MHET 2/4, 487 (P509866)

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

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 082506 & BM 082507

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

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. _8(disz) sar_ qa2-qa2-rum qa2-du _e2_
2. _ku3-bi 5/6(disz) ma-na 4(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2_
3. qa2-du _1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ma-na-ah-tim
4. sza a-na _sahar_ e-pe2-szi-im isz-ku-nu
5. _da e2_ geme2-{d}utu lukur {d}utu _dumu-munus_ e-ri-ib-{d}e2#-a#
6. u3 _da e2_ i-din-{d}er3-ra
7. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam sila dagal-la_
8. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam_ {i7}bi-zi-iz-za-na
9. sza _ki_ i-na-sza3-ir-sze-it _lukur_ {d}utu u3 ni-id# [...]-im-tim
10. _dumu-mesz_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur#
11. {disz}i-na-sza3-ir-sze-it _lukur_ {d}utu
12. _dumu-munus_ x-{d}iszkur i-sza-mu
13. a-na ki-ma _1(disz) sag-geme2_ a-ra x x x
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. _mu#_ [{d}utu] {d}a-a {d}marduk u3 [...]
2'. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
single ruling
3'. _igi_ dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula dam-gar3_
4'. _igi_ ARAD-{d}suen _di-ku5_
5'. _igi_ zimbir{ki}-li-wi-ir _di-ku5_
6'. _igi_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu _di#-ku5#_
7'. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur _di-ku5_
8'. _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _di-ku5_
9'. _igi_ {d}suen-u2-ba-al-li-is-su2 _dub-sar_
single ruling
10'. _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam_
11'. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e alan-a-ni szud3 di-di-a {gesz}gidri x u3 alan-a-ni masz2 igi-du8-a e2-sag-il2-la-sze3 in-ne-en-x-[...]_
envelope
obverse
beginning broken
1'. u3 [_da e2_ i-din-{d}er3-ra]
2'. _sag-[bi-1(disz)-kam sila dagal-la_]
3'. _sag-bi# [2(disz)-kam_ {i7}bi-zi-iz-za-na]
4'. sza _ki_ i-na-sza3#-[er-sze-et _lukur_ {d}utu]
5'. u3 ni-id#-[...]
6'. _dumu-mesz_ i-bi-[{d}nin-szubur]
7'. {disz}i-na-sza3-er-[sze-et _lukur_ {d}utu]
8'. [...]
9'. a-na# [...]
10'. sza e BI x [...]
11'. _sza3 x [...] ku3#-babbar# i-na-sza3-er-sze#-et#
12'. _dumu-munus_ pir-hi-i3-li2-szu
13'. sza pir-hi-i3-li2-szu a-bu-sza i-na-di-nu-szi-im
14'. {disz}li-pi2-it-{d}iszkur x
15'. a-na _ku3-babbar_ id-di-nu-szi-ma
16'. _ku3-babbar_ sza il-qu2-u2
17'. {disz}li-pi2-it-{d}iszkur _<dumu>_ pir-hi-i3-li2-szu#
18'. a-na i-na-sza3-er-sze-et _lukur_ {d}utu
19'. a-ha-ti-szu i-na-di-in
reverse
1. _u4 kur2-sze3_ a-na la ra-ga-mi-im#
2. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk
3. u3 am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal_
4. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
rest broken
seal 1
1. ib#-ni-[...]
2. x x [...]
3. ra x [...]
4. ARAD? x x [...]
seal 2
1. [...] x dingir
2. [...] x ba?
seal 3
1. zimbir{ki}-li-wi#-ir
2. [_dumu_] ta-ri-ba-tum#
3. [...] lugal x x

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
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Related publications

primary: MHET 2/4, 487

[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. 110

[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)
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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 082506 & BM 082507
Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2521 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2521A

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ammi-ditana.07.01.23
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2018-09-19 at 11:35:00	Woestenburg, Els	Atf	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI	approved
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/4, 487 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 30, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P509866.

MHET 2/4, 487 artifact entry (No. P509866). (2018, May 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509866

MHET 2/4, 487 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509866 (Accessed: December 15, 2025).

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	year = {2018},
	month = {may 30},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 487 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509866},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509866},
}

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DA  - 2018/5/30/
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TI  - MHET 2/4, 487 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/4, 487 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 30, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P509866.

MHET 2/4, 487 artifact entry (No. P509866). (2018, May 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509866

MHET 2/4, 487 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509866 (Accessed: December 15, 2025).

@misc{2018MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-15]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {may 30},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 487 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509866},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509866},
}

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DA  - 2018/5/30/
PY  - 2018
ID  - P509866
LB  - CDLI:P509866
M1  - 2025/12/15/
TI  - MHET 2/4, 487 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509866
ER  -