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MHET 2/3, 443 (P509823)

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, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 082272

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

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tablet
obverse
1. _1(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na pa#-[hu-s,um ...]
2. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na sza-[...]
3. i-ta _a-sza3_ nu-ur2#-[...]
4. _2(disz) sag-ARAD-hi-a_ [...]
5. _2(disz) gu4-hi-a_ [...]
coll. Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354: _gu4-hi-a_ instead of _kasz-hi-a_
6. _ki_ ru-ut-tum _lukur_ {d}[utu]
7. _dumu-munus_ i-zi-ga-tar
8. {disz}{d}utu-tap-pi2-e
9. u2-sze-s,i2
10. _3(u) 7(asz) sze gur_
11. i-na _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
12. _gu2-un a-sza3_
13. i-di _sag-ARAD-hi-a_
14. u3 _gu4-hi-a_
coll. Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354: _gu4-hi-a_instead of _kasz-hi-a_
15. _i3-ag2#-e_
reverse
1. _4(disz) ezem_ {d}utu#
2. _3(ban2) zi3-da-ta#_ [...]
3. i-pa-qi2-si2#
single ruling
4. _igi_ {d}utu {d}a-a
5. _igi_ qu2-ru-ru-um
blank space
6. _iti sig4#-a_
7. _mu dingir x [...] la2-bi_ x [...]
seal 1
(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)

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British Museum, London, UK

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Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
Material: Clay
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Genre(s): Legal
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primary: MHET 2/3, 443

[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.
history: AfO 44/45, p. 349-356, p. 354

[Woestenburg1998reviewMHET2/1-4] Woestenburg, Els. 1997/98. “Review Dekiere MHET II/1-4.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 44/45: 349–56.

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Museum No.: BM 082272
Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2372

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.26.03.00
Alternative Years:
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2019-03-21 at 07:52:45	Woestenburg, Els	Atf	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI	approved
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved

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The British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-2372)

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“MHET 2/3, 443 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509823.

MHET 2/3, 443 artifact entry (No. P509823). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509823 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/3, 443 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509823 (Accessed: June 19, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
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	title = {MHET 2/3, 443 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509823},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509823},
}

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“MHET 2/3, 443 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509823.

MHET 2/3, 443 artifact entry (No. P509823). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509823 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/3, 443 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509823 (Accessed: June 19, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 443 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509823},
}

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M1  - 2025/6/19/
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