MHET 2/3, 455 (P509835)

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 078951 & BM 078951A

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(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ gi-za-nu-um
2. i-ta _a-sza3_ nu-ur2-{d}giri3 u3 dingir-szu-ba-ni
3. _dumu-mesz_ an-pi4-{d}utu
4. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ nu-ur2-{d}giri3 u3 dingir-szu-ba-ni-ma
5. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3 e2-gal_
6. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma gu2_ x x x
7. _a-sza3_ geme2-be-el-tim u3 ip-qa2-tum _dumu-mesz_ i-bi-[...]
8. a-na# pu-ha-ti-szu# _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza# a-gar3_ a-hi-ra-me-e
9. i-ta _a-sza3_ isz-me-e3-a _dumu_ sig-e2-a
10. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ ip-qa2-tum _dumu_ wa-ar#-du-um#
11. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma i7_ ir-ni-na#
12. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma i7_ szu-na-ak#-bu-um
13. _a-sza3_ nu-ur2-{d}giri3 u3 dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu#-mesz_ an-pi2-{d}utu
14. u3 _5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ {disz}nu-ur2-[{d}giri3] u3# dingir-szu-ba-ni
15. a#-na# geme2-be-el#-tim# x x x
16. ip-pu-lu
reverse
1. {disz}nu-ur2-{d}giri3 u3 dingir-szu-ba-ni
2. _ki_ geme2-be-el-tim u3 ip-qa2-tum
3. im-ta-ag-ru-ma i-na li-ba-ti-szu-nu#
4. u3 mi-it-gu-ur-ti-szu-nu
5. _a#-sza3_-am ki-ma _a-sza3_-im up-te-eh-u2
6. pu#-uh-hu le-qu2-u2 szu-ur-du-u2
coll. Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354: instead of pu-uh x x x u2-szu-ur-du-u2
7. _sza3#-ga-ne-ne al-du10_
8. _u4# kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra# inim nu-um-ga2-ga2_
9. _mu#_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 sa-am#-su-i-lu#-na#
10. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
single ruling
11. _igi#_ sin-be-el-ap-lim _igi_ dingir-dingir-sze-me-ia _dumu#-mesz#_ sin#-ma#-gir#
12. _igi_ lugal-{d}utu _dumu_ sig-i3-li2-szu
Woestenburg: lugal-{d}utu instead of x-{d}utu
13. _igi_ i-din-{d}utu _igi_ dingir-szu-ib-ni
14. _dumu-mesz_ lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ka
15. _igi_ {d}utu-na-s,ir _dumu_ li-wi-ra
16. _igi_ i-din-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,ir
17. _igi_ sin-na-di-in-szu-mi _dub-sar_
left
1. _iti sze-sag11# u4 2(u)-kam mu gibil 2(disz)-kam-ma_
envelope
obverse
1. [... dingir-szu]-ba-ni
2. [u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ nu-ur2-{d}giri3 u3] dingir#-szu-ba-ni-ma
3. [_sag-bi 1(disz)-kam a-sza3 e2-gal_]
4. [_sag-bi 2(disz)-kam gu2 i7_ ...]
5. [a-sza3 geme2-be-el-lim u3] ip-qa2-tum#
6. [...]
7. [...] x
8. [... _a-gar3_ a-hi]-ra#-me-e
9. [i-ta _a-sza3_ isz-me-e2-a _dumu_] sig-e2-a
10. [u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ ip-qa2]-tum _dumu_ ar-du-um
11. [_sag-bi 1(disz)-kam i7_ ir-ni]-na
12. [_sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma i7_ szu]-na#-ak-bu
13. [_a-sza3_ nu-ur2-{d}giri3 u3 dingir]-szu#-ba-ni
14. [_dumu-mesz_ dingir-pi2-{d}]utu#
15. [u3 _5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ nu-ur2-{d}giri3 u3 dingir-szu-ba]-ni
16. [a-na geme2-be-el-tim ...] ni#?
17. [ip-pu]-lu#
18. [...]
19. [...] x [...]
20. [_a-sza3_ ki-ma] _a-sza3_ up-te-eh#-[u2]
21. [... ni-ip]-la-tim ma-hi-ru
single ruling
reverse
1. [pu-uh-hu-u2 szu-ur]-du-u2 le-qu2-[u2]
coll. Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354: instead of [...]-du-u2 _sza3-ba_
2. _sza3#-ga#-ne#-ne# al#-du10_
coll. Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354: instead of _sza3-ga-a-ne? al-du10_
3. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
4. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2_
5. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 sa-am-su2-i#-lu#-na# _lugal_
6. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
single ruling
7. _igi_ {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim {disz}dingir-dingir-sze-me-ia
8. _dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-ma-gir
9. _igi_ {d}suen-na-s,i-ir _dumu_ puzur4-{d}utu
10. _igi#_ i#-[din-{d}utu] u3 dingir-szu-ib-ni
11. _dumu-mesz_ lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ka#
12. _igi_ {d}utu-na-s,i-ir [dumu li-wi-ra]
13. _igi_ i#-din#-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}utu#-na#-s,ir#
14. _igi_ dingir-szu-ib-bi _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
15. _igi_ {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi _dub-sar_
single ruling
16. _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 2(u)-kam_
17. _mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal-e [mu] gibil 2(disz)-kam-ma_ sza _egir mu a2-ag2-ga2 {d}en-lil2_
seal 1
1. [...] KA#?-la-ap-[...]
2. _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
3. _ARAD#_ [...]
seal 2
1. dingir [...]
2. _dumu#_ [...]
3. _ARAD#_ [...]
seal 3
1. {d}suen-na#-di#-in#-szu-mi
2. _dub-sar_
3. _dumu_ AN-A-AN
4. _ARAD_ [...]-tum
seal 4
1. s,il2#-li2-{d}x
2. _dumu_ [...]-hu-um PI x [...]
3. _ARAD_ {d}[...]
seal 5
1. [...]
2. _dumu_ [...]-e
3. _ARAD_ [...] {d}suen#
seal 6
1. dingir-sze-me-a
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-ma-gir
3. _ARAD_ {d}suen
seal 7
1. {d}suen-x-[...]
2. _dumu_ KA-[...]
3. _ARAD_ x [...]
seal 8
1 line blank
1. _kiszib3_ i-din-{d}utu
seal 9
1 line blank
1. _kiszib3_ dingir-szu-ib-bi

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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, 455

[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.
collation: AfO 44/45, p. 349-356, p. 354 (coll.)

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 078951 & BM 078951A
Accession No.: 1889-04-26 Bu, 0246 & 1889-04-26 Bu, 0246A

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

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.30.12.20
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-04-15 at 22:13:36	Senior, Andrew	Atf	Senior, Andrew	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2019-03-21 at 07:52:46	Woestenburg, Els	Atf	Woestenburg, Els	CDLI	approved
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI	approved

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“MHET 2/3, 455 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 30, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P509835.

MHET 2/3, 455 artifact entry (No. P509835). (2018, May 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509835

MHET 2/3, 455 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509835 (Accessed: June 22, 2025).

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	year = {2018},
	month = {may 30},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 455 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509835},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509835},
}

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