MHET 2/3, 433 (P509816)

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 081450

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. _e2 da kal#?_
2. _ki_ {d}suen-ma-gir [...] a-ab-ba az
3. {disz}geme2-me-tu[m]
4. a-na ki-is,-ri
5. _a-na mu 1(disz)-kam_ sza [...] x
6. ki-is,-ri _mu-[1(disz)-kam]_-sza
7. [...] _gin2 ku3-babbar i3_-[...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _igi-4(disz)#-gal2# ku3-babbar_ ma-[hi-ir]_ igi_ x ig x x x
2'. _igi_ {d}ma?-mu-ga-mil
3'. _dumu_ sza-lu-rum
4'. _igi_ sa3-bi-tum
5'. _iti ab-e3 u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam_
6'. _mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal-e gu-za bara2 ku3-sig17-ta_ x x x
seal 1
1. dingir-[...]
2. _dumu_ [...]
3. [...]
seal 2
1. dingir-[...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
seal 3
1. [...]
2. [...] x [...]
3. [...] {d#}iszkur
seal 4
1. [...] ba [...]
2. [...] dingir [...]
seal 3
1. [...] dingir x [...]
2. _ARAD_ x [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P509816

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 081450
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 1584

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-1584

References

  • primary: MHET 2/3, 433

    [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
2025-03-30 at 13:59:19 Senior, Andrew Transliteration Senior, Andrew Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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, 433 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509816.
MHET 2/3, 433 artifact entry (No. P509816). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509816 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 433 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509816 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/3, 433 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509816.
MHET 2/3, 433 artifact entry (No. P509816). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509816 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 433 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509816 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509816},
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