MHET 2/3, 440 (P509820)
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 016831 & BM 016831AProvenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
-Measurements
-Has seal impression(s)
tablet
obverse
1. _3(iku) GAN2 3(u) sar# 7(disz)# 1/2(disz)# sar# a#-sza3# [a-gar3_ hu-ba{ki}
2. i-ta _a-sza3_ akszak{ki#}-[i-din-nam _lu2_ ...]
3. _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ sza hu#-[ba{ki}]
4. i-ta _a-sza3_ [...]
5. _4(iku) GAN2 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sar [a-sza3] a-gar3_ la-[...]
6. i-ta _a-sza3_ [lu-usz-ta-mar-{d}suen]
7. _1(iku) 1(u) GAN2 a-sza3_ tu-ha-mu-[um ...]
single ruling
8. _2(esze3) GAN2 1(u) sar a-sza3_ [...]
9. _1/3(disz)# sar# 1(u)# 6(disz)# gin2# [e2_ ...]
10. _da e2_
11. _(u) (disz) gin2 e2_ zimbir{ki}-am-na-ni-[im]
12. _da e2_
13. _5/6 (disz)sar 5(disz) gin2 e2_ ip-la2-hi-e{ki}
14. _1(disz) sag-ARAD_ {d}utu-sza-ta-ka-lim
reverse
1. _1(disz) sag-geme2_ {d}utu-la-ma-si2
2. [...] _u8 udu hi-a 1(disz) {gesz}banszur_
3. [...] x _1(disz) {gesz}x x x-lu-u2_
broken
1'. {disz}ARAD? mu?-[...]
2'. i-zu-zu [...]
3'. an-ni-a-am#
4'. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2#-[ra]_
5'. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}amar-[utu ...]
6'. _in-pa3-[de3-mesz]_
7'. _igi_ lu2-esz18-dar _dumu_ szesz-[ki-tum]
8'. _dumu_ nu-ur2-[...]
9'. _igi_ {d}utu-na-s,ir _dumu_ x du-um [...]
10'. _igi_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum [...] x ba# [...]
left
column 1
11. _igi#_ x-x-x-ni-sza _di-ku5_
12. _igi_ sin-i-din-nam _dumu_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu [...]
13. _igi#_ hu#-za#-lum# _dumu_ {d}[utu-nu-ur2-ma-tim]
column 2
1. _iti udru{duru5} u4 2(disz)-kam mu [bad3] kisz{ki}-a_
envelope
obverse
1. _3(iku)# GAN2 3(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sar# a#-sza3# a#-gar3#_ hu#-ba#{ki#}
2. i-[ta _a]-sza3_ lu-usz-ta-mar-{d}suen [...]
3. _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ {iri}hu-ba#[{ki}]
4. i-ta _a-sza3_ akszak{ki}-i-din-nam _lu_2 [...]
5. _4(iku) GAN2 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sar a-gar3#_ la-x-[...]
6. i-ta _a-sza3_ lu-usz-ta#-[mar-{d}suen ...]
7. _1(iku) 1(u) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ [tu-ha-mu-um]
8. i-ta _a-sza3_ lu-usz-ta-mar#-[{d}suen]
single ruling
9. _2(esze3) GAN2 1(u) sar a-sza3_ [...]
10. _1/3(disz)# sar 1(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 e2_ x [...]
11. _da e2_ lu-usz-ta-mar-{d}suen _lu2#_ [...]
12. _1(u) 9(disz) gin2# [e2] zimbir#{ki#}-[am-na-nim]
13. _da e2_ [lu]-usz-ta-mar#-[{d}suen]
14. _5/6(disz) sar [5(disz)] gin2# e2_ i-na [ip-la2-hi-e{ki}]
15. _1(disz) sag-ARAD_ {d#}utu-sza-ta-ka-lim
16. _1(disz) sag-geme2_ {d}utu#-la-ma-si2
17. _1(disz) gu4 [...] udu#-hi-a_
18. _9(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
19. qa2-du-um ni-ip-la-at
20. _an-sze-sal-sig4-hi-a_ u3 x x x
21. _1(disz) {gesz}bansur 1(disz) kasz ni dub?_
22. _1(disz) {gesz}x gesz na la2_
reverse
1. _1(disz) sza _iri_ sza _zabar _
2. wa-tar-ti _e2 a-ba_ sza x [...]
