MHET 2/4, 503 (P509882)
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 081012Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. _2(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2_
2. _a-gar3_ sza-li-im-be-li2#?
3. _a-sza3_ {munus}sze-ri-<iq>-ti-{d}a-a# [...]
4. _dumu-munus_ {d}marduk-na-s,i-ir#
5. _[ki]_ {munus#}sze-ri-<iq>-ti-{d}a-a# [...]
6. [be]-el-ti _a-sza3_
7. {disz}{d}marduk-mu-ba-li2-it, _dumu#_ [...]
8. u3 lu2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}utu
9. a-na er-re-szu-tim a-na _gu2-un_
10. a-na _tab-ba_ a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
11. _[ib2]-ta-e3-mesz_
12. [...] x [...]
rest broken
reverse
1. [...] x x [...]
2. _[1(bur3)] GAN2-e 6(asz) sze gur#_ [...]
3. _gu2#-un a-sza3 i3-ag2-e_ [...]
4. [...] ma-na-ah-ta#-szu-nu i-ip-pa-lu-ma
5. [_sze_-am] ba#-szi-a-am mi-it#-[ha-ri-isz i-zu-zu]
6. [...] x x [...]
rest broken
1'. [_mu_ am-mi-s,a-du]-qa2 _lugal_ {d}marduk _en gir3!-ra szu-nir gal-gal#-la ku3-sig17# [ku3-babbar_ ...]
obverse
1. _2(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2_
2. _a-gar3_ sza-li-im-be-li2#?
3. _a-sza3_ {munus}sze-ri-<iq>-ti-{d}a-a# [...]
4. _dumu-munus_ {d}marduk-na-s,i-ir#
5. _[ki]_ {munus#}sze-ri-<iq>-ti-{d}a-a# [...]
6. [be]-el-ti _a-sza3_
7. {disz}{d}marduk-mu-ba-li2-it, _dumu#_ [...]
8. u3 lu2-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}utu
9. a-na er-re-szu-tim a-na _gu2-un_
10. a-na _tab-ba_ a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
11. _[ib2]-ta-e3-mesz_
12. [...] x [...]
rest broken
reverse
1. [...] x x [...]
2. _[1(bur3)] GAN2-e 6(asz) sze gur#_ [...]
3. _gu2#-un a-sza3 i3-ag2-e_ [...]
4. [...] ma-na-ah-ta#-szu-nu i-ip-pa-lu-ma
5. [_sze_-am] ba#-szi-a-am mi-it#-[ha-ri-isz i-zu-zu]
6. [...] x x [...]
rest broken
1'. [_mu_ am-mi-s,a-du]-qa2 _lugal_ {d}marduk _en gir3!-ra szu-nir gal-gal#-la ku3-sig17# [ku3-babbar_ ...]
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Legal
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primary: MHET 2/4, 503
[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 081012
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 1150
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Ammi-saduqa.04.--.--
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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_1891-0509-1150) (W_1891-0509-1150)
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/4, 503 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509882.
MHET 2/4, 503 artifact entry (No. P509882). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509882 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 503 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509882 (Accessed: November 20, 2025).
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