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MHET 2/4, 520 (P509899)

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 017481

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

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. _2(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ te-nu-na
2. _a-sza3_ i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen
3. _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}suen
4. _ki_ i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen
5. _dumu#_ ib-ni-{d}suen
6. be-el _a-sza3_
7. {disz}u2-tul2-isz8-tar2 a-bi _erin2_
8. 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 a-sza3_ a-na pi2-i szu#-ul-pi2-szu
12. i-sza-ad-da-du-ma
13. _1(bur3) GAN2-e 8(asz) sze gur {gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
reverse
1. _gu2-un a-sza3 i3-ag2-e_
2. _sza3-ba gu2-un a-sza3_-szu
3. _1(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar_ ma-hi-ir
single ruling
4. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}suen-eri-ba-am
5. _igi_ ku-ub-bu-tum _dumu_ {d}nanna-tum
6. _igi_ a-wi-il-{d}suen _dumu_ ta-ri-bu
7. _igi_ ARAD-{d}marduk _dumu e2-dub-ba-a_
single ruling
8. _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 1(u) 9(disz)-kam_
9. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e sipa zi sze-ga {d}utu {d}marduk-bi-da-[ke4] ur5-ra kalam-ni bi2-in-du8-a_ [...]
seal 1
(uninscribed)
seal 2
(uninscribed)

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s):

Related publications

primary: MHET 2/4, 520

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 017481
Accession No.: 1894-01-15, 0195

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ammi-saduqa.10.01.19
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Revisions and credits

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

External Resources

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The British Museum Collection (W_1894-0115-195) (W_1894-0115-195)

Seals

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

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

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/4, 520 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509899.

MHET 2/4, 520 artifact entry (No. P509899). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509899 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/4, 520 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509899 (Accessed: December 25, 2025).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509899},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/4, 520 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509899.

MHET 2/4, 520 artifact entry (No. P509899). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509899 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/4, 520 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509899 (Accessed: December 25, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 520 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509899},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509899},
}

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