MHET 2/3, 454 (P509834)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 092599Provenience
Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. _3(iku)# GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ gi-za-nu-um
2. i-ta _a-sza3_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum _dumu_ szu#-i3-li2-[...]
3. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum-ma
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma i7_ {d}na-bi-um-he2#-gal2
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3_ nu-ur2-{d}giri3#
6. _dumu_ an-pi4-{d}utu
7. _ki_ {d}suen-ri-me-ni _dumu_ a-bu-[...]
8. {disz}nu-ur2-{d}giri3 u3 dingir-szu-ba-ni
9. _dumu-mesz_ an-pi4-{d}utu
10. _in-szi-in-sa10-esz_
11. _sa10# til-la-bi-sze3_
12. [...] _1(u) n+2(disz) gin2 ku3]-babbar in-[na-an-la2]_
13. _inim#?-bi al#-til_
reverse
1. _u4# kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra#_
2. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_
3. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 sa-am-su2-i-lu-na _lugal_
4. _in-pa3_
single ruling
5. _igi_ lugal-{d}utu _dumu_ sig-i3-li2-szu#
6. _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ {d#}suen-[...]
7. _igi_ dingir-szu-ib-ni-szu# [...]
8. _igi_ {d}suen-[...]
9. _dumu_ {d}en#-[...]
10. _igi_ ip-qa2-tum _dumu_ i-bi-{d}utu
11. _igi_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum _dub-sar#_
single ruling
12. _[iti sze]-sag11#-ku5 u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam_
13. _[mu ...] us2-sa-a-bi [...]-ga# {d}en-lil2-la2_
obverse
1. _3(iku)# GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ gi-za-nu-um
2. i-ta _a-sza3_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum _dumu_ szu#-i3-li2-[...]
3. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum-ma
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma i7_ {d}na-bi-um-he2#-gal2
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3_ nu-ur2-{d}giri3#
6. _dumu_ an-pi4-{d}utu
7. _ki_ {d}suen-ri-me-ni _dumu_ a-bu-[...]
8. {disz}nu-ur2-{d}giri3 u3 dingir-szu-ba-ni
9. _dumu-mesz_ an-pi4-{d}utu
10. _in-szi-in-sa10-esz_
11. _sa10# til-la-bi-sze3_
12. [...] _1(u) n+2(disz) gin2 ku3]-babbar in-[na-an-la2]_
13. _inim#?-bi al#-til_
reverse
1. _u4# kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra#_
2. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_
3. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 sa-am-su2-i-lu-na _lugal_
4. _in-pa3_
single ruling
5. _igi_ lugal-{d}utu _dumu_ sig-i3-li2-szu#
6. _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ {d#}suen-[...]
7. _igi_ dingir-szu-ib-ni-szu# [...]
8. _igi_ {d}suen-[...]
9. _dumu_ {d}en#-[...]
10. _igi_ ip-qa2-tum _dumu_ i-bi-{d}utu
11. _igi_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum _dub-sar#_
single ruling
12. _[iti sze]-sag11#-ku5 u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam_
13. _[mu ...] us2-sa-a-bi [...]-ga# {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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- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Legal
- Language(s):
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primary: MHET 2/3, 454
[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 092599
- Accession No.: 1889-10-14, 0045
- Provenience: Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der) [uncertain]
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.30.12.12
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-12-07 at 20:04:22 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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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 07:52:46 | 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_1889-1014-45) (W_1889-1014-45)
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/3, 454 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P509834.
MHET 2/3, 454 artifact entry (No. P509834). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509834 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 454 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509834 (Accessed: October 22, 2025).
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