MHET 2/4, 514 (P509893)
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 080573Provenience
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_ sa-am-bu-ul-la
3. _a-sza3_ i-na#-sza3-er-sze-et# _lukur_ {d}utu
4. _dumu-munus_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu _di-ku5_
5. _ki_ i-na-sza3-er-sze#-et _lukur_ {d}utu
6. be-le-et _a-sza3_
7. {disz}ki-in-pi4-{d}utu x x x
8. _dumu_ {d}utu-szar-ri-[...]
9. _a-sza3#_ a#-na er-re-szu#-[tim]
10. a-na _gu2-un_ a-na _mu [n(disz)-kam]_
11. u2#-sze-[s,i]
12. _u4# buru14#-[sze3_ ...]
13. _[a]-sza3#_ i-sza-[ad-da-du-ma]
14. [_1(bur3)] GAN2-e_ [...]
15. [...] _gu2-un a-[sza3_ ...]
reverse
1. i-na _ka2 ga2-gi-a i3-ag2#-[e]_
2. _3(disz) ezem_ {d}utu 1(disz) pi2-hu# [...]
3. _1(ban2) zi3-da-ta_ u3 _1(disz) uzu_ [...]
4. i-pa-aq-qi2-is
5. _sza3-ba gu2-un a-sza3_-sza#? [...]
6. _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ u3 1(disz) x [...]
7. ma-ah-ra-at
single ruling
8. _igi_ {d}utu {d}a-a
single ruling
blank space
9. _igi_ ARAD-{d}i-ba-ri _dub-sar_
blank space
10. _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 2(u) 7(disz)?-kam_
11. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e {gesz}dur2-gar ku3-sig17-ga-[a ...] u3 alan-a-ni hub2 ab-szu2-[szu2-a ...] e2-nam-til-la-sze3 in-na-an-ku4-[ra]_
obverse
1. _1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2_
2. _a-gar3_ sa-am-bu-ul-la
3. _a-sza3_ i-na#-sza3-er-sze-et# _lukur_ {d}utu
4. _dumu-munus_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu _di-ku5_
5. _ki_ i-na-sza3-er-sze#-et _lukur_ {d}utu
6. be-le-et _a-sza3_
7. {disz}ki-in-pi4-{d}utu x x x
8. _dumu_ {d}utu-szar-ri-[...]
9. _a-sza3#_ a#-na er-re-szu#-[tim]
10. a-na _gu2-un_ a-na _mu [n(disz)-kam]_
11. u2#-sze-[s,i]
12. _u4# buru14#-[sze3_ ...]
13. _[a]-sza3#_ i-sza-[ad-da-du-ma]
14. [_1(bur3)] GAN2-e_ [...]
15. [...] _gu2-un a-[sza3_ ...]
reverse
1. i-na _ka2 ga2-gi-a i3-ag2#-[e]_
2. _3(disz) ezem_ {d}utu 1(disz) pi2-hu# [...]
3. _1(ban2) zi3-da-ta_ u3 _1(disz) uzu_ [...]
4. i-pa-aq-qi2-is
5. _sza3-ba gu2-un a-sza3_-sza#? [...]
6. _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ u3 1(disz) x [...]
7. ma-ah-ra-at
single ruling
8. _igi_ {d}utu {d}a-a
single ruling
blank space
9. _igi_ ARAD-{d}i-ba-ri _dub-sar_
blank space
10. _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 2(u) 7(disz)?-kam_
11. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e {gesz}dur2-gar ku3-sig17-ga-[a ...] u3 alan-a-ni hub2 ab-szu2-[szu2-a ...] e2-nam-til-la-sze3 in-na-an-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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- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Legal
- Language(s):
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primary: MHET 2/4, 514
[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 080573
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0711
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Ammi-saduqa.08.02.27?
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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 11:35:01 | 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_1891-0509-711) (W_1891-0509-711)
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/4, 514 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509893.
MHET 2/4, 514 artifact entry (No. P509893). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509893 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 514 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509893 (Accessed: August 15, 2025).
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