MHET 2/3, 463 (P509843)

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 080429

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

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tablet
obverse
1. _1(iku)# GAN2 a-sza3 u2-sal i7_ zimbir{ki}
2. _sag# 1(disz)-kam u2-sal_ a-wi-li-ia
3. _dumu_ ta-ri-bu-um
4. _sag# 2(disz)-kam_ a-tap an-na-a-x [...]
5. i-ta _a-sza3_ a-wi-li-ia
6. _ki_ ma#-an-na-szi _lukur_ {d}utu
7. _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-sza-du-ni
8. {disz}a-wi-li-ia _dumu_ ta-ri-bu-[um]
9. _in#-sa10-in-sze3_
10. _[sa10]-til-la-bi-sze3_
11. _2(disz)# 1/3(disz)# gin2 ku3-babbar_
12. _in#-na-la2_
reverse
1. [...] _nu-ga2-ga2-a_
2. _u4# kur-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
3. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na
4. it-mu-u2#
5. _igi_ sig#-an#-nu-ni-tum ...
6. _igi_ u-bar-rum ra-[...]
7. _igi_ sig-{d}a-a [...]
8. _igi_ x-[...]-hu-um [...]
9. _igi_ sig-[...]
10. _iti du6-[ku3 u4 n-kam]_
11. _mu gibil us2-sa_

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

  • primary: MHET 2/3, 463

    [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: AfO 44/45, p. 349-356, p. 355

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 080429
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0568

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
2019-03-21 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, 463 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509843.
MHET 2/3, 463 artifact entry (No. P509843). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509843 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 463 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509843 (Accessed: June 19, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 463 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509843},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509843},
}


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