MHET 2/3, 448 (P509828)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 082464 & BM 082465

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
1. _1(u) 2(disz) sar kislah_
2. i-na _a-gar3_ bu-sza
3. i-ta _i7-lu2-bahar-ri#_
4. u3 [i]-ta _a-sza3_ ni-szi-i-ni-szu _lukur_ {d}utu#
5. _dumu-munus_ dumu-{d}utu
6. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma kislah_ i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen#
7. _dumu_ sin-ta-ia-ar
8. _sag-bi 2(disz)!-ma_ mat-ta-tum
9. _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu
10. _ki_ ni-szi-i#-ni-szu _lukur#_ {d}utu#
11. _dumu-munus_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2#
12. {d}utu#?-x x [...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. _3(disz) 5/6(disz)# gin#2 ku3#-babbar# in#-na#-an#-la2#_
2'. _sza3-ga-a-ni al-du10_
3'. _inim-bi al-til_
4'. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
5'. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_
6'. _mu_ {d}utu# [{d}] marduk u3 sa-am-su2-i-lu-na _lugal_
7'. it-mu-u2
single ruling
8'. _igi_ i3-li2-i-din-nam _dumu_ a-bu-um-wa-[qar]
9'. _igi_ sin#-i-din-nam _dumu_ sin-na-[...]
10'. _igi_ szu-mi-ki x ri x [...]
11'. _igi_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ dumu-dingir [...]
12'. _igi#_ sin-i#-qi2#-sza-am _ku3-dim2_
13'. [_igi_ im]-gur#-[{d}suen] _dub-sar_
14'. [_iti NE-NE-gar u4] n-kam#_
15'. [...] x
rest broken
envelope
obverse
1. _1(u) 2(disz) sar kislah_
2. i#-na# _a-gar3_ bu-sza
3. i-ta# _[i7] lu2-bahar2-ri_
4. u3# [i-ta _a-sza3_] ni#-szi#-i-ni-szu [_lukur_ {d}utu]
5. [_dumu-munus_ dumu-{d}]utu#
6. [_sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma kislah_ i-ku-un]-pi4-{d}suen
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. _3(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an#-[la2]_
2'. _sza3-ga-ni al-du10_
3'. _inim-bi al-til_
4'. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra inim nu-um-ga2-[ga2-a]_
5'. _mu_{d}utu {d}marduk u3 sa-am-su2#-i-lu-na
6'. it-mu-u2
single ruling
7'. _igi_ i3-li2-i-din-nam _dumu_ a-bu-um-[...]
8'. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}suen-na#-di#-in#-[...]
9'. _igi_ szu-mi-er-s,e-tim x x x
10'. _igi_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ dumu-dingir [...]
11'. _igi_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am _ku3-dim2#_
12'. _igi#_ im-gur-{d}suen _[dub]-sar_
single ruling
13'. _iti NE-NE-[gar] [u4 n]-kam_
14'. _mu sa-am#-[su2-i-lu-na ...] a2-ag2-[...]
seal 1
1. szu-mi-er-s,e#-[tim]
2. x x {d}e2-a
3. _dumu_ {d}suen-x-x
seal 2
1. {d}suen-x-[...]
2. _dumu_ hu?-sza-[...]
seal 3
1. im-gur-{d}suen
2. _dub-sar#_
3. _dumu_ {d}nanna#-[...]
4. _ARAD_ {d}[...]
seal 4
(uninscribed)
1. <_kiszib3_> i-bi-{d}nin-szubur
seal 5
(uninscribed)
1. [_kiszib3_ ...]-szu

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Samsu-iluna.28.05.--
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P509828
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P509828

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 082464 & BM 082465
Accession Number	1891-05-09 Bu, 2494 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2494A

References

primary: MHET 2/3, 448

[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 07:52:45	Woestenburg, Els	Transliteration	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/3, 448 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 30, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P509828.

MHET 2/3, 448 artifact entry (No. P509828). (2018, May 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509828

MHET 2/3, 448 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509828 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

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	year = {2018},
	month = {may 30},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509828},
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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/3, 448 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 30, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P509828.

MHET 2/3, 448 artifact entry (No. P509828). (2018, May 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509828

MHET 2/3, 448 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509828 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {may 30},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 448 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509828},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509828},
}

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PY  - 2018
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M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - MHET 2/3, 448 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509828
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