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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 092663 & BM 092663AProvenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
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-Has seal impression(s)
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
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Legal
- Language(s):
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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.
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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
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 092663 & BM 092663A
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2518 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2518A
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.12.07.20
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2019-03-21 at 07:52:45 | Woestenburg, Els | Atf | Woestenburg, Els | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-05-12 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.92663) (BM.92663)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-2518) (W_1891-0509-2518)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | - | - |
Cite this Artifact
@misc{2023MHET,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-06]},
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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