MHET 2/3, 442 (P509822)

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 078789 & BM 078789A

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [... _e2_] ARAD-sin [...]
2'. [... _e2_] ARAD-sin-[ma]
3'. [... mu]-s,u2-sza# _sila#_ [...]
4'. [_sag-bi 2(disz)-kam_ ... _dumu_] sin-[isz-me-a-ni]
  broken
1". [...] x a x [...]
2". [...] x _a-sza3 {gesz}kiri6_ u3 _e2_
3". _ki#_ {d#}suen# iq-bi-i-ma
4". {disz}be-la#-nu-um u3 ta-ri-ba-tum _dumu#-me_ dumu#-ki#
  coll. Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354: _dumu#-me_ dumu#-ki# instead of x x x
5". a#-na#? _2(disz) sar e2_ sin-isz-me-a-ni [...]
6". i-sza-mu _lu2_ mu!-sza-ad-di-nu [...]
7". asz-szum _ku3-babbar e2#-gal_ ta-ba-lim# [...]
reverse
1. um-ma szu-nu-ma ku3-babbar sza ta-ba#-[lim]
2. a-pu-na-ma u2-ul nu-usz-ta# [...]
3. u2-ul ni-sza-qa2-al e!-li szar#-[...]
4. sza-ia-ma-nu _ku3-babbar e2-gal_ li-pu-ul
5. _1/3(disz) sar e2_ sza zimbir{ki}-gal
6. sza _da e2_ ARAD-sin _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam#
7. u3 _da_ ARAD-sin-ma _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam dumu_ ARAD-sin
8. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam sila_ qa2-at-nu mu-s,u2-szu _sila dagal_
9. _ki_ be-la-nu-um u3 ta-ri-ba-tum
10. {disz}sin-szesz-i-din-nam _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam i-sza-am
11. _sa10 til-la#-bi-sze3 1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2# ku3-babbar_ ka-an-kam
12. a-na a#-pa-al _e2-gal_ isz#-qu2#-ul
13. qa2-ti _lu2_ mu#-sza-ad-di-nim is#-su2-uh
14. _sza3-ga-ni al#-du10 inim-bi# al#-til_
15. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_
16. a-ta-ap-pu ul {disz}ka-{d}a-a _lukur_ {d}utu
17. sza dumu-ki a-na pa-ni isz-ku-nu-szi-i-ma
  coll. Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354: instead of usz-ku-nu-szi-i-ma
18. i-na tup-pi2-im isz-t,u2-ru-u2-szi
19. {disz}be-la-nu-um u3 ta-ri-ba-tum _dumu-me_ dumu-ki#
20. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_ [...]
21. _igi#_ sin#-be-el-ap-li _igi_ dingir-dingir-sze-me-a _dumu-mesz_ [...]
22. [...] x {d}utu-na-s,ir _dumu-me_ lu-usz-ta#-[mar-...]
23. [...] dingir#-szu-ib-ni [...]
  rest broken
left
1. _[iti ...]-a u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam mu# sa#-am#-su2#-i#-lu#-na# [...] hur sag-kal kur mar-tu ki 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 4(disz) kusz3 bur3 da-bi_-ma
envelope
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-{d}suen _dumu_ [...]
2'. [...] _e2#_ ARAD-{d}suen [...]
3'. [...] _e2_ ARAD-{d}suen-ma
4'. [_sag-bi 1(disz)]-kam# sila_ qa2-at-nu mu-su2#-[szu]
5'. [... _sila] dagal_ an-nu-ni-tum bu-[...]
6'. [...] _dumu_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-[ni ...]
7'. [...] dingir-sze-me-a _dumu_ {d}suen-ma-gir [...]
8'. [...] dingir-sze-me-a _dumu_ {d}suen-ma-gir [...]
9'. [...] dumu-er-s,e-tim _dumu_ i-da-an-na [...]
10'. [...] sza i-sza-mu-ma {disz}ka-{d}[a-a ...]
11'. [...] x x x a-na pa-ni isz#-ku#-[...]
  coll. Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354: isz#-ku#-[...] instead of usz-ku?-[...]
12'. [isz-t,u2]-ru _szunigin? 2(asz) gu2 _2(u) 8(disz) ma-na sig2? [...]
  coll. Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354: instead of [...]-ru x x x _2(u) 8(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar#_ [...]
13'. [...] i#-na _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-bi _lugal-e_
14'. an# {d}inanna# u3 {d}na-na-a-a e-x [...]
15'. [...] zimbir{ki} il-qu2-u2
16'. [...] usz? nam a-na {d}suen-ha-s,i2-ir x [...]
17'. [...]-ma asz-szum _ku3-babbar_ ul-tum
18'. [... {d}en]-zu-isz-me-a-ni _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}marduk# x [...]
19'. [...] x x zu i-din-dingir-szu# [...]
20'. [...] ki x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x
2'. [...]-su2-tim
3'. [...]
4'. [...]-qu2-ul
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P509822

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 078789 & BM 078789A
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0733 & 1888-05-12 Bu, 0733B

References

  • primary: MHET 2/3, 442

    [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
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, 442 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 30, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P509822.
MHET 2/3, 442 artifact entry (No. P509822). (2018, May 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509822
MHET 2/3, 442 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509822 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2018},
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	title = {MHET 2/3, 442 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509822},
}

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TI  - MHET 2/3, 442 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/3, 442 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 30, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P509822.
MHET 2/3, 442 artifact entry (No. P509822). (2018, May 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509822
MHET 2/3, 442 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509822 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {may 30},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 442 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509822},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509822},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2018/5/30/
PY  - 2018
ID  - P509822
LB  - CDLI:P509822
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - MHET 2/3, 442 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509822
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