MHET 2/3, 459 (P509839)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 016467

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

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tablet
obverse
M. Stol, The care of the elderly in the ANE (1998) pp.86-87
1. {disz}ni-szi-i-ni-szu _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ ap-pa-an-dingir
2. asz-szum _a-sza3 {gesz}kiri6 e2 sag-geme2 ARAD_ u3 x x
3. sza inim tup-pi2 _ha-la_-sza
4. a-di {d}suen-i-din-nam a-hu-sza ba-al#-t,u2
5. qa-as-su2 u2-ki-il-lu-ma
6. nu-du-un-na-sza li-ib-ba-sza u2-t,i3-ib-bu
7. wa-ar-ki <{d}suen>-i-din-nam a-hu-sza a-na szi-im#-ti#-szu il-li-ku
8. _a-sza3_-sza _{gesz}kiri6_-sza _e2_-sa3 _sag#-geme2_ u3 _sag-ARAD_
9. sza inim tup-pi2 _ha-la_-sza
10. ki-ma qa2-tim-ma {disz}ni-szi-i-ni-szu _lukur_ {d}utu
cf. M. Stol, The care of the elderly in the ANE (1998) p.86 n.110
11. a-na {disz}dingir-szu-na-s,ir {disz}e2-idim-an-na-sze-me
12. {disz}be-la-nu-um u3 {d}suen-mu-sza-lim
13. _dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-i-din#-nam a-hi-sza id-di-in
14. _mu 2(disz)-kam_ u2-pi2-ir-ru-szi u3 _{gesz#}kiri6_-sza[...] x x x [...]
Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.355: instead of u2-bi-ir-ru-szi u3 [...]-tu-ru-[...]
15. {disz}ni-szi-i-ni-szu _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ ap-pa-an-dingir
16. {disz}zi-im-ri-a-ra-ah sza-pi2-ir zimbir{ki}
17. u3 _di-ku5-mesz_ im-hu-ur
18. a-na _bad3_ mu-ti{ki} isz-pu-ru
Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.355: instead of _bad3_ mu-hu-ki
19. {disz}dingir-szu-na-s,ir
20. {disz}e2-idim-an-na-sze-me
21. {disz}be-la-nu-um
22. u3 {d}suen-mu-sza-lim u2-sze-lu-nim
Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.355: u2-sze-lu-nim instead of u2-t,u2-ub
reverse
1. ki-a-am iq-bu-u2 um-ma szu-nu-ma
2. e-pe2-er-sza u2-ul ni-tu-uq
M. Stol, The care of the elderly in the ANE, 1998, p.87
3. _a-sza3_-sza a-na er-re-isz x x x sza
Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.355:_a-sza3_-sza instead of _a-sza3_-am
4. _{gesz}kiri6_ sza a-na sza-ak-ki-in-x [...] li
5. _e2_-sa3 a-na ki#-is,#-[ri i-na-ad]-di#-in?
Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.355
6. _sag-geme2_-sa3 _sag-ARAD_ [...]
7. [...] mu ni x [...]
8. [ki]-a-am ma-har# _di-ku5-mesz#_ [iq-bu-u2]
M. Stol, The care of the elderly in the ANE, 1998, p.86,n.109
9. {disz}ni-szi-i-ni-szu _dumu-munus_ ap-pa-[an-dingir]
10. a-di ba-al-t,a3-at _a-sza3_-sza a-na er-re-szi#-im#
11. _{gesz}kiri6_-sza a-na sza-ak#-ki#-ni-im
12. _e2_-sa3 _sag-geme2 sag-ARAD_ a-na ki-is,-ri i-na-ad-di-in
13. a-di ba-al-t,a3-at i-ik-ka-al
14. a-na _egir_ u4-mi-sza ah-hi-sza-ma#
15. {disz}{d}suen-tab-ba-we-di u3 {d}iszkur-ku#-bi x x
Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.355: _dumu#-ni# usz#?_ instead of x x
16. sza ni-szi-i-ni-szu _dumu-munus_ ap-pa-an-dingir
17. a-na i-li-ik lugal i-di-nu-szu-nu-ti
M. Stol, The care of the elderly in the ANE, 1998, p.87: i-li-ik instead of i-li-iq
18. ki-ma na-ad-nu-ma a-na _lugal_ na-ad-nu
19. mu {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk u3 sa#-am#-su2#-i#-lu#-na#
20. _igi_ {d}utu-tab-ba-szu _igi_ isz-me-sin# [_sanga_ {d}]utu
Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.355: instead of isz-me-sin? [...]
21. _igi#_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu pa dam-gar3-mesz#
22. _igi#_ ARAD-sin _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam
23. _igi#_ sig-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ qi2-isz-nu-<nu>
24. _igi_ nu-ra-tum _dumu_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur
left
column 1
1. _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}utu _igi_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2
2. _igi_ {d}utu-ba-ni _igi_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu
3. sza _ka2 ga2-gi4-a_
Woestenburg, AfO 44/45 (1997/1998) p.355: instead of <<_igi_>> sza _ka2 ga2-gi4-a_
column 2
1. _iti# [x u4] 2(u)-kam_
2. [...] x x

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British Museum, London, UK

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Genre(s): Legal
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Related publications

primary: MHET 2/3, 459

[Dekiere1995MHET2/3] Dekiere, Luc. 1995. Old Babylonian Real Estate Documents from Sippar in the British Museum. Part 3: Documents from the Reign of Samsu-Iluna. 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.

Identifiers

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Museum No.: BM 016467
Accession No.: 1892-05-16, 0003

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Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.--.--.20
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2019-03-21 at 07:52:46	Woestenburg, Els	Atf	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI	approved
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved

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The British Museum Collection (W_1892-0516-3) (W_1892-0516-3)

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/3, 459 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509839.

MHET 2/3, 459 artifact entry (No. P509839). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509839 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/3, 459 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509839 (Accessed: August 8, 2025).

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/3, 459 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509839.

MHET 2/3, 459 artifact entry (No. P509839). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509839 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/3, 459 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509839 (Accessed: August 8, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/3, 459 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509839},
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