MHET 2/3, 412 (P509798)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 017326 & BM 017472

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)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) sar e2 du3-a_
2. i-na zimbir{ki}-gal
3. da _e2_ tu-un-nu-um-ma
4. u3 da _e2_ ARAD-{d}mar-tu _dumu_ su2-pa-pi2-ia
5. u3 ARAD-{d}suen _dumu_ bu-di-ma
6. _sag-bi# 1(disz)-kam sila_
7. _[sag-bi] 2(disz)-kam e2_ wa-qar-rum _lukur_ {d}utu
8. _[dumu-munus]_ a-wi-il-dingir
9. [_ki_ ib-ni]-{d}utu
10. [_dumu_] er3-ra-ga-mil
11. [{disz}] {d}utu-i-na-ia
12. _dumu_ be-li2-i-mi-ti
13. _[in]-szi#-in-sa10_
14. _sa10# [til]-la-bi-[sze3]_
15. _4(disz) gin2 [ku3-babbar] in#-n#-an#-la2_
16. [...]
reverse
1. _inim-[bi al-til]_
2. _u4 [kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2]-ra#_
3. _inim [nu-um-ga2-ga2]-a#_
4. _mu_ [{d}utu {d}marduk] sa#-am#-su2-i-lu-na _lugal_
5. [u3] {iri}zimbir{ki} it-mu-u2
  single ruling
6. _igi_ {d}utu-s,il2-li2 _dumu_ ARAD-{d}mar-tu
7. _igi_ u2-s,i2-bi-tum _dumu_ erisz-ti-e2-a
8. _igi_ u2-qa2-[a]-pi4-esz18#-dar# _dumu_ sin-lu-ud-lu-ul
9. _igi_ [...] x x _dumu_ ap-pa-an-dingir
10. _igi_ {d}suen-ga-sze-ir _dumu_ {d}utu-ti-la-ti
11. _igi_ ta#-ri#-bu-um _dumu_ ip-qu2-sza
12. dumu-er-s,e-tim _dumu_ li-pu-usz-sza3-dingir
13. _igi_ e-ri-sum2-ma-tum _dumu_ im-gur-sin
14. _igi_ {d}marduk-ha-s,i-ir _dumu_ s,il2-li2#-{d}utu
15. _igi_ im-gur-sin dub-sar
16. _iti kin-{d}inanna u4 n+5(disz)#-kam_
17. _mu {uruda}ki-lugal-gub i7 hur-sag_ [...]
envelope
obverse
1. _ki_ ib-ni-{d#}[utu] _dumu_ er3-ra-[ga-mil]
  coll. Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354: _ki_ instead of u3
2. {disz}{d}utu-i-na-ia
3. _dumu_ be-li2-i-mi-ti
4. _in-szi-in-sa10_
5. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
6. _4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na#-an-la2_
7. _sza3-ga-ni al-[du10]_
8. _inim#-bi al-[til]_
reverse
1. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
2. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_
3. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk sa-am-su2-i-lu-na
4. u3 _iri#_ zimbir{ki} it-mu-u2
5. _igi_ [{d}utu]-s,il2-li2 _dumu_ ARAD-{d}mar-tu
6. _igi_ [u2]-s,i-bi-tum _dumu#_ erisz-ti-e2-a
7. _igi#_ [u2]-qa2#-a-pi4-esz18-dar _dumu_ {d}suen#-lu#-ud#-lu-ul
8. [...]-s,il2#-li2 _dumu#_ [...]
  rest broken
seal 1
  (uninscribed)
1. <_kiszib3_> u2-[...]
seal 2
  (uninscribed)
1. <_kiszib3_> e-x-[...]
seal 3
  (uninscribed)
1. <_kiszib3_> [...] szu x x x
seal 4
  (uninscribed)
1. <_kiszib3_> u2-qa2-a-pi4-esz18-dar

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P509798

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 017326 & BM 017472
Accession Number 1894-01-15, 0040 & 1894-01-15, 0186

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1894-0115-40

References

  • primary: MHET 2/3, 412

    [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
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2025-03-02 at 16:34:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2022-07-22 at 15:23:21 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2021-10-29 at 16:02:00 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2021-10-29 at 15:59:57 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-03-21 at 07:52:46 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/3, 412 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P509798.
MHET 2/3, 412 artifact entry (No. P509798). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509798 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 412 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509798 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509798},
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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/3, 412 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P509798.
MHET 2/3, 412 artifact entry (No. P509798). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509798 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 412 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509798 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509798},
}


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PY  - 2026
ID  - P509798
LB  - CDLI:P509798
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - MHET 2/3, 412 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509798
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