MHET 2/4, 531 (P509910)

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 082247

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. _3(disz)# sar e2 du3-a_
2. _e2_ {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim _dumu_ dingir-szu-ib-ni
3. _ki_ {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim
4. be-el _e2_
5. {disz}an#-pi4#-sza# _dumu#_ i3-li2-ma-lu-lim
6. _e2_ a#-na# _zu2-kesz2_
7. a#-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
8. _[ib2]-ta-e3#_
9. [...] _ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
reverse
1. x x x e3 a ni x x x
2. u2-ra-am i-se-e-er
3. a-su2-ur-ra-a-am u2-da-an-na-an
  single ruling
4. _igi_ be-el-szu-nu _dumu_ i-din-{d}nin#-szubur#
5. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}mar-tu-na-s,i-ir
6. _igi_ sza-lim-pa-li-ih-isz8-tar2 _dumu e2-dub-ba-a_
  single ruling
7. _iti apin-du8-a u4 1(disz)-kam_
8. _mu#_ am-mi-s,a3-du-qa2 _lugal-e alan-a-ni masz2# gaba# tab-ba szu-a an-da-gal2-la_
seal 1
1. AN
seal 2
1. an-pi4-[sza]
2. _dumu_ i3-li2-ma-lu-[lim]
3. ARAD nig2 {d}x#
seal 3
  (uninscribed)
1. _na4_ sza be-el-szu-nu

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P509910

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 082247
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 2351

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-2351

References

  • primary: MHET 2/4, 531

    [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
2018-09-21 at 10:38:52 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Firth, Richard 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, 531 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509910.
MHET 2/4, 531 artifact entry (No. P509910). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509910 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 531 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509910 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 531 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509910},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509910},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/4, 531 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509910.
MHET 2/4, 531 artifact entry (No. P509910). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509910 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 531 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509910 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 531 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509910},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509910},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P509910
LB  - CDLI:P509910
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - MHET 2/4, 531 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509910
ER  -
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