MHET 2/4, 485 (P509864)

Administrative 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 080509

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _a-sza3_ u3 _{gesz}kiri6 sza3_ er-s,e-et an-za-gar3-{d}en-lil2#
2. s,i-bi-it x x x x {d}nin-tu#
3. _2(bur3) GAN2 a#-sza3# a#-gar3#_ mar#-tu#
4. _1(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 a#-gar3#_ eb#-le#
5. _4(iku) GAN2 {gesz#}kiri6#_ [...]
6. _2(esze3) GAN2_ [...]
7. _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2# a-gar3_ [...]
8. _1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 a-gar3_ x [...] x x x
9. _4(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 4(iku) GAN2 {gesz#}kiri6#_
10. sza u2-tul#-{d}ma-mi _ugula mar-tu_ [...] x x x
11. sza a-na [...] i-na-di-in u2 [...] NI na-szu-nu [...]
12. x [...] iq _lugal?_ sza x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. a#-na# pi2#-i# ka#-ni#-ik# x [...]
  single ruling
2'. _9(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2# a#-sza3#_ [...]
3'. _4(iku) {gesz}kiri6_
4'. _sza3_ er-s,e-et an-za-gar3-{d}en-lil2 [...]
5'. sza a-na x-szu-mi-sza-{d}nin-tu x [...]
  single ruling
6'. _1(disz) sag-x_ [...]
7'. _ 2(disz) sag-ARAD_ [...]
8'. sza i-na ka-na-ki [...]
  blank space
9'. _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam_
10'. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e gu-za ki bad-ra2-a ku3-sig17-ga x [...] u3 alan-a-ni SZA ab-di-di-a e2-babbar-ra-sze3 in-na-an-ku4-ra-am3_

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P509864

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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 080509
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0647

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-647

References

  • primary: MHET 2/4, 485

    [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.

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
2018-09-19 at 11:35:00 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/4, 485 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509864.
MHET 2/4, 485 artifact entry (No. P509864). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509864 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 485 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509864 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509864},
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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/4, 485 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509864.
MHET 2/4, 485 artifact entry (No. P509864). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509864 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 485 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509864 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509864},
}

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