MHET 2/4, 502 (P509881)

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 078717

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

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tablet
obverse
1. _4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2_
2. _a-gar3_ gi-za-nu-um
3. _a#-sza3#_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur
4. _dumu_ a-wi-il-{d}iszkur
5. _ki_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur
6. be-el _a-sza3_
7. {disz}tam-la-tum _dumu_ sig-{d}ir-ni-na
8. {disz}ip-qa2-tum _dumu_ {d}utu-li-wi-ir
9. u3 a-wi-il-{d}x [...]
10. _[a-sza3]_ a-na [er]-re-[szu-tim ...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...] x x [...]
2'. [...] mar? ma-ti nu la
  single ruling
  blank space
3'. _iti sig4-a u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam_
4. _mu#_ am#-mi#-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e [...] x [...] an# {d}en-lil2-bi#-da-asz2_
seal 1
  (uninscribed)
1. x NI KI

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):


  • primary: MHET 2/4, 502

    [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 078717
  • Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0629

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

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dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/4, 502 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509881.
MHET 2/4, 502 artifact entry (No. P509881). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509881 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 502 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509881 (Accessed: January 28, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 502 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509881},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509881},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P509881
LB  - CDLI:P509881
M1  - 2026/1/28/
TI  - MHET 2/4, 502 artifact entry
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ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/4, 502 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509881.
MHET 2/4, 502 artifact entry (No. P509881). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509881 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 502 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509881 (Accessed: January 28, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 502 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509881},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509881},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P509881
LB  - CDLI:P509881
M1  - 2026/1/28/
TI  - MHET 2/4, 502 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509881
ER  - 
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