MHET 2/4, 550 (P509929)

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 017528

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(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2_
2. _a-gar2_ si-la-ni{ki}
3. i#-ta _a-sza3_ ku-ub-bu-tum _dumu_ {d}suen-ba?/ma?-[...]
4. _a-sza3_ ku-ru-u2 _dumu_ a-hi-a-qar
5. _ki_ ku-ru-u2 _dumu_ a-hi-a-qar
6. be-el _a-sza3_
7. {disz}{d}suen-im-gur-ra-an-ni _dumu_ i-na-pa-li-szu
8. u3 ku-ru-u2 _dumu_ a-hi-a-qar be-el _a-sza3_
9. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim a-na _gu2-un_
10. a-na _tab-ba_ a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_ u2-sze-s,u2-u2
11. a-wi-lum ma-la a-wi-lim
12. ma-na-ah-tam a-na _a-sza3_
13. i-sza-ak-ka-nu
reverse
1. _u4 buru14-sze3_
2. _a-sza3_ a-na pi2 szu-ul-pi2-szu
3. i-sza-ad-da-du-ma
4. _1(bur3) GAN2 1(disz)-e 8(asz) sze gur {gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
5. _gu2-un a-sza3 i3-ag2-e-mesz_
6. _sza3 gu2-un a-sza3_-szu
7. _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ma-hi-ir
  single ruling
8. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur# [...] _dub#-sar_
9. _igi_ x [...]
10. _igi_ [...] x-sar
11. _iti# [...]_
12. _mu#_ am#-[mi-s,a-du-qa2 ...] {uruda}ki-lugal-gub ne-sag-ga2 hur-sag didli-a_
seal 1
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ sin-im-gur-ra-an-ni

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/P509929

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 017528
Accession Number 1894-01-15, 0242

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1894-0115-242

References

  • primary: MHET 2/4, 550

    [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
2018-09-23 at 08:16:30 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Jagersma, Bram 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, 550 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509929.
MHET 2/4, 550 artifact entry (No. P509929). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509929 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 550 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509929 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 550 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509929},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509929},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/4, 550 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509929.
MHET 2/4, 550 artifact entry (No. P509929). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509929 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 550 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509929 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 550 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509929},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509929},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P509929
LB  - CDLI:P509929
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - MHET 2/4, 550 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509929
ER  -
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