MHET 2/3, 423 (P385870)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 092663 & BM 092663A

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. _6(disz) sar kislah_ i-na _a-gar3_ bu-sza
2. i-ta be-le-su2-nu
3. u3 i-ta geme2-{d}utu _lukur_ {d}utu
4. _sag-bi i7 bahar2_
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam kaskal_ isz-ku-un-esz18-dar{ki}
6. _ki_ {d}utu-na#-s,ir
7. _dumu_ mu-ha-ad-du-um
8. {disz}geme2-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-igi-ma-tim
9. _in-szi-in-sa10_
10. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
11. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_
12. _sza3-ga-ni al-du10_
reverse
1. _inim-bi al-til_
2. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
3. _inim nu-um ga2-ga2-a_
4. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk
5. u3 sa-am-su2-i-lu-na _lugal_
6. it-mu-u2
  single ruling
7. _igi_ ip-qu2-sin
8. _igi_ sin-i-din-nam _dumu_ mat-ta-tum
9. _igi_ {d}utu-he2-gal _dumu_ im-gur-sin
10. _igi_ a-ha-am-nir-szi _dumu_ sin-i-din-[nam]
11. _igi_ sin-isz-me-a-ni
12. _igi_ ta-ri-ba-tum _dub-sar!_
13. _igi_ ni-id-nu-sza _dub-sar!_
14. _mu kur gu2-si-a_
envelope
obverse
1. _6(disz) sar kislah_ i-na _a-gar3_ bu-sza
2. i-ta _{gesz}kiri6_ be-le-su2-nu _lukur_ {d}utu
3. _dumu-munus_ mat-ta-tum
4. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ geme2#-{d}utu _lukur_ {d}utu
5. _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-igi-[ma]-tim
6. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam i7 bahar2_
7. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam kaskal_ isz-ku-un-esz18#-dar#{ki}
8. _ki_ {d}utu-na#-s,i#-ir
9. _dumu_ mu-ha-ad#-du-um
10. {disz}geme2-{d}utu _lukur_ {d}utu
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _sza3#-ga#-ni# al#-[du10]_
2'. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra#_
3'. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_
4'. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk
5'. u3 sa-am-su2-i-lu-na _lugal_
6'. it-mu-u2
7'. _igi_ ip-qu2-sin _dumu_ lugal-{d}utu
8'. _igi_ {d}utu-he2-gal2 _dumu_ im-gur-sin
9'. _igi_ i-bi-sin _dumu_ mat-ta-tum
  single ruling
10'. _igi_ a-ha-am-nir-szi _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam
11'. _igi_ sin-isz-me-a-ni _dumu_ sig-esz18-dar
12'. _igi_ ni-id-nu-sza _dub-sar_
13'. _iti du6-ku3 u4 2(u)-kam_
14'. _mu sa-am-su2-i-lu-na lugal kur gu2-si-a an-ga-a_
seal 1
1. im-[...]
2. _dumu_ x [...]
3. _ARAD_ [...]
seal 2
  (uninscribed)
1. <_kiszib3_> a-ha-nir-szi
seal 3
  (uninscribed)
1. <_kiszib3_> sin-re-me-ni
seal 4
  (uninscribed)
1. <_kiszib3_> {d}utu-na-s,ir
seal 5
  (uninscribed)
1. <_kiszib3_> ip-qu2-sin
seal 6
  (uninscribed)
1. <_kiszib3_> {d}utu#-he2-gal
seal 7
  (uninscribed)
1. <_kiszib3_> i-bi#-sin

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/P385870

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 092663 & BM 092663A
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 2518 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2518A

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.92663
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-2518

References

  • primary: MHET 2/3, 423

    [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: CT 6, 49c

    [Pinches1898CT6] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1898. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 6. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

    Tablet only

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-03-21 at 07:52:45 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI Approved View
2008-05-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/3, 423 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P385870.
MHET 2/3, 423 artifact entry (No. P385870). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P385870 (Original work published 2008)
MHET 2/3, 423 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P385870 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 423 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P385870},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P385870},
}


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M1  - 2026/4/30/
TI  - MHET 2/3, 423 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/3, 423 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P385870.
MHET 2/3, 423 artifact entry (No. P385870). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P385870 (Original work published 2008)
MHET 2/3, 423 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P385870 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 423 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P385870},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P385870},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P385870
LB  - CDLI:P385870
M1  - 2026/4/30/
TI  - MHET 2/3, 423 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P385870
ER  -
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