MHET 2/4, 539 (P509918)
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 086417Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. _2(iku)# GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2#_
2. [... _a]-gar3_ ha-gi-a-nu-um
3. i# [...] dumu-u4-2(u)-kam _dumu_ _ki_ x x
4. _a-sza3_ ARAD#-ul-ma-szi-tum
5. _dumu_ dingir# x-e-li-i-na-ma-ti#-im
6. _ki_ ARAD#-{d#}ul-masz2-szi-tum
7. be#-el# _a-sza3_-im
8. {disz}{d}suen-szesz-i#-din#-nam x bar zu ri
9. a-na er-re-szu-tim
10. [a]-na _gu2-un_ a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
11. _ib2#-ta-e3_
12. _u4 buru14-sze3 a-sza_ pi2-i szu-ul-pi2-szu
13. i-sza-ad-da-du-ma
14. _[1(bur3)] GAN2 a-sza3 6(asz) sze gur {gesz}ban2_ {d#}utu#
15. [i]-na# _kar_ zimbir#{ki}-am-na-nu
reverse
1. _[i3]-ag2-e#_
single ruling
2. _igi_ li-x x x _dumu_ [...] x x x-isz
3. _igi_ be-el-szu#-nu _dumu_ [...]-a
single ruling
4. _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u)-kam_
5. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e {uruda}du8 mah gal-gal-la# {uruda}ki-lugal-gub i3-mah?-a [...] x x tu? zi?_
obverse
1. _2(iku)# GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2#_
2. [... _a]-gar3_ ha-gi-a-nu-um
3. i# [...] dumu-u4-2(u)-kam _dumu_ _ki_ x x
4. _a-sza3_ ARAD#-ul-ma-szi-tum
5. _dumu_ dingir# x-e-li-i-na-ma-ti#-im
6. _ki_ ARAD#-{d#}ul-masz2-szi-tum
7. be#-el# _a-sza3_-im
8. {disz}{d}suen-szesz-i#-din#-nam x bar zu ri
9. a-na er-re-szu-tim
10. [a]-na _gu2-un_ a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
11. _ib2#-ta-e3_
12. _u4 buru14-sze3 a-sza_ pi2-i szu-ul-pi2-szu
13. i-sza-ad-da-du-ma
14. _[1(bur3)] GAN2 a-sza3 6(asz) sze gur {gesz}ban2_ {d#}utu#
15. [i]-na# _kar_ zimbir#{ki}-am-na-nu
reverse
1. _[i3]-ag2-e#_
single ruling
2. _igi_ li-x x x _dumu_ [...] x x x-isz
3. _igi_ be-el-szu#-nu _dumu_ [...]-a
single ruling
4. _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u)-kam_
5. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e {uruda}du8 mah gal-gal-la# {uruda}ki-lugal-gub i3-mah?-a [...] x x tu? zi?_
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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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Legal
- Language(s):
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primary: MHET 2/4, 539
[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 086417
- Accession No.: 1899-10-14, 0038
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Ammi-saduqa.14.05.10
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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_1899-1014-38) (W_1899-1014-38)
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/4, 539 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509918.
MHET 2/4, 539 artifact entry (No. P509918). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509918 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 539 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509918 (Accessed: November 24, 2025).
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