MHET 2/4, 504 (P509883)
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 017319Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. _1(iku) GAN2# 2(u) 5(disz) sar a-sza3_
2. u2#-sal# {i7}he2-gal2
3. a#-na#? _im-si-sa2_
4. i-ta _a#-sza3# dumu-munus_ i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen
5. sza i-na x _kaskal?_ hi-ir-ri-tum#
6. i-ta x x x _lukur_ {d}utu sza x [...]
7. u3 i-ta _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-ba-ni _ugula dam-gar3_
8. _sag-1(disz)-kam-ma_ {i7}he2-gal2
9. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma kaskal_ hi-ri-tum
10. sza _ki_ i-din-za-ba4-ba4
11. _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}marduk
12. {disz}utu#-mu-sza-lim _ga2-dub-ba_ [...]
13. [dumu] gi-mil-{d}marduk
14. i#-sza#-mu
single ruling
blank space
reverse
1. _iti bara2-za3-gar [u4-n(disz)-kam]_
2. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal [...] szu-nir ku3 gal-gal-la [...] e2-sag-il2 in-ne-en-[...]_
obverse
1. _1(iku) GAN2# 2(u) 5(disz) sar a-sza3_
2. u2#-sal# {i7}he2-gal2
3. a#-na#? _im-si-sa2_
4. i-ta _a#-sza3# dumu-munus_ i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen
5. sza i-na x _kaskal?_ hi-ir-ri-tum#
6. i-ta x x x _lukur_ {d}utu sza x [...]
7. u3 i-ta _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-ba-ni _ugula dam-gar3_
8. _sag-1(disz)-kam-ma_ {i7}he2-gal2
9. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma kaskal_ hi-ri-tum
10. sza _ki_ i-din-za-ba4-ba4
11. _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}marduk
12. {disz}utu#-mu-sza-lim _ga2-dub-ba_ [...]
13. [dumu] gi-mil-{d}marduk
14. i#-sza#-mu
single ruling
blank space
reverse
1. _iti bara2-za3-gar [u4-n(disz)-kam]_
2. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal [...] szu-nir ku3 gal-gal-la [...] e2-sag-il2 in-ne-en-[...]_
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, 504
[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 017319
- Accession No.: 1894-01-15, 0033
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Ammi-saduqa.04.01.--
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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_1894-0115-33) (W_1894-0115-33)
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/4, 504 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509883.
MHET 2/4, 504 artifact entry (No. P509883). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509883 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 504 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509883 (Accessed: November 16, 2025).
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