MHET 2/3, 409 (P499876)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 013913

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _[...] sar {gesz}kiri6_
2. _[us2-sa]-du#_ puzur4-{d}iszkur
3. _[u3 us2]-sa-du_ {d}mar-tu-illat-su2
4. _[{gesz}]kiri6#_ a-pil-{d}utu _dumu_ szu-{d}ba-ba6
5. u-bar-rum _dumu-ni_
6. u3 {d}utu-ga-mil _dumu-e-ne_
7. _ki_ a-pil-{d}utu _dumu_ szu-{d}ba-ba6
8. {disz}u-bar-rum _dumu-ni_
9. u3 u-bar-{d}utu _dumu_ kal x usz bi tum
10. _lugal {gesz}kiri6-ke4_
11. {disz}{d}mar-tu-illat-su2
12. _in-szi-sa10_
13. _2/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
14. _sa10 til-la-ni-sze3_
15. _in-na-al-la2_
16. _u4 kur2-sze3 u4 nu-me-a la_
reverse
1. _sag-nig2-ra {gesz}kiri6-ke4_
2. {disz}a-pil-{d}utu _dumu_ szu-{d}ba-ba6
3. {disz}u-bar-rum _dumu-ni_
4. {disz}{d}utu-ga-mil _dumu-e-ne_
5. _ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4 {gesz}kiri6-mu nu-ub-be2-a_
  Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354 instead of _ba-ni ib gi4-gi4 x x mu-nu-x-bi-lal2_
6. _inim nu-ga2-ga2_ mu sa-am-su2-i-lu-na _lugal_
7. _in-pa3_
8_igi_ {d}suen-ip-pa-al-sa3-am _dumu_ ma-ar-x x tum
9. _igi_ {d}suen-ma-gir _dumu_ i3-li2-i-na-a-a#
10. _igi_ ni-id-nu-sza _dumu_ pi-la-ak-ki
11. _igi_ i3-li2-i-ri-ba-am _dumu_ i3-li2-am-ta-har
12. _igi_ {d}i-szum-mu-ba-li2-it, _dumu_ ha-bi-il-ki-nu-um
13. _igi_ s,il2-li2-i-szum _dumu_ ha-bi-szu
14. _[iti ab]-e3#-a u4 3(u)-kam_
15. _[mu sa-am-su2]-i-lu-na lugal [... szu]-nir# nig2 babbar-ra_
seal 1
1. x [...]
2. _dumu_ PA [...]
3. _ARAD_ [...]
seal 2
1. [...]
2. _ARAD_ {d}[...]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P499876

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 013913
Accession Number 1896-04-02, 0013

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0402-13

References

  • primary: MHET 2/3, 409

    [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.

  • collation: AfO 44/45, p. 349-356, p. 354 (coll.)

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2019-05-19 at 07:49:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-03-21 at 07:52:46 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-02-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/3, 409 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P499876.
MHET 2/3, 409 artifact entry (No. P499876). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499876 (Original work published 2017)
MHET 2/3, 409 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499876 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 409 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499876},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499876},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/3, 409 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P499876.
MHET 2/3, 409 artifact entry (No. P499876). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499876 (Original work published 2017)
MHET 2/3, 409 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499876 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 409 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499876},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499876},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P499876
LB  - CDLI:P499876
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - MHET 2/3, 409 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499876
ER  - 
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