MHET 2/4, 477 (P509856)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 081010Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. _ha#-la_ dingir-szu#-na-s,i#-ir {disz}{d}marduk#-mu-x [...]
2. _dumu-mesz_ [{d}]suen#-i#-din#-nam
3. _ku3-bi 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 3(disz) 1/2(disz)# gin2 [...]
4. _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ is,-s,i2-a-tum#-ma
5. i-ta _dumu-mesz_ ri-isz-{d}utu _dumu_ x x x [...]
6. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ be-le-su2-nu _lukur_ {d}utu [...]
7. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma e_ {i7}buranun#{ki} [...]
8. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma e_ nam-ka-<rum> sza _dumu-mesz_ [{d}]suen#-i-din-nam
9. _ha-la_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ {d}suen-[i]-din-nam#
10. _ku3-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na_
11. _1(iku)# GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3 is,-s,i-a-tum i-na _ka2 iri_{ki} [...]
12. i-ta _a-sza3 dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-i-din-nam x x x
13. u3# i-ta a-sza3 i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen
14. _dumu_ {d}suen-ta-ia#-ar
15. sag#-bi 1(disz)-kam su-bu-ur2 _e_ sza _dumu-mesz_ [...]
coll. Woestenburg: _e_
reverse
1. [...] a#-sza3# [...] x [...] _e2 an-za-gar3_
2. [...] x x x x x [...] x x um-mi-szu-nu
3. [...] _ku3-bi 1(u) gin2 [ku3-babbar_]
4. [...] _3(u) 5(disz) sar a-sza3_
5. [... _a]-gar3_ is,-s,i2-a-tum
6. [...]-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}utu-illat-su2# isz-sza-mu
7. [...] dingir-[su]-na-s,i-ir _ugula dam-gar3_ {disz}e-tel-pi4-{d}na-bi-um
8. [...]-e-ri-ba-am {disz}{d}marduk-mu-sza-lim
9. {disz}[... {d}]suen#-i-din-nam _dumu_ sig-i3-li2-szu
10. [...] {d}utu# _dumu-munus_ a-bu-um-wa#-qar#
11. [... sa10]-til-la-bi-sze3 [...]
12. [... ku3-babbar] in-na-an-la2#
13. [inim-bi] al-til [...]
14. [... inim nu]-um#-ga2-ga2-a [...]
15. [...] x x x [...]
rest broken
left
1. x iti udru{duru5} u4 1(disz)#-[kam]
2. _mu_ a-bi#-e#-szu#-[uh ...]
obverse
1. _ha#-la_ dingir-szu#-na-s,i#-ir {disz}{d}marduk#-mu-x [...]
2. _dumu-mesz_ [{d}]suen#-i#-din#-nam
3. _ku3-bi 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 3(disz) 1/2(disz)# gin2 [...]
4. _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ is,-s,i2-a-tum#-ma
5. i-ta _dumu-mesz_ ri-isz-{d}utu _dumu_ x x x [...]
6. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ be-le-su2-nu _lukur_ {d}utu [...]
7. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma e_ {i7}buranun#{ki} [...]
8. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma e_ nam-ka-<rum> sza _dumu-mesz_ [{d}]suen#-i-din-nam
9. _ha-la_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ {d}suen-[i]-din-nam#
10. _ku3-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na_
11. _1(iku)# GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3 is,-s,i-a-tum i-na _ka2 iri_{ki} [...]
12. i-ta _a-sza3 dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-i-din-nam x x x
13. u3# i-ta a-sza3 i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen
14. _dumu_ {d}suen-ta-ia#-ar
15. sag#-bi 1(disz)-kam su-bu-ur2 _e_ sza _dumu-mesz_ [...]
coll. Woestenburg: _e_
reverse
1. [...] a#-sza3# [...] x [...] _e2 an-za-gar3_
2. [...] x x x x x [...] x x um-mi-szu-nu
3. [...] _ku3-bi 1(u) gin2 [ku3-babbar_]
4. [...] _3(u) 5(disz) sar a-sza3_
5. [... _a]-gar3_ is,-s,i2-a-tum
6. [...]-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}utu-illat-su2# isz-sza-mu
7. [...] dingir-[su]-na-s,i-ir _ugula dam-gar3_ {disz}e-tel-pi4-{d}na-bi-um
8. [...]-e-ri-ba-am {disz}{d}marduk-mu-sza-lim
9. {disz}[... {d}]suen#-i-din-nam _dumu_ sig-i3-li2-szu
10. [...] {d}utu# _dumu-munus_ a-bu-um-wa#-qar#
11. [... sa10]-til-la-bi-sze3 [...]
12. [... ku3-babbar] in-na-an-la2#
13. [inim-bi] al-til [...]
14. [... inim nu]-um#-ga2-ga2-a [...]
15. [...] x x x [...]
rest broken
left
1. x iti udru{duru5} u4 1(disz)#-[kam]
2. _mu_ a-bi#-e#-szu#-[uh ...]
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Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Legal
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primary: MHET 2/4, 477
[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.
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- Museum No.: BM 081010
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 1148
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Abi-ešuḫ.--.11.--
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2018-09-06 at 10:20:42 | Woestenburg, Els | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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| 2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- The British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-1148) (W_1891-0509-1148)
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/4, 477 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509856.
MHET 2/4, 477 artifact entry (No. P509856). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509856 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 477 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509856 (Accessed: December 11, 2025).
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