MHET 2/3, 452 (P509832)

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 092597

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. _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ si-la-ni-i{ki}
2. i-ta _a-sza3_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}utu-ba-ni
3. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ i-na-sza3-er-sze-et _lukur_ {d}utu
4. _dumu-munus_ ha-ia-am-di-du
5. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam pa5_ sa-al-lum
6. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3_ {d}i7-ra-bi _dumu_ {d}marduk-mu-sza-lim
7. _ki_ i-na-sza3-er-sze-et _lukur_ {d}utu
8. _dumu-munus_ ha-ia-am-di-du
9. {disz}sze-ri-iq-ti-{d}a-a _lukur_ {d}utu
10. _dumu-munus_ a-da-an-ni-a-am
11. i-na _har ku3-babbar-sza in-szi-in-sa10_
12. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
13. _1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_
14. _inim-bi al-til sza3-ga-a-ni al-du10_
15. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra inim nu-ga2-ga2#_[...]
reverse
1. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk
2. u3 sa-am-su2-i-lu-na _lugal in-pa3-de3-mesz_
  single ruling
3. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}utu-ba-ni
4. _igi_ ni-id-na-at-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ba-ni
5. _igi_ sig-an-tum _dumu_ {d}na-bi-um-at-pa-lum
6. _igi_ mi-nam-e-pu-usz-dingir _dumu_ dumu-er-s,e-tim
7. _igi_ ri-isz-{d}utu _dumu_ ki-gu-la
8. _igi_ na-hi-isz-sze-i-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ {d}suen-dingir
9. _igi_ {d}marduk-ni-szu _dumu_ e-tel-pi4-{d}na-bi-um
10. _igi_ a-ta-na-ah-i3-li2 _dumu_ a-pil2-i3-li2-szu
11. _igi_ a-pil2-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ ni-id-nu-sza
12. _igi_ {d}suen-ri-me-ni _dumu_ er-s,e-ti-ia
13. _igi_ {d}suen-mu-sza-lim _dub-sar_
  single ruling
14. _iti ab-e3 u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam_
15. [_mu_] sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal-e gibil 2(disz)-kam-ma egir mu a2-ag2-ga2 {d}en-lil2-la2_

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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  • Genre(s): Legal
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  • primary: MHET 2/3, 452

    [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 092597
  • Accession No.: 1889-10-14, 0040

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 07:52:46 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, 452 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P509832.
MHET 2/3, 452 artifact entry (No. P509832). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509832 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 452 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509832 (Accessed: November 25, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 7},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 452 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509832},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509832},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/3, 452 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P509832.
MHET 2/3, 452 artifact entry (No. P509832). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509832 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 452 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509832 (Accessed: November 25, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 7},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 452 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509832},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509832},
}

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DA  - 2024/12/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P509832
LB  - CDLI:P509832
M1  - 2025/11/25/
TI  - MHET 2/3, 452 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509832
ER  - 
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