MHET 2/3, 431 (P509814)

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 017418

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)

-

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. _2(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3_ sza _a-gar3 igi {gesz}tir_
2. sza akszak{ki}-ia
3. {disz}{d#}bu-ne2-ne2-i-din-nam
4. [u4] _buru14-sze_ isz-sza-ad-da-ad-ma
5. [...] ma#-la _a-sza3 ki-kal _
6. sza i-na _sza3_ i-ba-asz-szu-u2
7. _a-sza3_ ma-la _a-sza3_-im _ab-sin2_
8. {disz}{d}bu-ne2-ne2-i-din-nam#
9. a-na akszak{ki}-ia
reverse
1. [i-pa]-la-ak-ma
2. _mu 2(disz)-kam#_ akszak{ki}-ia
3. i-ik#-ka-al
  single ruling
4. _igi_ sig-{d}a-a _dub-sar_
5. _iti ab-e3 u4 6(disz)-kam_
6. _mu bad3 i-si-in{ki} ba-gul-la_
seal 1
1. [{d}bu-ne2]-ne2-i-din-[nam]
2. [_dub]-sar_
3. [...] x [...]
seal 2
1. dingir-[...]
2. [...]
3. _dumu_ [...]
seal 3
1. dingir-[...]
2. [...]
3. _dumu_ [...]
4. _ARAD#_ [...]

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

  • primary: MHET 2/3, 431

    [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 017418
  • Accession No.: 1894-01-15, 0132

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-02 at 16:34:03 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/3, 431 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509814.
MHET 2/3, 431 artifact entry (No. P509814). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509814 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 431 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509814 (Accessed: March 15, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509814},
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