MHET 2/4, 494 (P509873)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 017316Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 e2 ki-gal2_
2. sza _1(disz) dub_ szi-ma-tim
3. _1/3(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 e2 ki-gal2_ x x x
4. _szu#-nigin# 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar e2 ki-gal2_
5. _da sila_ u3 _da e2_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_
6. _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2
7. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam sila_
8. _egir-bi e2_ ARAD-{d}ma-mu _dumu e2-dub-ba-a_
9. _ki_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ a-li-lu-mur
10. {disz}gu-hu-lum _dumu_ {d}na-bi-um-e2-gal-li
11. _in-szi-in-sa10_
12. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
13. _6(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2# ku3#-babbar in-na-an-la2_
14. u3 _1/3(disz) [gin2 si]-bi_ isz-ku-un
15. _inim#-bi al#-[til sza3]-ga#!-a-ni al-du10
16. u4# kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2#-[ra]
reverse
1. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk u3 am-mi-di-ta-na# [...]
2. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
3. _igi_ {d}utu-szu-mu-un-dib _di-ku5_
4. _igi_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ ta-ri-ba-tum
5. _igi_ an-pi4-sza _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
6. _igi_ i-din-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi
7. _igi_ {d}suen-ma-gir _dumu_ [{d}]suen#-i-din-nam
8. _igi_ i-na-pa-li-e _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2 dumu_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur
9. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}gibil6 _dumu_ ARAD-{d}gibil6
10. _igi_ i-lu-ni _dumu_ x ip-qa2-tum
11. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ ib-ba-tum
12. _igi_ x-bi-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ ba-asz-dingir
13. _igi_ ARAD-i-ba-ri _dumu_ ARAD#?-{d}ma-mu
14. _igi_ {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi _dumu_ {d}iszkur-lu-zi-ir
15. _igi_ i-bi-{d}suen _dub-sar#_
single ruling
16. _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam_
17. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e {d}lamma-{d}lamma-a masz2 su2-ga2-ke4_
obverse
1. _1(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 e2 ki-gal2_
2. sza _1(disz) dub_ szi-ma-tim
3. _1/3(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 e2 ki-gal2_ x x x
4. _szu#-nigin# 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar e2 ki-gal2_
5. _da sila_ u3 _da e2_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_
6. _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2
7. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam sila_
8. _egir-bi e2_ ARAD-{d}ma-mu _dumu e2-dub-ba-a_
9. _ki_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ a-li-lu-mur
10. {disz}gu-hu-lum _dumu_ {d}na-bi-um-e2-gal-li
11. _in-szi-in-sa10_
12. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
13. _6(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2# ku3#-babbar in-na-an-la2_
14. u3 _1/3(disz) [gin2 si]-bi_ isz-ku-un
15. _inim#-bi al#-[til sza3]-ga#!-a-ni al-du10
16. u4# kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2#-[ra]
reverse
1. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk u3 am-mi-di-ta-na# [...]
2. _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
3. _igi_ {d}utu-szu-mu-un-dib _di-ku5_
4. _igi_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ ta-ri-ba-tum
5. _igi_ an-pi4-sza _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
6. _igi_ i-din-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi
7. _igi_ {d}suen-ma-gir _dumu_ [{d}]suen#-i-din-nam
8. _igi_ i-na-pa-li-e _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2 dumu_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur
9. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}gibil6 _dumu_ ARAD-{d}gibil6
10. _igi_ i-lu-ni _dumu_ x ip-qa2-tum
11. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ ib-ba-tum
12. _igi_ x-bi-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ ba-asz-dingir
13. _igi_ ARAD-i-ba-ri _dumu_ ARAD#?-{d}ma-mu
14. _igi_ {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi _dumu_ {d}iszkur-lu-zi-ir
15. _igi_ i-bi-{d}suen _dub-sar#_
single ruling
16. _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam_
17. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e {d}lamma-{d}lamma-a masz2 su2-ga2-ke4_
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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
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primary: MHET 2/4, 494
[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.
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- Museum No.: BM 017316
- Accession No.: 1894-01-15, 0030
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Ammi-ditana.29.12.25
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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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_1894-0115-30) (W_1894-0115-30)
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/4, 494 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509873.
MHET 2/4, 494 artifact entry (No. P509873). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509873 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 494 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509873 (Accessed: December 12, 2025).
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