MHET 2/3, 427 (P509810)

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 017432 & BM 017432A

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(esze3) GAN2# [a-sza3 a]-gar3_ ta-wi-ir-tum
2. i-[ta] _a#-sza3_ {d}suen#-re-me-ni
3. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ na-kar-tum# _lukur_ [{d}]utu#
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma_ nam-kar-rum
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma_ AN-NA-AN
6. _ki_ el-me-esz-tum _lukur_ {d}utu
7. _dumu-munus_ {d}iszkur-szar-rum
8. {disz}be-le-su2-nu _lukur_ {d}utu
9. _dumu-munus_ i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen
10. i#-[na _har] ku3-babbar_-sza
11. _in#-szi-in-sa10_
12. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
13. _5(disz) gin2# ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_
14. _sza3-ga-a-ni al-du10_
15. _inim-bi al-til_
reverse
1. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra inim nu-um-ga2#-ga2#-a_
2. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk {disz}sa-[am]-su2#-i-lu-na _lugal_
3. u3 {iri}zimbir{ki} it-mu#-u2
4. _igi_ nu-ur2#-[{d}]-iszkur# _dumu_ hu-ru-sum2#?
5. _igi_ {d}utu-[li-im-di] _ugula nu-bar-mesz_
6. _igi_ {d}nanna#-[ibila-ma]-an-szum2
7. _dumu_ [ar-wi]-um
8. _igi_ ur2-[ni-ni _dumu_] {d}er3-ra-na-da
9. _igi_ dingir-szu#-[...] sza-na-tum
10. _igi_ sig-{d#[a-a] _dub-sar_
11. _iti NE-NE-[gar u4] 1(u) 5(disz)-kam _
12. _mu sa-am-[su2-i-lu-na] lugal#-e lugal im-gi [gu2-bar]-ra {gesz}tukul-bi-ne sag#-du bi2-ra-a_
envelope
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [i-ta _a-sza3_] {d}suen#-re-[me-ni]
  broken
1". _ki#_ el-[me-esz-tum _lukur_ {d}utu]
2". _dumu-munus_ [{d}iszkur-szar-rum]
3". {disz}be-[le-su2-nu _lukur_ {d}utu]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _mu_ {d}[utu {d}]marduk# {disz}sa-am-su2-i-lu-na _lugal_]
2'. u3 {iri}zimbir{ki} [it-mu-u2]
3'. _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}iszkur _dumu_ hu#-ru#-[...]
4'. _igi_ {d}utu-li-im-di _ugula nu-bar-[mesz]_
5'. _igi_ {d}nanna-ibila-ma-an-szum2
6'. _dumu_ ar-wi-um
7'. _igi_ ur2-ni-ni _dumu_ {d}er3-ra-[na-da]
8'. _igi#_ dingir#-szu-pi4-[...] x sza-na-[tum]
9'. _igi_ sig-{d}a-[a _dub]-sar#_
  single ruling
10'. _[iti] NE#-NE-gar u4 n+3(disz)#-kam#_
11'. _[mu] sa-am-su2-i-lu-na lugal-[e] lugal im-gi gu2-bar-ra [{gesz}]tukul-bi-ne sag-du bi2-ra_
seal 1
1. ur2-[ni-ni]
2. [_dumu_] {d}er3-ra-na-da
3. [_ARAD_] e2-babbar x
seal 2
1. i-pi2-iq-{d}a#-a
2. [...]
3. _ARAD#_ {d}x [...]
seal 3
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ dingir-szu-ba-ni

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/P509810

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 017432 & BM 017432A
Accession Number 1894-01-15, 0146 & 1894-01-15, 0146A

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1894-0115-146

References

  • primary: MHET 2/3, 427

    [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.

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
2019-03-21 at 07:52:45 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, 427 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P509810.
MHET 2/3, 427 artifact entry (No. P509810). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509810 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 427 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509810 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 427 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509810},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509810},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/3, 427 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P509810.
MHET 2/3, 427 artifact entry (No. P509810). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509810 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 427 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509810 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 427 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509810},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509810},
}


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DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P509810
LB  - CDLI:P509810
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - MHET 2/3, 427 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509810
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