MHET 2/4, 537 (P509916)

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 017360

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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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. _1(esz3) GAN2 a-sza3 a-[gar3_ ...] x
2. _a-sza3_ i-din-{d}marduk [...]-tum#
3. _ki_ i-din-{d}marduk _dumu#_ [...]-tum#
4. be-el _a-sza3_
5. {disz}{d}utu-mu-sza-lim _dub-sar#_
6. _dumu_ u2-tul2-isz8-tar2 a-bi _erin2_
7. a-na qa2-bi-e ig-mil-{d}suen
8. _dumu_ ra-bu-ut-{d}suen
9. _a-sza3_-am a-na er-re-szu-tim
10. a-na _sze gu2-un_ a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
11. u2-sze-s,i
12. _u4 buru14-sze3_
13. _a-sza3_-am a-na pi2-i szu-ul-pi2-szu
14. i#-sza-ad-da-du-ma
15. _1(bur3) GAN2 1(disz)-e_
reverse
1. [... _sze gur] {gesz#}ban2_ {d}utu
2. [... _gu2]-un# a-sza3_-im
3. _[i3-ag2]-e_
4. [...] _a-sza3_-szu?
5. [...] {d}marduk be-el _a-sza3_-im
6. [...] ni
7. [...] _dumu_ bu-ru-ba?-ri
8. [...] _dumu#_ e-ri-bi-ia
9. [...] _dumu_ ta-ri-bu-sza
10. [...]-lim _dumu e2-dub-ba-a_
  single ruling
11. _[iti] gu4-si-sa2 u4 3(disz)-kam_
12. _mu#_ am#-mi#-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e _{uruda}du8 mah gal-gal-la# {uruda}ki-lugal-gub kur didli-a i7-da in-ne-a-[...]_
seal 1
1. [...] x
2. [...] sza x
3. ARAD? x bi
seal 2
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ ib-ni-{d}suen
seal 3
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ a-ab-ba-a
seal 4
  (uninscribed)
1. [_kiszib3_] ib-na-tum

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/4, 537

    [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 017360
  • Accession No.: 1894-01-15, 0074

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
2018-09-21 at 10:38:52 Woestenburg, Els Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View

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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) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/4, 537 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509916.
MHET 2/4, 537 artifact entry (No. P509916). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509916 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 537 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509916 (Accessed: June 12, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
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	title = {MHET 2/4, 537 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509916},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509916},
}


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