MHET 2/3, 445 (P509825)

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 017444 & BM 017444A

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

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

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tablet
obverse
1. _4(disz) sar#?_ [...]
2. i#-na# [...]
3. _da# e2_ gaz-{d}suen _dumu#_ [ARAD-...]
4. u3# _da e2 ki#-gal2_ sza [i-bi-{d}nin-szubur]
5. _dumu_ sin-na#-s,i-ir
6. _[sag]-bi 1(disz)-kam_ du-un-nu-um
7. sza sin-na-s,i-ir
8. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam sila_
9. _ki_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur
10. _dumu_ {d}suen-[na]-s,i#-ir
11. {disz}nam-ra-am-sza-ru-ur
12. _dumu_ be-li2-[a]-sza-re-ed
13. _in-szi#-in-sa10_
14. _sa10# [til-la-bi-sze3]_
reverse
1. _1(u) 4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-[na-an-la2]_
2. _sza3-ga-ni al-du10 _
3. _inim-bi al-til_
4. _u4 kur2#-sze3 lu2# lu2#-ra#_
5. _inim nu-um-[ga2]-ga2-[a]_
6. mu [{d}]utu {d}marduk# sa#-am-su2-i#-lu#-na# _lugal_
7. u3 {iri}zimbir#{ki} it#-mu-u2#
  single ruling
8. _igi_ dingir-szu-ib-ni-szu _dumu_ szu#?-{d}nin-szubur
9. _igi_ be-el-szu#-[nu] _dumu_ puzur4-sin
10. _igi_ sin-i-din-[nam] _dumu_ {d}nanna-a2-mah
11. _igi_ i3-li2-e-ri#-ba-am _dumu_ ka-lu-mu#-um
12. _igi_ sil2-li2-ia# _dumu#_ bur-{d}iszkur#
13. _igi_ dingir-dingir-sze-me#-[a ...]
14. _igi_ a-ha#-am#-[...]
15. _igi_ x x [...]
16. _iti kin#-{d}[inanna u4 n-kam]_
17. _mu nig2-babbar_ x [...]
envelope
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. i#-na# x x x
2'. _da e2_ gaz-{d}suen _dumu_ ARAD-[...]
3'. u3# _da e2-ki-gal2_
4'. sza i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ {d}suen-na-[s,i-ir]
5'. _sag-bi 1(disz)#-kam_ du-un-nu-um
6'. sza {d}suen#-na-s,i-ir _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din#-[nam]
7'. _sag-bi 2(disz)#-kam sila_
8'. _ki_ i-bi#-{d}nin-szubur [...]
9'. _dumu_ {d}suen-na-s,i-ir#
10'. {disz}nam-[ra-am-sza-ru-ur]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _u4 kur2-sze3 [lu2 lu2-ra_ ...]
2'. _mu#_ {d}utu [{d}marduk sa-am-su2-i-lu-na _lugal_]
3'. u3 {iri}[zimbir{ki} it-mu-u2]
4'. [_igi_ dingir-szu-[ib-ni-szu _dumu_ szu?-{d}nin-szubur]
5'. _igi_ be-el-[szu-nu _dumu_ puzur4-sin]
6'. [igi] {d}suen-[i-din-nam _dumu_ nanna-a2-mah]
7'. [...] x x [...]
  rest broken
seal 1
1. [...]
2. x x
3. [_ARAD_] an {d}mar-tu
seal 2
1. [...]
2. [...] lu [...]
3. _ARAD_ {d}[...]

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/3, 445

    [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 017444 & BM 017444A
  • Accession No.: 1894-01-15, 0158 & 1894-01-15, 0158A

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-02 at 16:34:03 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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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    There is no external resource for this artifact yet.

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/3, 445 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P509825.
MHET 2/3, 445 artifact entry (No. P509825). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509825 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 445 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509825 (Accessed: August 12, 2025).
@misc{2025MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-12]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 445 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509825},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509825},
}


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LB  - CDLI:P509825
M1  - 2025/8/12/
TI  - MHET 2/3, 445 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/3, 445 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P509825.
MHET 2/3, 445 artifact entry (No. P509825). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509825 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 445 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509825 (Accessed: August 12, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-12]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 445 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509825},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509825},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/2/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P509825
LB  - CDLI:P509825
M1  - 2025/8/12/
TI  - MHET 2/3, 445 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509825
ER  -
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