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MHET 2/3, 390 (P431430)

Business / Contracts 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 078801 & BM 078802

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 > Business / Contracts (contract)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. _e2_ ru-ug-bu-um
2. _ki_ ri-ba-tum _lukur_ {d}utu
3. _dumu-munus_ ip-qa2-tum
4. {disz}il-ta-ni
5. _dumu-munus_ ha-bu-ia-tum-ma
6. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
7. u2-sze-s,i2
8. _[kesz2] mu# 1(disz)#-kam#_-szu#
envelope
obverse
1. _e2_ ru-ug-bu-um
2. _ki_ ri-ba-tum _lukur_ {d}utu
3. _dumu-munus_ ip-qa2-tum
4. {disz}il-ta-ni
5. _dumu-munus_ a-da-ia-tum
6. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
7. u2-sze-s,i2
8. _kesz2 mu 1(disz)-kam_
9. _1(u) gin2 ku3#-babbar#_
10. _i3-[la2]-e_
reverse
1. ri-esz-ti _kesz2_
2. _igi-3(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar_
3. ma-[hi]-ir
single ruling
4. _igi_ ARAD-{d}bu-ne2-ne2
5. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
6. _igi_ ip-qa2-tum
7. _dumu_ na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu
8. _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam_
9. _[mu] i7 sa-am-su-i-lu-na-he2-gal2_
seal 1
1. [...] dingir ni za lu ni? [...]
2. _dumu_ e-tel-pi4-dingir-szu
3. [_ARAD_] {d}utu {d}a-a
seal 2
1. {d}utu
2. {d}a-a
seal 3
(uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ sin-i-din-nam#

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)

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British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: MHET 2/3, 390

[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: Földi, Zsombor, Ribatum (2009) p. 80-81,

[sec111310] N.d.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 078801 & BM 078802
Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0755 & 1888-05-12 Bu, 0756

Provenience

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

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.04.12.17
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2019-03-21 at 07:52:46	Woestenburg, Els	Atf	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI	approved
2012-08-29 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.78801)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.78802)
The British Museum Collection (W_1888-0512-Bu-755)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

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

Notes

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“MHET 2/3, 390 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P431430.

MHET 2/3, 390 artifact entry (No. P431430). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P431430 (Original work published 2012)

MHET 2/3, 390 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P431430 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).

@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 390 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P431430},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P431430},
}

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“MHET 2/3, 390 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P431430.

MHET 2/3, 390 artifact entry (No. P431430). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P431430 (Original work published 2012)

MHET 2/3, 390 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P431430 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 390 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P431430},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P431430},
}

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ER  -

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