MHET 2/4, 479 (P509858)

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 092541

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
1. _1(disz) sar 1(u) gin2 e3_ u3 mu-s,u2-u2
2. _da e2_ akszak{ki}-i-din-nam
3. u3 _da e2_ isz-me-{d}iszkur
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma e2_ {d}utu-ba-ni
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma sila_ mu-s,u2-u2
6. sza _ki_ {d}utu-ba-ni _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
7. u3 e-ri-ib-{d}utu-lu-mur _dumu_ a-pa-x-dingir-x
8. {disz}e-li-e-ri-sa _lukur_ {d}utu
9. _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-ha-s,i-ir i-sza-mu
10. _ki_ ri-isz-{d}marduk _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}gibil6
11. {disz}ip-qa2#-tum _dumu_ ARAD-{d}nanna
12. _in-szi-in-sa10_
13. [sa10]-til#-la-bi-sze3
14. [...] ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2
reverse
1. [...] x _gin2# ku3#-babbar# si-bi_
2. isz#-ku#-un#
3. _inim-bi al-til sza3-ga-ni al-du10_
4. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra inim nu-ga2-ga2-a_
5. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk#
6. u3 am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal_
7. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
  single ruling
8. _igi_ dingir-szu-ib-ni _di-ku5 dumu_ {d}utu-ba-ni
9. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}gibil6 e-ri-ib _e2_
10. _dumu_ {d}utu-szar-i3-li2
11. _igi_ {d}utu-na-s,i-ir e-ri-ib _e2_
12. _dumu_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi
13. _igi_ a-wi-il-{d}iszkur _dumu_ {d}iszkur-na-s,i-ir
14. _igi_ {d}suen-u2-ba-li2-it, _dub-sar_
  single ruling
  blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
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
  • Language(s):


  • primary: MHET 2/4, 479

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 092541
  • Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0206

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2018-09-06 at 10:20:42 Woestenburg, Els Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/4, 479 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509858.
MHET 2/4, 479 artifact entry (No. P509858). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509858 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 479 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509858 (Accessed: December 10, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 479 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509858},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509858},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/4, 479 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509858.
MHET 2/4, 479 artifact entry (No. P509858). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509858 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 479 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509858 (Accessed: December 10, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 479 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509858},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509858},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P509858
LB  - CDLI:P509858
M1  - 2025/12/10/
TI  - MHET 2/4, 479 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509858
ER  - 
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