MHET 2/3, 430 (P509813)

Legal tablet 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, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 080016

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

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tablet
obverse
1. _n(iku)# GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ hal-hal#-[la{ki}]
2. i-ta nam-kar [...]
3. u3 i-ta be-la-ki-[im ...]
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam_ sig-{d}mar-[tu]
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma_ ha-ab-x-[...]
6. _ki_ mu-ha-ad-du-u2 u3 a-wi-il#-[...]
7. {disz}{munus}e-li-e-re-es-sa _lukur_ {d}utu# [...]
8. _in-szi-in-sa10 sa10 til-la-[bi-sze3]_
9. _3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar in-na-an#-[la2]_
  single ruling
10. _igi_ nu-ra-tum _dumu_ sig-an-[nu-ni-tum]
11. _igi_ sig-i3-li2-szu _ugula dam-[gar2]_
12. _igi#_ x [...] x x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _ki_ x [...]
2'. {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam# [...] x [...]
3'. _in-szi-in-sa10 sa10 [til-la-bi-sze3]_
4'. _3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar in-na-[an-la2]_
  single ruling
5'. _igi_ lugal-{d}utu _dumu_ nu-ur2#-[...]
6'. _igi_ it-ti-{d}en-lil2-qi2-in-ni [...]
7'. _igi_ ku-ru-u2 _dumu#_ x x [...]
8'. _igi_ e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ isz-[...]
9'. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam u3 i#-[...]
10'. _dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-e-x [...]
11'. _igi_ {d}illat-su _dumu_ dingir#-[...]
12'. _igi_ nu-ur2-an-tum _dumu_ [...]
13'. _iti bara2-za3-gar [u4 n-kam]_
14'. _mu# [bad3]_ i3-si-in#-[na{ki} ...]

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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
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  • primary: MHET 2/3, 430

    [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 080016
  • Accession No.: 1889-10-14, 0563

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-07 at 20:04:22 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2019-03-21 at 07:52:45 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, 430 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P509813.
MHET 2/3, 430 artifact entry (No. P509813). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509813 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 430 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509813 (Accessed: August 13, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 7},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 430 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509813},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509813},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/3, 430 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P509813.
MHET 2/3, 430 artifact entry (No. P509813). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509813 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 430 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509813 (Accessed: August 13, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 7},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 430 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509813},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509813},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/12/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P509813
LB  - CDLI:P509813
M1  - 2025/8/13/
TI  - MHET 2/3, 430 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509813
ER  - 
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