MHET 2/3, 426 (P509809)

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 016838 & BM 016838A

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. _2(iku)# GAN2 1(u) sar a-sza3 u2#-[sal i7 zimbir_ ...]
2. i-ta _e gu-la_ sza i-ta a-tap#-[pu]-um# [...]
3. i-ku-un-pi4-sin _dumu_ sin-ta-ia#-ar
4. u3 i-ta _i7 zimbir#{ki#}_
5. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam_ ia-ru-x-u2#
6. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam_ a-tap-pu-um
7. sza i-ku-un-pi4-sin _dumu_ {d}suen#-ta#-ia#-ar#
8. u3 _a-sza3_ sin-szesz-i-din-nam _dumu#_ tu-za-lum
9. _a-sza3_ {d}suen-szesz-i-din-nam _dumu_ tu-za-lum
10. pu-ha-ti-szu
11. _1(iku) GAN2 6(disz)? sar a-sza3 u2-sal# i7_ zimbir#{ki}
12. _{d}utu-szu2-a_
  coll. Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354 instead of _bala-ri i7_
13. i-ta _e gu-la_
14. u3 i-ta _i7 zimbir#{ki}_
15. _sag#-bi 1(disz)-ka_ nam#-kar a-ta2-nu-um
16. _sag#-bi 2(disz)-kam a-sza3_ a-hu-um-li-szi-ir
17. _dumu#_ ip-qu2-sza
reverse
1. _[n(iku)] GAN2 u3#? 4(disz)# sar a-sza3_
2. _u2-sal i7 zimbir{ki}_
3. _{d}utu-szu2-a_
  coll. Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354 instead of _bala-ri i7_
4. i-ta _e_ sza i-ku-un-pi4-sin _dumu_ sin-ta-ia-[ar]
5. u3 i-ta _i7 zimbir{ki}_
6. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam_ nam-kar a-ta2-nu-um
7. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam a-sza3_ be-la-[...] _dumu_ ta-ri-bu-um
8. _szunigin 2(ik) GAN2 1(u) sar a-sza3_
9. _a-sza3_ i-ku-un-pi4-sin _dumu_ sin-ta-ia#-[ar]
10. {disz}i-ku-un-pi4-sin _dumu_ sin-ta-ia-ar
11. _a-sza3_ ki-ma _a-sza3_ a-na szesz-i-din#-nam#
12. _dumu_ tu-za-lum id-di-in u2-pi-ih
  coll. Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354 instead of id-di x u2-pi-ih
13. i-na mi-it-gu-ur-ti-szu-nu
14. a-hu-um a-na a-hi-im u2-pi-ih
15. pu#-uh-hu szu-ur-du-u2 le-qu2-[u2]
  coll. Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354 instead of pu#-uh-hu szu-ur-du zi te x [...]
16. [li]-ib-ba-szu-nu t,a3-ab
  coll. Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354 instead of [li]-ba-szu-nu ...
17. [...] a [...]
  rest broken
left
column 1
1. _igi#_ a#-h#u-um _dumu_ ma-na-tim
2. _igi_ i#-din#-{d}utu _dumu_ a-hu-wa-qar
3. _igi_ x x-na-tum _dumu_ a-du-an-ni-am
column 2
1. _igi#_ ta?-ri-bu-um nu# x
2. _igi_ sig-{d}a-a _dumu_ x-sza-x
3. _igi_ dumu-ki _dumu_ sig-{d}a-a x [x]
  coll. Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354 instead of _dumu_ x x x x
4. _igi_ sig-{d}a-a _dumu_ gur-ru-du-um
  coll. Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354 instead of _dumu_ x x ta x
envelope
obverse
1. _2(iku) GAN2 1(u) sar a#-sza3#_
2. _u2-sal_ i7 zimbir#[{ki} ...]
3. _da e gu-la_ sza [i-ta ...]
4. [i-ku]-un-pi4#-[sin _dumu_ sin-ta-ia-ar]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen#
2'. [...] i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen# [...]
3'. [dumu] {d}suen-ta-ia-ar [...]
4'. [a]-sza3 ki-ma _a-sza3_ a-na {d}suen-a-ha#-am-i#-din#-nam#
5'. [...] tu-za-lum id-di-in u2-pi2#-ih#
  cf. tablet, Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354: id-di-in instead of id-di szum2
6'. i-na mi-it-gu-ur-ti-szu-nu
7'. [a]-hu-um a-na a-hi-im u2-pi2-ih pu-uh-hu# szu-ur?-du?-u2?
  cf. tablet, Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354: pu-uh-hu# szu-ur?-du?-u2? instead of pu-uh-hu#-szu x
8'. [le?-qu2?]-u2? li-ib-ba-szu-nu t,a3-ab
  cf. tablet, Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.354: [le?-qu2?]-u2? instead of [...] x
9'. [u4] kur2-sze3 a-hu-um a-na a-hi-im u2-ul# [...]
10'. u2#-ul i-ra-gu-um [...]
11'. [_mu_] {d}utu {d}marduk sa-am-su2-i-lu#-[na]
12'. it-mu-u2
13'. [_igi_ sin]-i-din-nam ra-bi-a-an hal-hal-la
14'. [_igi_ ... lu]-usz-ta-mar-{d}iszkur
15'. [_igi_ ...]-ur-tim _dumu-munus_ im-gu-ia
16'. [_igi_ ...]-hu-um _dumu_ ba-la-tim
17'. [_igi_ ...] sza/ta an hu gi-la{ki} _dumu_ e-li#-[...]
  broken
1". _iti# sig4-a u4 [n-kam]_
2". _mu# lugal im-gi [...] {gesz}tukul-bi x x sag gesz bi2#-ra# [...]_

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/P509809

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 016838 & BM 016838A
Accession Number 1892-05-16, 0374 & 1892-05-16, 0374A

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1892-0516-374

References

  • primary: MHET 2/3, 426

    [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
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2025-03-02 at 15:27:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2019-03-21 at 07:52:45 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI Approved View
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/3, 426 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P509809.
MHET 2/3, 426 artifact entry (No. P509809). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509809 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 426 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509809 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509809},
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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/3, 426 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P509809.
MHET 2/3, 426 artifact entry (No. P509809). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509809 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 426 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509809 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
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	month = {mar 8},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509809},
}


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PY  - 2026
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