2/3, 411 (P509797)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 081292

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)

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tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
2. i-na asz-la-tim
3. _ki_ szi-i-la-ma-si2
4. _dumu-munus_ {d}en-lil2-ma-lik
5. {disz}a-li-a-at-i3-li2
6. _dumu-munus_ sa3-ni-iq-qa2!-bu-szu
7. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-<tim>
8. u2-sze-s,i2
9. _gu2-un a-sza3_
10. _5(asz) sze gur_
reverse
1. i-na _ka_ ga-gi-im
2. _i3-ag2-e_
3. _3(disz) ezem 2(ban2) zi3-da-ta_
4. u3 _1(disz) uzu-ta-am3_
5. i-pa-qi2-si2 x x
6. _igi_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk
7. _igi_ {d}utu-ha-s,i2-ir-ma
8. sza _ka2_ ga-gi-[im]
  coll. Woestenburg, instead of sza-pir ga-gi-[im]
9. _igi_ la-ma-si2
10. _dumu-munus_ im-gur-{d}nin-urta
11. _igi_ be-li-be-el-a-bi-szu
12. _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 1(u)?-[kam]_
left
1. _mu {uruda}ki-lugal-gub hur-sag i7_

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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
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/3, 411

    [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 081292
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 1429

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2019-03-21 at 07:52:46 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els CDLI approved View
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/3, 411 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509797.
MHET 2/3, 411 artifact entry (No. P509797). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509797 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 411 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509797 (Accessed: June 1, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 411 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509797},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509797},
}


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