MHET 2/4, 468 (P509847)

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 080812

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. _e2_ ma-la ma-s,u2-u2
2. _ki_ e-ri-isz-ti-{d}utu _lukur_ {d}utu
3. _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim
4. {disz}{d}suen-ha-s,i2-ir
5. _dumu_ a-wi-il-{d}na-bi-um
6. _e2_ a-na ki-is,-ri
7. a-na _mu# [1(disz)-kam_]-szu u2-sze-s,i
8. ki-s,i-ir _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
reverse
1. _3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_
2. u2-ra-am i-se-e-er
3. u3 a-su2-ur-ra-am u2-da-an-na-an
  single ruling
4. _igi_ {d}utu _igi_ {d}a-a
5. _igi_ ib-na-tum _ku3-dim2_
6. _dumu_ ri-isz-{d}utu
7. _igi_ ig-mil-lum _dumu_ li-pi2-it,-isz8-tar2
8. _iti apin-du8-a u4 1(disz)-kam_
19. _mu_ a-bi-e-szu-uh _lugal-e {gesz}asz-te bara2 za3 us2-sa-ke4-ne i3-mah-esz-a_ [...]
seal 1
  (uninscribed)
1. {d}suen-ha-s,i2-ir
seal 2
  (uninscribed)
1. ib-na-tum

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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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):


  • primary: MHET 2/4, 468

    [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.

  • history: Tradition und Neubeginn II, no. 9

    [Colbow2002Tradition] Colbow, Gudrun. 2002. Tradition Und Neubeginn. Eine Ausführliche Bearbeitung Der Spätbabylonischen Abrollungen Aus Sippar Und Ihres Beitrags Zur Glyptik Der Kassiten. Band 2. Katalog Und Abbildungen. München, Wien: Profil Verlag.

    (seals)


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 080812
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0951

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
2018-09-06 at 10:20:42 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) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/4, 468 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509847.
MHET 2/4, 468 artifact entry (No. P509847). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509847 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 468 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509847 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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