MHET 2/4, 510 (P509889)

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 016500

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2_
2. _a-gar2_ ha-s,a-ri-i
3. i-ta _a-sza3-e_ a-pil-i3-li2-szu _ugula mar-tu_
4. _a-sza3_ ku-ru-u2 _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
5. a-na qa2-bi-e {d}suen-a-ha-am-i-din-nam _ugula gidri_
6. {disz}i-lu-ni _dumu_ {d}marduk-mu-ba-li-it,
7. a-na er-re-szu-tim
8. a-na _gu2-un_ a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
9. _ib2-ta-e3_
10. _u4 buru14-sze3_
11. _1(bur3) GAN2-e 8(asz) sze gur_
12. _gu2-un a-sza3 {gesz}<ban2>_ {d}utu
reverse
1. _sze_-am _i3-ag2-e_
  single ruling
2. _igi_ i3-li2-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim
3. _igi_ ta-ri-bu-um _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
4. _igi_ ip-qu2-{d}mar-tu _dumu e2-dub-ba-a#_
  single ruling
5. _iti sig4-a u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam_
6. _mu_ [am-mi]-s,a#-du-qa2 _lugal-e asz-me# i3-mah-a szu-nir-ra u4-gin7 masz2 x e3-a_
seal 1
1. dingir x a
2. _dumu_ ARAD-x [...]
3. ARAD {d}[...]

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
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):


  • primary: MHET 2/4, 510

    [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 016500
  • Accession No.: 1892-05-16, 0036

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2018-09-19 at 11:35:00 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els CDLI approved View
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/4, 510 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509889.
MHET 2/4, 510 artifact entry (No. P509889). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509889 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 510 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509889 (Accessed: January 20, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 510 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509889},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509889},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P509889
LB  - CDLI:P509889
M1  - 2026/1/20/
TI  - MHET 2/4, 510 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509889
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/4, 510 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509889.
MHET 2/4, 510 artifact entry (No. P509889). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509889 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 510 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509889 (Accessed: January 20, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 510 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509889},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509889},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P509889
LB  - CDLI:P509889
M1  - 2026/1/20/
TI  - MHET 2/4, 510 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509889
ER  - 
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