MHET 2/4, 471 (P509850)

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 079952

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)

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Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. _sa10 1(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ na-hi-isz-tim
3. sza dingir#-szu#-ib-ni-szu u3 a-bu-um-wa-qar
4. _dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-na-di-in#-szu-mi _dumu_ bur-{d}suen
5. a-na _ku3-babbar_ id#-di-nu-ma
6. a-na _1(disz) sag-ARAD_ a-na# ma-az-za-ar ki-na-tim
7. sza _e2-gal_ asz#-szu#-mi-szu-nu
8. {disz}{d}bu-ne-ne-na-s,i-ir _dumu_ ri-isz-{d}utu
9. qa2-ba-a-am isz-ku-nu#-szum#
10. asz-szum _a-sza3_-szu-nu a-na _ku3-babbar_ id-di-nu
11. {disz}{d}bu-ne-ne-na-s,i-ir [dumu] ri-isz-{d}utu
12. {disz}dingir-szu-ib-ni-szu u3 [a-bu-um-wa]-qar
13. is,-ba-at-[...]
14. _1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar sa10 1(bur3) [GAN2_ ...]
15. a-na sig-an-nu-ni-tum _dumu_ sin-[...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar#_ [...]
2'. ki-isz-da-at {disz}dingir-szu#-[ib-ni-szu]
3'. i-na qa2-ti {disz}sig-an-nu-ni-[tum ...]
4'. {disz}dingir-szu-ib-ni-szu ma-[hi-ir]
5'. _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar sza3 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-[babbar_ ...]
6'. ki-isz-da-at a-bu-um-wa-qar a-hi-szu#
7'. i-na qa2-ti sig-an-nu-ni-tum
8'. {disz}a-bu-um-wa-qar ma-hi-ir
  single ruling
9'. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ nu-ra-tum
10'. _igi_ i3-li2-i-din-nam _dumu_ ri-isz-{d}utu
11'. _igi_ {d}utu-he2-gal2 _dumu_ puzur4-{d}suen
12'. _igi_ i-lu-ni-szar-rum _dumu_ ba-az-la-ah-ma-at
13'. _igi_ {d}en-lil2-a-bi _ku3-dim2_
14'. _igi_ {d}iszkur-zi-mu _dub-sar_
  single ruling
15'. _iti sze-sag11-ku5 mu gibil_
16'. sza _egir mu {i7}idigna gesz bi2-in-kesz2#-[da]_
seal 1
1. {d}en-lil2-a-bu-um
2. [... _ku3]-dim2#_
3. [ARAD _e2] babbar_
seal 2
1. dingir-[...]-ni#-szu
2. _dumu#_ dingir-[...]
3. [ARAD] _e2# babbar2_
seal 3
1. {d}suen-i-din#-[nam]
2. _dumu_ nu-ra-[tum]
seal 4
1. i3-li2-i-[din-nam]
2. _dumu_ ri-[isz-{d}utu]
3. [ARAD ...]

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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
  • Measurements (mm):
  • