MHET 2/3, 429 (P509812)
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 082220Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. _5(iku)# GAN2 [a-sza3 ki-kal_]
2. [_2(iku)] GAN2 [a-sza3 ...]
rest broken
envelope
obverse
1. _5(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ki-kal_
2. _2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ka-gar!_
3. _ki_ ma-as-ma-ra-tum _lukur_ {d}utu
4. {disz}tu-ur-szu-mi-il-lum
5. _a-sza3_ a-na e-re-szu-tim
6. u2-sze-s,i2
7. sza _ka-gar_
8. _2(asz) gur sze_
9. i-na _e2_ {d}utu
10. _i3-ag2-e_
11. _a-sza3 ki-kal_
reverse
1. a-na _mu 2(disz)-kam_ u2-sze-s,i2
2. _mu 2(disz)-kam_ i-ka-al-ma
3. sza-at-tum
4. _2(barig) 3(ban2) sze i3-ag2-e_
5. _a-sza3#_ i#-pi2#-te-e
6. a-na# [...]
7. u2-[...]
8. _a-sza3#_ [...] x-te-e-ma
9. [...] x x
10. _igi#_ ARAD#-{d}suen
11. _dumu_ ak-bi-ia-hi
12. _igi_ {d}utu-nu-ri
13. _dumu-munus_ e-lu?-e-bu-um
14. _igi_ e-li-e-re-sa
15. _dumu-munus_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
left
1. _mu bad3 ki_ i-si-in-na
seal 1
(uninscribed)
seal 2
(uninscribed)
obverse
1. _5(iku)# GAN2 [a-sza3 ki-kal_]
2. [_2(iku)] GAN2 [a-sza3 ...]
rest broken
envelope
obverse
1. _5(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ki-kal_
2. _2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ka-gar!_
3. _ki_ ma-as-ma-ra-tum _lukur_ {d}utu
4. {disz}tu-ur-szu-mi-il-lum
5. _a-sza3_ a-na e-re-szu-tim
6. u2-sze-s,i2
7. sza _ka-gar_
8. _2(asz) gur sze_
9. i-na _e2_ {d}utu
10. _i3-ag2-e_
11. _a-sza3 ki-kal_
reverse
1. a-na _mu 2(disz)-kam_ u2-sze-s,i2
2. _mu 2(disz)-kam_ i-ka-al-ma
3. sza-at-tum
4. _2(barig) 3(ban2) sze i3-ag2-e_
5. _a-sza3#_ i#-pi2#-te-e
6. a-na# [...]
7. u2-[...]
8. _a-sza3#_ [...] x-te-e-ma
9. [...] x x
10. _igi#_ ARAD#-{d}suen
11. _dumu_ ak-bi-ia-hi
12. _igi_ {d}utu-nu-ri
13. _dumu-munus_ e-lu?-e-bu-um
14. _igi_ e-li-e-re-sa
15. _dumu-munus_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
left
1. _mu bad3 ki_ i-si-in-na
seal 1
(uninscribed)
seal 2
(uninscribed)
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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- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Legal
- Language(s):
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primary: MHET 2/3, 429
[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 082220
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2331
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
- Elevation:
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.15.00.00
- Alternative Years:
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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 07:52:45 | 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_1891-0509-2331) (W_1891-0509-2331)
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/3, 429 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509812.
MHET 2/3, 429 artifact entry (No. P509812). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509812 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 429 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509812 (Accessed: August 18, 2025).
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