3. mi-im-ma an-[ni-im]
4. _ha-la#_ [...]
broken
1'. [...]-mi-ia
2'. _igi#_ {d}suen#-i-din-nam _dumu_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu
3'. _igi_ hu-za-lum _dumu_ {d}utu-nu-ur2-ma-tim
4'. _igi#_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni _dumu_ ku?-ru-um
single ruling
5'. _[iti] udru{duru5} u4 3(disz)-kam_
6'. _[mu]_ sa-am-su2-i-lu-na lugal bad3 kisz{ki} ba-du3_
seal 1
1. a-wi-il-[esz18-dar]
2. _dumu_ {d}nanna-tum#
3. _ARAD#_ {d}bu-[ne2-ne2]
seal 2
1. [i-bi]-{d}nin-szubur#
2. _dumu_ nu-ur2-a-li-[szu]
3. _ARAD#_ {d}nin#-[szubur]
seal 3
1. [a-wi]-il-esz18#-[dar]
2. [_dumu_] {d#}nanna#-tum#
3. [_ARAD#_ {d}]bu-[ne2-ne2]
seal 4
1. [i-bi]-{d}nin-szubur
2. [_dumu_ nu-ur2]-a-li-szu
3. [_ARAD_ {d}nin]-szubur
seal 5
(uninscribed)
1. <_kiszib3_> {d}utu-[be-el]-ap-li2?-im#?
obverse
1. _3(iku) GAN2 3(u) sar# 7(disz)# 1/2(disz)# sar# a#-sza3# [a-gar3_ hu-ba{ki}
2. i-ta _a-sza3_ akszak{ki#}-[i-din-nam _lu2_ ...]
3. _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ sza hu#-[ba{ki}]
4. i-ta _a-sza3_ [...]
5. _4(iku) GAN2 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sar [a-sza3] a-gar3_ la-[...]
6. i-ta _a-sza3_ [lu-usz-ta-mar-{d}suen]
7. _1(iku) 1(u) GAN2 a-sza3_ tu-ha-mu-[um ...]
single ruling
8. _2(esze3) GAN2 1(u) sar a-sza3_ [...]
9. _1/3(disz)# sar# 1(u)# 6(disz)# gin2# [e2_ ...]
10. _da e2_
11. _(u) (disz) gin2 e2_ zimbir{ki}-am-na-ni-[im]
12. _da e2_
13. _5/6 (disz)sar 5(disz) gin2 e2_ ip-la2-hi-e{ki}
14. _1(disz) sag-ARAD_ {d}utu-sza-ta-ka-lim
reverse
1. _1(disz) sag-geme2_ {d}utu-la-ma-si2
2. [...] _u8 udu hi-a 1(disz) {gesz}banszur_
3. [...] x _1(disz) {gesz}x x x-lu-u2_
broken
1'. {disz}ARAD? mu?-[...]
2'. i-zu-zu [...]
3'. an-ni-a-am#
4'. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2#-[ra]_
5'. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}amar-[utu ...]
6'. _in-pa3-[de3-mesz]_
7'. _igi_ lu2-esz18-dar _dumu_ szesz-[ki-tum]
8'. _dumu_ nu-ur2-[...]
9'. _igi_ {d}utu-na-s,ir _dumu_ x du-um [...]
10'. _igi_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum [...] x ba# [...]
left
column 1
11. _igi#_ x-x-x-ni-sza _di-ku5_
12. _igi_ sin-i-din-nam _dumu_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu [...]
13. _igi#_ hu#-za#-lum# _dumu_ {d}[utu-nu-ur2-ma-tim]
column 2
1. _iti udru{duru5} u4 2(disz)-kam mu [bad3] kisz{ki}-a_
envelope
obverse
1. _3(iku)# GAN2 3(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sar# a#-sza3# a#-gar3#_ hu#-ba#{ki#}
2. i-[ta _a]-sza3_ lu-usz-ta-mar-{d}suen [...]
