MHET 2/3, 458 (P509838)

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, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 013250

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. _da e2#_ [...]
2'. _dumu-munus_ e-ri#-[...]
3'. u3 _da e2_ i-din-mu#-[...]
4'. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma sila dagal-la#_
5'. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma i7_ bi-zi-un-na
  with Anbar & Stol, RA 85, 23-24, 13
6'. _ki_ e-li-e-ri-is-sa3 _lukur_ {d}utu
7'. u3 ni-id-na-at-{d}suen szesz-a-ni
8'. {disz}i-na-li-ib-bi-er-sze-et _lukur#? {d}utu#?_
  with Anbar & Stol, RA 85, 23-24, 13
9'. _dumu-munus_ szar-rum-{d}iszkur
10'. [i]-na#_har ku3-babbar_-sza _in-szi-in-sa10_
11'. _sa10# til-la-bi-sze3_
12'. _2/3(disz) ma-na 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
13'. _in-na-an-la2_
reverse
1. _inim-bi al-til sza3-ga-a-ni al-du10_
2. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra inim nu-ga2-ga2-a_
3. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk
4. u3 sa-am-su2-i-lu-na _lugal_ it-mu-u2
  single ruling
5. _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}utu _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur
6. _igi_ bu-ra-tum _nar-sa_
  with Anbar & Stol, RA 85, 23-24, 13
7. _igi_ {d}utu-sza-tum _dumu_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu
8. _igi_ sin-be-el-ap-lim _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam
9. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ i-di-szum
10. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta
11. _igi_ i-din-{d}bil-gi
  with Anbar & Stol, RA 85, 23-24, 13
12. [_igi_ {d}]en#-lil2-ni2-ta-ku-ru _dumu_ ni#-[id-na-at-{d}suen?]
  with Anbar & Stol, RA 85, 23-24, 13
13. [_iti_] gan#-[gan]-na#
  with Anbar & Stol, RA 85, 23-24, 13
  rest broken

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/3, 458

    [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.

  • history: RA 085, p.13-48, p. 41 no. 13

    [Anbar1991textes] Anbar, Moshé, and Marten Stol. 1991. “Textes de l’époque Babylonienne Ancienne III.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 85: 13–48.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 013250
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-28, 0341

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2019-11-22 at 07:48:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI 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, 458 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509838.
MHET 2/3, 458 artifact entry (No. P509838). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509838 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 458 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509838 (Accessed: August 5, 2025).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 458 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509838},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509838},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P509838
LB  - CDLI:P509838
M1  - 2025/8/5/
TI  - MHET 2/3, 458 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509838
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/3, 458 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509838.
MHET 2/3, 458 artifact entry (No. P509838). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509838 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 458 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509838 (Accessed: August 5, 2025).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 458 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509838},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509838},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P509838
LB  - CDLI:P509838
M1  - 2025/8/5/
TI  - MHET 2/3, 458 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509838
ER  -
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