MHET 2/3, 457 (P509837)

Legal tablet 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 087309

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ki-kal#_
2. _a-sza3 u2-sal i7_ [...]
3. _{gesz}kiri6_ kal-li-[...]
4. a-na te-ep-[ti-tim]
5. a#-na kal-li-[...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] a-da [...]
2'. _igi_ ri-isz-{d#} [...]
3'. _igi_ ia-ku-un-[...]
  single ruling
4'. _iti sig4-a u4# [n-kam]_
5'. _mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal# ma-da ki-uri-a-ma# dal-ba#-[...] x i ba kal? ka a nu_

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P509837

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 087309
Accession Number 1900-10-13, 0089

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1900-1013-89

References

  • primary: MHET 2/3, 457

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2019-03-21 at 07:52:46 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 Artifacts

“MHET 2/3, 457 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509837.
MHET 2/3, 457 artifact entry (No. P509837). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509837 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 457 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509837 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/3, 457 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509837.
MHET 2/3, 457 artifact entry (No. P509837). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509837 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/3, 457 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509837 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509837},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509837},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/11/
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