MHET 2/4, 538 (P509917)
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 017503Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
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-Has seal impression(s)
obverse
1. [...] szu-tum um-mu sza {d}suen
2. [...] {disz}sin-ma-gi-ir
3. [a-na] qa2-bi-e i-ba-ri
4. [...] ni ru-szu-nu-szi-im
5. [...]-tum-{d}lu?-ta?
6. [...] na-szi-i3-li2
7. [...] sin-ma-gi-ir ah#-hi#-szu-nu#
8. [...] a#?-na _zu2#-kesz2#_ a#-na _mu 1(disz)-kam#?_ [...]
9. [...] _kesz2 mu 1(disz)-kam_
10. [...] x a
11. [...] x szu#?
12. [...] i3-la2-e
13. u2#-ra#-am# i#-se#-er#
reverse
1. a-su2-ur2-ra-a-am
2. u2-da-an-na-an
3. _igi_ dumu-u4-2(u)-kam pa x x _dumu_ x x x
4. _igi_ dingir-szu-ib-ni-szu _ugula gidri_ _dumu_ i-na-pa-li-szu
5. _igi_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am _dumu e2-dub-ba-a_
single ruling
6. _iti sig4-a u4 1(u)-kam_
7. _mu#_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-[...] {uruda}ki-lugal-gub i3-mah-e_
seal 1
1. {d}na-bi-um#-[...]
2. x x x x x dingir#
3. ARAD x [...]
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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
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primary: MHET 2/4, 538
[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 017503
- Accession No.: 1894-01-15, 0217
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Ammi-saduqa.14.03.10
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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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| 2018-09-21 at 10:38:52 | Woestenburg, Els | Atf | Firth, Richard | 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_1894-0115-217) (W_1894-0115-217)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | - | - |
Cite this Artifact
@misc{2023MHET,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-10]},
year = {2023},
month = {sep 11},
title = {MHET 2/4, 538 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P509917},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509917},
}
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