MHET 2/4, 505 (P509884)
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 080565 + BM 080566Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. _3(iku) GAN2 4(u) sar a-sza3 ab-sin2_
2. _a-gar3_ su-ha#
3. _ki_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni
4. {disz}{d}suen-na-s,i-ir
5. [a]-sza3# a-na# e#-re-szu-tim
6. [a]-na _gu2#-un#_ a#-na# _mu 1(disz)-kam_
7. _ib2#-ta-e3_
8. _u4 buru14-sze3_
9. _a-sza3_ pi2-i szu#-ul-pi2-i-szu
10. i#-sza#-ad#-da-du-ma
11. _1(bur3) GAN2 [...] x sze# gur#_
12. i#-[na] _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu#
13. x x x
reverse
1. _gu2-un a-sza3 i3-ag2-e_
2. _sza3-ba gu2-un a-sza3#_-szu-nu
3. _7(disz) gin2# [ku3-babbar_ ma]-hi-ru
4. [...] x ni x
5. [...] x ni szu
broken
1'. x x x [...]
2'. _igi_ x x x [...]
3'. x x x x x
4'. [...]
5'. _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 1(u)-kam_
6'. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e_ {d#}marduk _szu-nir gal-gal-la e2-sag-il2-la-sze3 in#-ne#-[en ...]_
obverse
1. _3(iku) GAN2 4(u) sar a-sza3 ab-sin2_
2. _a-gar3_ su-ha#
3. _ki_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni
4. {disz}{d}suen-na-s,i-ir
5. [a]-sza3# a-na# e#-re-szu-tim
6. [a]-na _gu2#-un#_ a#-na# _mu 1(disz)-kam_
7. _ib2#-ta-e3_
8. _u4 buru14-sze3_
9. _a-sza3_ pi2-i szu#-ul-pi2-i-szu
10. i#-sza#-ad#-da-du-ma
11. _1(bur3) GAN2 [...] x sze# gur#_
12. i#-[na] _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu#
13. x x x
reverse
1. _gu2-un a-sza3 i3-ag2-e_
2. _sza3-ba gu2-un a-sza3#_-szu-nu
3. _7(disz) gin2# [ku3-babbar_ ma]-hi-ru
4. [...] x ni x
5. [...] x ni szu
broken
1'. x x x [...]
2'. _igi_ x x x [...]
3'. x x x x x
4'. [...]
5'. _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 1(u)-kam_
6'. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e_ {d#}marduk _szu-nir gal-gal-la e2-sag-il2-la-sze3 in#-ne#-[en ...]_
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Legal
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primary: MHET 2/4, 505
[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 080565 + BM 080566
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0703A + 1891-05-09 Bu, 0703B
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Ammi-saduqa.04.02.10
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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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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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/4, 505 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 30, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P509884.
MHET 2/4, 505 artifact entry (No. P509884). (2018, May 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509884
MHET 2/4, 505 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509884 (Accessed: December 11, 2025).
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note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-11]},
year = {2018},
month = {may 30},
title = {MHET 2/4, 505 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P509884},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509884},
}
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