MHET 2/3, 420 (P509804)

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 014004

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. asz-szum _a-sza3 e2 u3 {gesz}kiri6_
2. sza _dumu-mesz_ dumu-{d}mar-tu
3. a-na a-wi-ia-tum _ra2-gaba dumu_ sza-{d}mar-tu
4. {disz}ig-mil-{d}suen ip-qi2-is-su2
5. a-na pi-ha-at _a-sza3 e2 u3 {gesz}kiri6_
6. {disz}a-wi-ia-tum _ra2-gaba dumu_ sza-{d}mar-tu
7. iz!-za-az
8. u3 _dumu-mesz_ dumu-{d}mar-tu u2-ra-ba
9. _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ szi? da ah ra ni szu nu
10. _ib2-tag4? iti 4(disz)-kam_
11. a-na ig-mil-{d}suen _i3-la2-e_
reverse
1. _igi_ ig-mil-{d}suen a-bi asz-lim
2. {disz}a-wi-il-{d}iszkur _ugula ka2 <ga2>-gi4-a#_
3. {disz}u2-tul2-esz18-dar _gudu4_ esz18-dar
4. u3 a-wi-il-{d}iszkur _dumu_ za-a-lum
  single ruling
5. _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(disz)-kam_
6. _mu_ sa-am-su2-i-lu-na _lugal bad3_ uri2{ki} u3 unu{ki} _mu#-un#-gul-la_
seal 1
1. ig-mil-[{d}suen]
2. _dumu_ a-pil-[...]
3. _ARAD nig2_ {d}lugal
seal 2
1. a-wi-ia-tum
2. _dumu_ sza-{d}mar-tu
3. _ARAD_ {d}suen
seal 3
1. a-pil-i3-[li2-szu]
2. _dumu_ i3-li2-x-[...]
3. _ARAD_ {d}[...]
seal 4
1. [...] AN x [...]
2. [...] i3-li2-[...]
3. [...] NI x [...]

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/P509804

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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 014004
Accession Number 1896-04-02, 0104

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0402-104

References

  • primary: MHET 2/3, 420

    [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: RA 085, p.13-48, p. 46 no. 23

    [Anbar1991textes] Anbar, Moshé, and Marten Stol. 1991. “Textes de l’époque Babylonienne Ancienne III.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 85: 13–48.

  • 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
2025-03-02 at 15:14:51 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2019-11-22 at 07:43:25 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
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/3, 420 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P509804.
MHET 2/3, 420 artifact entry (No. P509804). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509804 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 420 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509804 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509804},
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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/3, 420 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P509804.
MHET 2/3, 420 artifact entry (No. P509804). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509804 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 420 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509804 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 2},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509804},
}


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PY  - 2025
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M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - MHET 2/3, 420 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509804
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