MHET 2/4, 546 (P509925)
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 080264Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
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-Has seal impression(s)
tablet
obverse
1. _[...] GAN2# a-sza3 ab-sin2#_
2. _a-gar3_ su-ha-a
3. i#-ta _a-sza3_ ha-an-ba-tum _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ ib#-ni-[...]
4. _dumu-munus_ ib-ni-{d}sag-ku5
5. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ la-da-bi-il
6. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam_ {i7}gu-na-nu
7. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam a-sza3_ {d}lamma-illat-su2
8. _a-sza3_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi
9. _dumu_ pir-hi-i3-li2-szu
10. _ki_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi
11. be-el _a-sza3_-im#
12. {disz}ip-qu2-an-nu-ni-tum _di-ku5_
13. _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}utu
14. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-<tim> a-na _gu2-un_
15. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_ u2-sze-s,i2
16. _u4 buru14-sze3_
17. _1(bur3) GAN2 1(disz)-e 8(asz) sze gur {gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
18. i-na _ka2 ga2-gi4-a_
reverse
1. _i3-ag2-e_
2. _sza3-ba gu2-un a-sza3_-szu
3. _1(asz)? sze gur {gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
4. ma-hi-<<ru>>-ir
single ruling
5. _igi_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 _di-ku5_
6. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _di-ku5_
7. _igi_ i-bi-{d}suen _dumu e2-dub-ba-a_
single ruling
8. _[iti] bara2#-za3-gar u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam_
9. [_mu_ am]-mi#-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e [... du11]-ga-mah-a {d}utu lugal-a-ni-ta_ [{i7}am]-mi-s,a-du-qa2-[nu]-hu#-usz-ni-szi
seal 1
1. {d}nanna-[...]
2. _dumu_ i-bi-{d}suen#
3. ARAD# am-mi#-[s,a-du-qa2]
seal 2
1. [...] an-nu-[...]
2. _dumu_ x [...]
3. {d}utu-ki x [...]
4. i-bi-{d}EN-[...]
obverse
1. _[...] GAN2# a-sza3 ab-sin2#_
2. _a-gar3_ su-ha-a
3. i#-ta _a-sza3_ ha-an-ba-tum _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ ib#-ni-[...]
4. _dumu-munus_ ib-ni-{d}sag-ku5
5. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ la-da-bi-il
6. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam_ {i7}gu-na-nu
7. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam a-sza3_ {d}lamma-illat-su2
8. _a-sza3_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi
9. _dumu_ pir-hi-i3-li2-szu
10. _ki_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi
11. be-el _a-sza3_-im#
12. {disz}ip-qu2-an-nu-ni-tum _di-ku5_
13. _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}utu
14. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-<tim> a-na _gu2-un_
15. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_ u2-sze-s,i2
16. _u4 buru14-sze3_
17. _1(bur3) GAN2 1(disz)-e 8(asz) sze gur {gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
18. i-na _ka2 ga2-gi4-a_
reverse
1. _i3-ag2-e_
2. _sza3-ba gu2-un a-sza3_-szu
3. _1(asz)? sze gur {gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
4. ma-hi-<<ru>>-ir
single ruling
5. _igi_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 _di-ku5_
6. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _di-ku5_
7. _igi_ i-bi-{d}suen _dumu e2-dub-ba-a_
single ruling
8. _[iti] bara2#-za3-gar u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam_
9. [_mu_ am]-mi#-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e [... du11]-ga-mah-a {d}utu lugal-a-ni-ta_ [{i7}am]-mi-s,a-du-qa2-[nu]-hu#-usz-ni-szi
seal 1
1. {d}nanna-[...]
2. _dumu_ i-bi-{d}suen#
3. ARAD# am-mi#-[s,a-du-qa2]
seal 2
1. [...] an-nu-[...]
2. _dumu_ x [...]
3. {d}utu-ki x [...]
4. i-bi-{d}EN-[...]
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm):
- Weight:
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Legal
- Language(s):
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primary: MHET 2/4, 546
[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 080264
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0400
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
- Elevation:
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- Findspot Square:
- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Ammi-saduqa.16.01.14
- Alternative Years:
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- Accounting Period:
| 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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| 2018-09-23 at 08:16:30 | Woestenburg, Els | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | 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_1891-0509-400) (W_1891-0509-400)
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) | - | - |
General Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/4, 546 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509925.
MHET 2/4, 546 artifact entry (No. P509925). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509925 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 546 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509925 (Accessed: December 30, 2025).
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