MHET 2/4, 507 (P509886)

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 086426

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2 a-gar3_ si-la#?-ni
2. i-ta#? u2-s,i2-bi-tum u3 i-ta a-wi-il-{d}suen#
3. _a-sza3# [...]-isz-me-a-ni _dumu_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu
4. [_ki_ ...]-isz-me-a-ni
5. [be-el] _a-sza3_-im
6. [...] x x x x x x x
7. [... a]-na# er-re-szu-tim a-na _gu2#-[un_]
8. [a-na] _mu 1(disz)-kam ib2-ta-e3_ [...]
9. _u4# buru14-sze3_
10. _a-sza3_ a-na pi2-i szu-ul-pi2#-[i-szu]
11. i-sza-ad-da-du-[ma]
12. _1(bur3) GAN2_ [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _igi_ ib#-ni-[...]
2'. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}suen [...]
  single ruling
3'. _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_
4'. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal#-e# alan-a-ni masz2 igi-du8 alan-a-ni ma x da bi e2-nam-til-la-sze3 in-ne-in#?-ku4#_
seal 1
1. ib-ni-[...]
2. _dumu_ x x
3. [...] sza
seal 2
1. ib-ni-[...]
2. [...] x
3. [...]

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 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P509886

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 086426
Accession Number 1899-10-14, 0047

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1899-1014-47

References

  • primary: MHET 2/4, 507

    [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, 507 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509886.
MHET 2/4, 507 artifact entry (No. P509886). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509886 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 507 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509886 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 507 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509886},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509886},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/4, 507 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509886.
MHET 2/4, 507 artifact entry (No. P509886). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509886 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 507 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509886 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 507 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509886},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509886},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P509886
LB  - CDLI:P509886
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - MHET 2/4, 507 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509886
ER  -
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