MHET 2/4, 486 (P509865)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 080472

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _a-gar3_ x [...]
2. _ki_ {d}a-a-ri-sza-at# [...]
3. _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula dam-gar3#-mesz3#_
4. {disz}i3-li2-ma-lu-lim
5. _dumu_ ma-an-nu-um-ki-ma-{d}iszkur
6. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu#-tim#
7. a-na _gu2-un_
8. u2-sze-s,i
9. _u4 buru14-sze3_
10. _1(u) sze-gur {gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
11. [...] na? me-sze-qa-am
reverse
1. i#-na# _ka2# ga#-gi4-a{ki}_
2. _i3-ag2-e_
3. [...] _ezem#_ {d}utu 1(disz) pi2-hu x
4. u3? <1(disz)> _uzu_ i-pa-aq-qi2-[...]
  single ruling
5. _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}kab-ta
6. _dumu_ {d}bu-ne-ne-i#-din#-nam
7. _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ szu-mi-ki
8. _iti szu-numun-a u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam_
9. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e {gesz}gu-za ki bad-a#_ x
seal 1
1. [...]
2. [...] dingir dingir
3. ARAD AN {d}mar-[tu]
seal 2
  (uninscribed)
1. dingir-szu-ba-ni
seal 3
  (uninscribed)
1. nu-ur2-{d}kab#-[ta]
seal 4
  (uninscribed)
1. i3-li2-ma-lu-lim
seal 5
  (uninscribed)

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P509865

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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 080472
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0610

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-610

References

  • primary: MHET 2/4, 486

    [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.

  • history: Tradition und Neubeginn II, no. 94

    [Colbow2002Tradition] Colbow, Gudrun. 2002. Tradition Und Neubeginn. Eine Ausführliche Bearbeitung Der Spätbabylonischen Abrollungen Aus Sippar Und Ihres Beitrags Zur Glyptik Der Kassiten. Band 2. Katalog Und Abbildungen. München, Wien: Profil Verlag.

    (seals)


Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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, 486 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509865.
MHET 2/4, 486 artifact entry (No. P509865). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509865 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 486 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509865 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 486 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509865},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509865},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/4, 486 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509865.
MHET 2/4, 486 artifact entry (No. P509865). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509865 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 486 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509865 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 486 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509865},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509865},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P509865
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M1  - 2026/4/23/
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