MHET 2/4, 493 (P509872)
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 082353 & BM 082354Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
-Measurements
-Has seal impression(s)
tablet
obverse
1. _5/6(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ i-na _ga2-gi4-a_
2. _da e2_ na-kar-tum _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ pa-li-e-{d}utu# _di-ku5_
3. u3 _da sila_ sig-ga-mil _da e2_ {d}a-a-he2-gal2-ma#-tim# _lukur#_ {d}utu
4. _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-ba-ni ma-an-ki-sum
5. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma e2_ i-na-sza3-ir-sze-et lukur {d}utu _dumu-munus_ [...]-szu# _di-ku5#_
6. [sza] _ki_ inim-{d}a-a _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-na-di-in-szu#-[mi ...]
7. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma_ mu-s,u2-u a-na _sila dagal#_ [...]
8. sza i-na tup-pi2 szi-ma-a-tim u3 szu#-[ur-de-e ...]
9. sza i-na _mu_ sa-am-su2-i-lu#-na# x [...]
10. _gu-za-bara2 ku3-sig17 2(disz)-a-bi_ {d}marduk# [...]
11. {disz}ni-szi-i-ni-szu _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ be-la-[...]
12. _ki_ erisz-ti-{d}a-a _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ a-bu-um#-x [...]
13. a-na _ku3-babbar_ i-sza-mu
14. _da sila_ u3 _da e2_ inim-{d}a-a _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ x [...]
15. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma sila_
16. _egir-bi e2 inim-{d}a-a-ma _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ x [...]
17. sza at [...]
18. x nu ni-szi-i-ni-szu _lukur_ {d}utu [...]
19. [...] x HI u3 di-in# [...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] _sza3_ [...]
2'. i-na [...]
3'. i-na _har ku3-babbar_ [...]
4'. _3(disz) gin2_ x [...]
5'. a-na di x [...]
6'. u3 a-[...]
7'. {disz}ni-[...]
8'. _dumu_ [...]
9'. _szunigin 4(disz) gin2_ x [...]
10. u3 _1/2(disz) [gin2] ku3#-babbar# si#-bi#_ [...]
11. x x x [...]
broken
1". [...] x ni {d}utu x x x x x x
2". _dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,i-ir _ugula dam-gar3-mesz_
3". sig-an-nu-x x x x x _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}gibil6
4". _igi_ ip-qu2-usz# x [...]
5". _iti NE-NE-gar u4 5(disz)#-kam_
6". _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal#-e# [...] {d}lamma-{d}lamma-a masz2-su3-ga-ke4_
envelope
obverse
beginning broken
1'. _sag#-bi 1(disz)-[kam-ma e2_ i-na-sza3-er-sze-et ...]
2'. sza _ki_ ka-{d}a#-[a _lukur_ {d}utu ...]
3'. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma_ [mu-s,u2-u a-na _sila dagal_ ...]
4'. sza i#-na# tup-pi2 szi-[ma-tim u3 szu-ur-de-e]
5'. [sza i]-na _mu_ sa-am#-[su2-i-lu-na ...]
6'. _gu#-za# [bara2 ku3-sig17 2(disz)-a-bi {d}marduk ...]
7'. {disz}ni-szi#-i#-ni-szu [_lukur_ {d}utu ...]
8'. _ki#_ erisz-ti-{d}a-a [_lukur_ {d}utu]
9'. _da# sila_ u3 _da_ [e2_ inim-{d}a-a _lukur_ {d}utu ...]
10'. _sag#-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma# [sila_]
11'. _egir#-bi e2_ [KA-{d}a-a-ma _lukur_ {d}utu ...]
12'. [...] nu# ni-szi-i#-[ni-szu _lukur_ {d}utu ...]
rest broken
seal 1
1. {d}suen-e-[...]
2. _dumu_ ta-ri-[...]
3. ARAD lugal x [...]
seal 2
1. i-ni-dingir-la-x
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-x-[...]
3. [ARAD] AN {d#}[...]
obverse
1. _5/6(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ i-na _ga2-gi4-a_
2. _da e2_ na-kar-tum _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ pa-li-e-{d}utu# _di-ku5_
3. u3 _da sila_ sig-ga-mil _da e2_ {d}a-a-he2-gal2-ma#-tim# _lukur#_ {d}utu
4. _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-ba-ni ma-an-ki-sum
5. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma e2_ i-na-sza3-ir-sze-et lukur {d}utu _dumu-munus_ [...]-szu# _di-ku5#_
6. [sza] _ki_ inim-{d}a-a _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-na-di-in-szu#-[mi ...]
7. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma_ mu-s,u2-u a-na _sila dagal#_ [...]
8. sza i-na tup-pi2 szi-ma-a-tim u3 szu#-[ur-de-e ...]
9. sza i-na _mu_ sa-am-su2-i-lu#-na# x [...]
10. _gu-za-bara2 ku3-sig17 2(disz)-a-bi_ {d}marduk# [...]
11. {disz}ni-szi-i-ni-szu _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ be-la-[...]
12. _ki_ erisz-ti-{d}a-a _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ a-bu-um#-x [...]
13. a-na _ku3-babbar_ i-sza-mu
14. _da sila_ u3 _da e2_ inim-{d}a-a _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ x [...]
15. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma sila_
16. _egir-bi e2 inim-{d}a-a-ma _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ x [...]
17. sza at [...]
18. x nu ni-szi-i-ni-szu _lukur_ {d}utu [...]
19. [...] x HI u3 di-in# [...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] _sza3_ [...]
2'. i-na [...]
3'. i-na _har ku3-babbar_ [...]
4'. _3(disz) gin2_ x [...]
5'. a-na di x [...]
6'. u3 a-[...]
7'. {disz}ni-[...]
8'. _dumu_ [...]
9'. _szunigin 4(disz) gin2_ x [...]
10. u3 _1/2(disz) [gin2] ku3#-babbar# si#-bi#_ [...]
11. x x x [...]
broken
1". [...] x ni {d}utu x x x x x x
2". _dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,i-ir _ugula dam-gar3-mesz_
3". sig-an-nu-x x x x x _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}gibil6
4". _igi_ ip-qu2-usz# x [...]
5". _iti NE-NE-gar u4 5(disz)#-kam_
6". _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal#-e# [...] {d}lamma-{d}lamma-a masz2-su3-ga-ke4_
envelope
obverse
beginning broken
1'. _sag#-bi 1(disz)-[kam-ma e2_ i-na-sza3-er-sze-et ...]
2'. sza _ki_ ka-{d}a#-[a _lukur_ {d}utu ...]
3'. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma_ [mu-s,u2-u a-na _sila dagal_ ...]
4'. sza i#-na# tup-pi2 szi-[ma-tim u3 szu-ur-de-e]
5'. [sza i]-na _mu_ sa-am#-[su2-i-lu-na ...]
6'. _gu#-za# [bara2 ku3-sig17 2(disz)-a-bi {d}marduk ...]
7'. {disz}ni-szi#-i#-ni-szu [_lukur_ {d}utu ...]
8'. _ki#_ erisz-ti-{d}a-a [_lukur_ {d}utu]
9'. _da# sila_ u3 _da_ [e2_ inim-{d}a-a _lukur_ {d}utu ...]
10'. _sag#-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma# [sila_]
11'. _egir#-bi e2_ [KA-{d}a-a-ma _lukur_ {d}utu ...]
12'. [...] nu# ni-szi-i#-[ni-szu _lukur_ {d}utu ...]
rest broken
seal 1
1. {d}suen-e-[...]
2. _dumu_ ta-ri-[...]
3. ARAD lugal x [...]
seal 2
1. i-ni-dingir-la-x
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-x-[...]
3. [ARAD] AN {d#}[...]
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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 2/4, 493
[Dekiere1995MHET2/4] Dekiere, Luc. 1995. Old Babylonian Real Estate Documents from Sippar in the British Museum. Part 4: Post-Samsu-Iluna Documents. Mesopotamian History and Environment. Series III. Texts 2. Ghent: University of Ghent.
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- Museum No.: BM 082353 & BM 082354
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2415 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2415A
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Ammi-ditana.29.05.05?
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2025-11-04 at 09:12:40 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2021-09-10 at 20:18:12 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2018-09-19 at 11:35:00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | - | - | |
| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | - | - |
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/4, 493 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P509872.
MHET 2/4, 493 artifact entry (No. P509872). (2025, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509872 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 493 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509872 (Accessed: November 12, 2025).
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