MHET 2/4, 552 (P509931)

Legal tablet excavated in Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der), 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 079499

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(bur3) GAN2 ab-sin2_
2. _a-gar3_ na-gu-um
3. _bala-ri_ {i7}ir-ni-na
4. i-ta _a-sza3_ ki-is,-s,um-ma-gir
5. _a-sza3_ geme2-be-el-tim _lukur_ {d}utu
6. _dumu-munus_ nu-ur2-{d}utu
7. _ki_ geme2-be-el-tim _lukur_ {d}utu
8. be-el-ti _a-sza3_
9. {disz}il-ta-ni _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ szar-ri-im
10. _a-sza_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
11. a-na _gu2-un_ a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
12. u2-sze-s,i2
13. _u4# buru14-sze3_
14. [...] i-sza-ad-da-du-ma
15. _[1(bur3)] GAN2-e 1(u) 2(asz) sze gur {gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
16. _[gu2]-un a-sza3_
  rest broken
reverse
1. 1(disz) [...]
2. 1(disz) [...]
3. i-[...]
4. u2 [...]
5. x [...]-ra-at
6. _igi_ be-[...] _dumu#_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
7. _igi_ ta-ri-bu-[...] _dub-sar_
8. _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 1(u)-kam_
9. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e {uruda}ki-lugal-gub ib2-diri#-ga e2 mah-a e2-ni2-te-en-x-x_
seal 1
1. geme2#-be-el#-[tim]
2. _lukur_ {d}utu
3. _dumu-munus_ nu-ur2-{d#}[utu]
4. geme2# {d}[...]
5. u3 {d#}[...]
seal 2
1. {d}AG-[...]
2. [...] utu

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/P509931

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 079499
Accession Number 1889-10-14, 0043

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1889-1014-43

References

  • primary: MHET 2/4, 552

    [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
2024-12-07 at 19:53:57 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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, 552 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P509931.
MHET 2/4, 552 artifact entry (No. P509931). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509931 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 552 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509931 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
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	month = {dec 7},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 552 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509931},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509931},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/4, 552 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P509931.
MHET 2/4, 552 artifact entry (No. P509931). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509931 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 552 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509931 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 7},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 552 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509931},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509931},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/12/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P509931
LB  - CDLI:P509931
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - MHET 2/4, 552 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509931
ER  -
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