MHET 2/4, 482 (P509861)

Legal tablet & envelope 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 017066

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
  broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _igi#_ [...]
2'. _igi_ [...]
3'. _igi_ [...]
  single ruling
4'. _iti NE-NE-[...]_
5'. _mu_ am-mi-di#-[ta-na ...] _mu gibil [...] ug3 kalam-ma-na_
envelope
obverse
1. _1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2# [a-sza3_ ...]
2. i-na _a-gar3_ bu-sza# [...]
3. i-ta _a-sza3_ {d}utu-illat-su2 _dumu_ dingir#-[...]
4. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ {disz}la-ma-sum2 _lukur_ {d#}[...]
5. _dumu-munus_ ig-mil-{d}suen [...]
6. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam [...] a-sza3_ be-el-ta-[...]
7. _dumu-munus_ x-[...] ZI
8. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam_ [... {d}]utu#-illat-su2
9. _ki_ {d}utu-na-s,i-ir _dumu_ pa-li-e-{d}[utu]
10. {disz}be-li-su2-nu _lukur_ {d}utu
11. _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-a-ha-am-i-din-nam
12. i-na _har ku3-babbar_-sza _in-szi-in-sa10_
13. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
14. _1/3(disz) ma-na 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2#_
15. u3 _1/3(disz) gin2 si-bi_ isz-ku-un
16. _sza3#-ga-a-ni al-du10_
17. _inim#-bi al-til_
18. _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
19. _inim nu-ga2-ga2-a_
  rest broken

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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P509861

Physical information

frag of case attached

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 017066
Accession Number 1892-07-09, 0182

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1892-0709-182

References

  • primary: MHET 2/4, 482

    [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
2025-03-02 at 15:27:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-03-02 at 10:35:20 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
2018-09-19 at 11:35:00 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI Approved View
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/4, 482 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P509861.
MHET 2/4, 482 artifact entry (No. P509861). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509861 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 482 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509861 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 482 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509861},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509861},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/4, 482 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P509861.
MHET 2/4, 482 artifact entry (No. P509861). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509861 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 482 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509861 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 482 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509861},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509861},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/2/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P509861
LB  - CDLI:P509861
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - MHET 2/4, 482 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509861
ER  -
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