MHET 2/4, 506 (P509885)
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 080309Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2_
2. _a-gar3 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2-e_
3. _a-sza3_ i-na-sza3-er-sze-et _lukur_ {d}utu
4. _dumu-munus_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu
5. _ki_ i-na-sza3-er-sze-et _lukur_ {d}utu
6. be-el-ti _a-sza3_
7. {disz}{d}utu-szu-mu-un-dib _ugula dam-gar3_
8. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
9. a-na _gu2-un_ a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
10. _ib2-ta-e3_
11. _u4 buru14-sze3_
reverse
1. _1(bur3)# GAN2# 1(disz)-e# 8(asz) sze [gur_ ...]
2. _gu2#-un# a#-[sza3 ab-sin2_]
3. i#-na# _ka2# ga2#-gi4#-a#_
4. [...] x x [...]
5. _sza3-ba gu2-un a-sza3 1/2(disz)? ku3-babbar_ ma#-ah#-ra-at
6. _3(disz) ezem_ {d}utu 2(ban2) kasz-ta 4(ban2) ninda-ta_
7. u3 _1(disz) uzu-ta-a_ i-pa-a-qi2-is-si2#
8. _igi_ a-wi-il-{d}suen _ugula lukur {d}utu-mesz_
9. _igi_ be-li-ia-qum _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}utu#
10. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
single ruling
11. _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_
12. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e szu-nir gal-gal-la e2-sag-il2-la-sze3 in-ne-en-ku4-ra_
obverse
1. _1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2_
2. _a-gar3 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2-e_
3. _a-sza3_ i-na-sza3-er-sze-et _lukur_ {d}utu
4. _dumu-munus_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu
5. _ki_ i-na-sza3-er-sze-et _lukur_ {d}utu
6. be-el-ti _a-sza3_
7. {disz}{d}utu-szu-mu-un-dib _ugula dam-gar3_
8. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
9. a-na _gu2-un_ a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
10. _ib2-ta-e3_
11. _u4 buru14-sze3_
reverse
1. _1(bur3)# GAN2# 1(disz)-e# 8(asz) sze [gur_ ...]
2. _gu2#-un# a#-[sza3 ab-sin2_]
3. i#-na# _ka2# ga2#-gi4#-a#_
4. [...] x x [...]
5. _sza3-ba gu2-un a-sza3 1/2(disz)? ku3-babbar_ ma#-ah#-ra-at
6. _3(disz) ezem_ {d}utu 2(ban2) kasz-ta 4(ban2) ninda-ta_
7. u3 _1(disz) uzu-ta-a_ i-pa-a-qi2-is-si2#
8. _igi_ a-wi-il-{d}suen _ugula lukur {d}utu-mesz_
9. _igi_ be-li-ia-qum _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}utu#
10. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
single ruling
11. _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_
12. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e szu-nir gal-gal-la e2-sag-il2-la-sze3 in-ne-en-ku4-ra_
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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
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- Genre(s): Legal
- Language(s):
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primary: MHET 2/4, 506
[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 080309
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0445
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Ammi-saduqa.04.05.15
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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_1891-0509-445) (W_1891-0509-445)
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/4, 506 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509885.
MHET 2/4, 506 artifact entry (No. P509885). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509885 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 506 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509885 (Accessed: November 6, 2025).
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