MHET 2/4, 534 (P509913)

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 081597

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(disz) sar sahar hi-a_
2. sza i-na _e_
3. sza _a#-sza3#-im a-gar2_ szu-ul-pi2-i
4. _sza3_ er-s,i!-et {iri}sza3-gu4{ki}
5. s,i!-bi-it e-tel-pi4-{d}lal3 _ugula szu-i_
6. sza isz-tu _iti sze-sag11-ku5!_
7. _u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam_ a-na _u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam_
8. {disz}sza-i3-li2-szu
9. i-pu-szu
reverse
1. _giri3_ {d}sze-rum-ba-ni
  single ruling
2. _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam_
3. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _{uruda}ki-lugal-gub i3#-mah#_

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P509913

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 081597
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 1729

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-1729

References

  • primary: MHET 2/4, 534

    [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 10:39:55 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI, CDLI 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, 534 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509913.
MHET 2/4, 534 artifact entry (No. P509913). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509913 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 534 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509913 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 534 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509913},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/4, 534 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509913.
MHET 2/4, 534 artifact entry (No. P509913). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509913 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 534 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509913 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 534 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509913},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509913},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P509913
LB  - CDLI:P509913
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - MHET 2/4, 534 artifact entry
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