MHET 2/4, 535 (P509914)

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 081396

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. _1(disz) sar sahar hi-a_
2. sza i-na _e_
3. sza _a-sza3_-im sza _a-gar3_ szu-ul-pi-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 diri sze-sag11-ku5 u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam_
7. a-na _u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam_
8. {disz}sze-li-x
9. {disz}ta-ri-bu
10. u3# ARAD-ku-bi _dumu_ ARAD-{d}i-ba-ri
reverse
1. i-pu-szu
2. _giri3_ {d}sze-rum-ba-ni
  single ruling
3. _iti diri sze-sag11-ku5 u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam_
4. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e {uruda}ki-lugal-gub i3-mah-a_
seal 1
1. {d}iszkur-na-s,i-ir
2. _dumu_ {d}marduk-e-ri#-[ba-am]
3. ARAD {d}[...]

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 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P509914

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 081396
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 1530

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-1530

References

  • primary: MHET 2/4, 535

    [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.

  • collation: AfO 44/45, p. 349-356, p. 355 (coll.)

    [Woestenburg1998reviewMHET2/1-4] Woestenburg, Els. 1997/98. “Review Dekiere MHET II/1-4.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 44/45: 349–56.

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, 535 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509914.
MHET 2/4, 535 artifact entry (No. P509914). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509914 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 535 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509914 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 535 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509914},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509914},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P509914
LB  - CDLI:P509914
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - MHET 2/4, 535 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509914
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/4, 535 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509914.
MHET 2/4, 535 artifact entry (No. P509914). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509914 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 535 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509914 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 535 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509914},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509914},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P509914
LB  - CDLI:P509914
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - MHET 2/4, 535 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509914
ER  -
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