MHET 2/3, 444 (P509824)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 080292Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. [...] _sag#-geme2#_ a-mu-x [...]
2. qa2#-du#-um# _dumu-munus_-sza
3. [...] {d}utu# x sza-ka-lim# [...]
4. {disz}geme2-{d}utu _lukur_ {d}utu
5. _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-isz#-me#-an-ni
6. [...] _har [ku3-babbar]_-sza
7. _[in] szi [in-sa10]_
8. _sa10# til-[la-bi]-sze3#_
9. [...] x x [...] i3-na# _na4_ {d}utu
10. [...] x _ku3#-babbar#_ x-bi
11. [...] x x
12. [...] _inim-bi al-til_
13. _[sza3-ga]-a-ni al-du10_
reverse
1. _[u4] kur2-sze3_ a-na ba-aq#-ri-sza
2. iz#-za-az
3. [_igi_] bur-{d}iszkur _dumu_ {d}utu-ba-ni
4. _igi#_ sig#?-[...]-tum
5. _dumu_ {d}suen#-i#-din#-nam
6. [_igi_] {d}utu-ma-gir _dumu_ {d}suen#-isz-me-an-ni
7. [_igi_] i3-li2-us,-ra-an-ni _dub-sar_
single ruling
8. _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 7(disz)-kam_
9. _mu# sa#-am-su-i-lu-na lugal-e [nig2]-babbar# siskur2-ra [...] babila2{ki} [...] na# ru#?_
seal 1
1. di-nu-um-x-[...]
2. _dumu_ e2-idim-[...]
3. _ARAD_ an {d}mar-tu
seal 2
(uninscribed)
obverse
1. [...] _sag#-geme2#_ a-mu-x [...]
2. qa2#-du#-um# _dumu-munus_-sza
3. [...] {d}utu# x sza-ka-lim# [...]
4. {disz}geme2-{d}utu _lukur_ {d}utu
5. _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-isz#-me#-an-ni
6. [...] _har [ku3-babbar]_-sza
7. _[in] szi [in-sa10]_
8. _sa10# til-[la-bi]-sze3#_
9. [...] x x [...] i3-na# _na4_ {d}utu
10. [...] x _ku3#-babbar#_ x-bi
11. [...] x x
12. [...] _inim-bi al-til_
13. _[sza3-ga]-a-ni al-du10_
reverse
1. _[u4] kur2-sze3_ a-na ba-aq#-ri-sza
2. iz#-za-az
3. [_igi_] bur-{d}iszkur _dumu_ {d}utu-ba-ni
4. _igi#_ sig#?-[...]-tum
5. _dumu_ {d}suen#-i#-din#-nam
6. [_igi_] {d}utu-ma-gir _dumu_ {d}suen#-isz-me-an-ni
7. [_igi_] i3-li2-us,-ra-an-ni _dub-sar_
single ruling
8. _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 7(disz)-kam_
9. _mu# sa#-am-su-i-lu-na lugal-e [nig2]-babbar# siskur2-ra [...] babila2{ki} [...] na# ru#?_
seal 1
1. di-nu-um-x-[...]
2. _dumu_ e2-idim-[...]
3. _ARAD_ an {d}mar-tu
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
- 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, 444
[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 080292
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0428
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.27.02.07
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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_1891-0509-428) (W_1891-0509-428)
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/3, 444 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509824.
MHET 2/3, 444 artifact entry (No. P509824). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509824 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 444 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509824 (Accessed: August 15, 2025).
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