MHET 2/4, 554 (P509933)

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 016935

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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tablet
obverse
1. _5(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2_
2. _a-gar3_ si-la-ni-i{ki}
3. i-ta _a-sza3_ ib-ni-{d}utu? _dumu_ ma-aq-tu-li-iz-zi-iz
4. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ i-din-{d}isz8-tar2
5. _dumu_ ku-ub-bu-tum
6. _a-sza3_ ARAD-{d}na-bi-um _dumu_ ma-aq-tu-li-iz-zi-iz
7. _ki_ ARAD-{d}na-bi-um
8. be-el _a-sza3_
9. {disz}i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am _ugula mar-tu_
10. a-na er-re-szu-tim a-na _gu2-un_ a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam#_
11. _ib2-ta-e3_
12. _u4 buru14-sze3 a-sza3_ i-sza-ad-da-du-ma
13. 1(bur3) GAN2 8(asz) sze gur_
14. _i3-ag2-e_
15. _sza3-bi gu2-un a-sza3_-szu
reverse
16. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ma-hi-ir
  single ruling
17. _igi#_ ARAD-e2-sur-ri-tum _ugula mar-tu_
  single ruling
21. _[iti ... u4]-n-kam_
22. _mu_ am#-mi#-s,a#-du-qa2 _lugal#-e {uruda}ki-lugal-gub ib2-diri-ga me-te ne-sag-ga2#-sze3# x x x ki a x x ki-a bi2-ib2#-us2#-sa_
seal 1
1. [...]
2. [...]-im
3. [...]-dingir
4. [...] e x
seal 2
1. i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-[am]
2. [_dumu_ a]-wi-il-dingir
3. ARAD# am-mi-s,a-du#-[qa2]

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
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  • Join Information:
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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):


  • primary: MHET 2/4, 554

    [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 016935
  • Accession No.: 1892-07-09, 0051

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
2018-09-23 at 08:16:30 Woestenburg, Els Atf Jagersma, Bram 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) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/4, 554 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509933.
MHET 2/4, 554 artifact entry (No. P509933). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509933 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 554 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509933 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 554 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509933},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509933},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/4, 554 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509933.
MHET 2/4, 554 artifact entry (No. P509933). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509933 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 554 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509933 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 554 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509933},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509933},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P509933
LB  - CDLI:P509933
M1  - 2025/12/31/
TI  - MHET 2/4, 554 artifact entry
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