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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 017066Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
-Measurements
-Has seal impression(s)
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
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
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 & envelope
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm):
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
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Artifact comments:
frag of case attached
- Genre(s): Legal
- Language(s):
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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.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 017066
- Accession No.: 1892-07-09, 0182
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
- Elevation:
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Ammi-ditana.04.05.--
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- Date Comments:
- Accounting Period:
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2025-03-02 at 15:27:10 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2025-03-02 at 10:35:20 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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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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| 2018-09-19 at 11:35:00 | Woestenburg, Els | Atf | Woestenburg, Els | 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_1892-0709-182) (W_1892-0709-182)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | - | - |
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“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: September 8, 2025).
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