MHET 2/3, 415 (P355779)

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 078773 & BM 078774

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

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
1. _1/2(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ i-na _kar_-im
2. _da e2_ geme2-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-illat-su2
3. u3 _da sila dagal-la_ {d}bu-ne2-ne2
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma sila dagal-la_ nin-he2-gal2
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma e2_ e-zi-ib-ti e2
6. dumu-i7-zimbir!{ki} _dumu_ ri-isz-{d}utu
7. _ki_ dumu-i7-zimbir{ki} _dumu_ ri-isz-{d}utu
8. {disz}ka-{d}a-a _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu_ tam-sza-hu-um
9. i-na _har ku3-babbar-sza in-szi-in-sa10_
10. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
11. _1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_
12. _inim-bi al-til_
13. _sza3-ga-ni al-du10_
14. _u4 kur2-e lu2 lu2-ra_
15. _inim nu-ga2-ga2-ia_
reverse
1. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk
2. u3 _lugal_ sa-am-su2-i-lu-na
3. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
  single ruling
4. _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}utu _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur
5. _igi_ {d}suen-be-el-ibila _dumu_ u-bar-{d}za-ba4-ba4
6. _igi_ x-[...]-x sin i?
7. _igi_ i-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ ri-ba-am-dingir
8. _igi_ sa-kum x _dumu_ lu2-{d}nanna
9. _[igi]_ e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ dingir-szesz
10. _igi_ sig-{d}iszkur _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam
11. _igi_ dumu-zimbir{ki} _dumu_ u-bar-rum
12. _iti udru{duru5} u4 7(disz)-kam_
13. _mu us2-sa ki-lugal-gub-ba_
envelope
obverse
1. _1/2(disz) sar# e2 du3-[a_ i-na _kar_-im]
2. _da e2_ geme2#-{d#}[utu _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-illat-su2]
3. u3 _da_ ri#-[bi-it {d}bu-ne2-ne2]
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma [sila dagal-la_ nin-he2-gal]
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma [e2_ e-zi-ib-ti _e2_ ...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _igi_ ri-isz-[...]
2'. _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}[utu _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur]
3'. _igi_ {d}suen-be-el-[ibila _dumu_ u-bar-{d}za-ba4-ba4]
4'. _igi_ ma-an-nu-um-[...]
5'. _dumu_ [...]
6'. _igi_ i-bi-{d}utu# [dumu ri-ba-am-dingir]
7'. _igi_ sa-qum _dumu#_ [lu2-{d}nanna]
8'. _igi_ e-ri-ba-[am _dumu_ dingir-szesz]
9'. _igi_ sig-{d}iszkur# [dumu sin-i-din-nam]
10'. _igi_ dumu-zimbir#[{ki} _dumu_ u-bar-rum]
11'. _igi_ a-ha-[...]
12'. _iti udru{duru5} u4# [7(disz)-kam]_
13'. _mu us2-sa ugnim# [ki-lugal-gub-ba]_
seal 1
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ sa-qum
seal 2
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ i-bi-{d}utu
seal 3
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ dumu-{i7}zimbir#{ki}

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal
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  • primary: MHET 2/3, 415

    [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: CT 4, 17c

    [Pinches1898CT4] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1898. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 4. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

    Tablet only


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 078773 & BM 078774
  • Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0701 & 1888-05-12 Bu, 0702

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2019-03-21 at 07:52:46 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els CDLI approved View
2007-01-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/3, 415 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355779.
MHET 2/3, 415 artifact entry (No. P355779). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355779 (Original work published 2007)
MHET 2/3, 415 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355779 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355779},
}

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