MHET 2/4, 495 (P509874)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 078437

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)

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tablet
obverse
1. _a#-sza3#_ ma-la ma-s,u2-u2
2. _a-gar3_ bu-ra-a{ki}
3. _a-sza3#_ dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula gidri dumu_ dingir#-da#-mi#-iq#
4. _ki_ dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula gidri dumu_ dingir-[...]
5. u3 gi-mil-{d}marduk _dumu_ s,il2-li2-{d}utu
6. x [...]
7. a#-wi-lum ma-[la] a-wi-lim
8. ma-na-ah-tam i-sza-ak-ka-nu#
9. _u4 buru14-sze3#_
10. _a-sza3_ isz#-sza-ad-da-ad-[ma]
11. _1(bur3) GAN2-e 6(asz) sze gur {gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
12. _gu2#-un# a-sza3_-im
13. _[i3]-ag2#-e#-[mesz]_
reverse
1. i#-na# li#-ib#-bu# _gu2#-un# [a-sza3]_
2. um-mi-a-a-an#-szu#-nu#
3. i-ip-pa-lu-ma
4. _sze_-am ba-szi-a-am
5. mi-it-ha-ri-isz i-zu-uz#-zu
  single ruling
6. _igi_ i-na-pa-le-szu _ugula [gidri] dumu_ dingir-szu#-na#-s,ir#
7. _igi_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _dumu e2-dub-ba-a_
8. _iti apin-du8-a u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam#_
9. _mu#_ am-mi-di-ta#-na _lugal-e_ {d}nin-urta am sag a2-dah-ni-sze3_

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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
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):


  • primary: MHET 2/4, 495

    [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.

  • 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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 078437
  • Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0340

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

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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/4, 495 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509874.
MHET 2/4, 495 artifact entry (No. P509874). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509874 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 495 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509874 (Accessed: April 6, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 495 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509874},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509874},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P509874
LB  - CDLI:P509874
M1  - 2026/4/6/
TI  - MHET 2/4, 495 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509874
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/4, 495 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509874.
MHET 2/4, 495 artifact entry (No. P509874). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509874 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 495 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509874 (Accessed: April 6, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 495 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509874},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509874},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P509874
LB  - CDLI:P509874
M1  - 2026/4/6/
TI  - MHET 2/4, 495 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509874
ER  - 
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