3. _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ {iri}hu-ba#[{ki}]
4. i-ta _a-sza3_ akszak{ki}-i-din-nam _lu_2 [...]
5. _4(iku) GAN2 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sar a-gar3#_ la-x-[...]
6. i-ta _a-sza3_ lu-usz-ta#-[mar-{d}suen ...]
7. _1(iku) 1(u) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ [tu-ha-mu-um]
8. i-ta _a-sza3_ lu-usz-ta-mar#-[{d}suen]
single ruling
9. _2(esze3) GAN2 1(u) sar a-sza3_ [...]
10. _1/3(disz)# sar 1(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 e2_ x [...]
11. _da e2_ lu-usz-ta-mar-{d}suen _lu2#_ [...]
12. _1(u) 9(disz) gin2# [e2] zimbir#{ki#}-[am-na-nim]
13. _da e2_ [lu]-usz-ta-mar#-[{d}suen]
14. _5/6(disz) sar [5(disz)] gin2# e2_ i-na [ip-la2-hi-e{ki}]
15. _1(disz) sag-ARAD_ {d#}utu-sza-ta-ka-lim
16. _1(disz) sag-geme2_ {d}utu#-la-ma-si2
17. _1(disz) gu4 [...] udu#-hi-a_
18. _9(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
19. qa2-du-um ni-ip-la-at
20. _an-sze-sal-sig4-hi-a_ u3 x x x
21. _1(disz) {gesz}bansur 1(disz) kasz ni dub?_
22. _1(disz) {gesz}x gesz na la2_
reverse
1. _1(disz) sza _iri_ sza _zabar _
2. wa-tar-ti _e2 a-ba_ sza x [...]
3. mi-im-ma an-[ni-im]
4. _ha-la#_ [...]
broken
1'. [...]-mi-ia
2'. _igi#_ {d}suen#-i-din-nam _dumu_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu
3'. _igi_ hu-za-lum _dumu_ {d}utu-nu-ur2-ma-tim
4'. _igi#_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni _dumu_ ku?-ru-um
single ruling
5'. _[iti] udru{duru5} u4 3(disz)-kam_
6'. _[mu]_ sa-am-su2-i-lu-na lugal bad3 kisz{ki} ba-du3_
seal 1
1. a-wi-il-[esz18-dar]
2. _dumu_ {d}nanna-tum#
3. _ARAD#_ {d}bu-[ne2-ne2]
seal 2
1. [i-bi]-{d}nin-szubur#
2. _dumu_ nu-ur2-a-li-[szu]
3. _ARAD#_ {d}nin#-[szubur]
seal 3
1. [a-wi]-il-esz18#-[dar]
2. [_dumu_] {d#}nanna#-tum#
3. [_ARAD#_ {d}]bu-[ne2-ne2]
seal 4
1. [i-bi]-{d}nin-szubur
2. [_dumu_ nu-ur2]-a-li-szu
3. [_ARAD_ {d}nin]-szubur
seal 5
(uninscribed)
1. <_kiszib3_> {d}utu-[be-el]-ap-li2?-im#?
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- Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Legal
- Language(s):
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primary: MHET 2/3, 440
[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: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 408-410
[Suurmeijer2014property] Suurmeijer, Guido. 2014. “Property Transfer within the Family in Old Babylonian Sippar.” Phdthesis, Gent: Universiteit Gent.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 016831 & BM 016831A
- Accession No.: 1892-05-16, 0367 & 1892-05-16, 0367A
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.24.11.02
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2025-03-02 at 15:27:10 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-06-14 at 09:53:10 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2019-03-21 at 07:52:46 | Woestenburg, Els | Atf | Woestenburg, Els | CDLI | approved |
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| 2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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There is no external resource for this artifact yet.
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | - | - |
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/3, 440 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P509820.
MHET 2/3, 440 artifact entry (No. P509820). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509820 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 440 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509820 (Accessed: August 8, 2025).
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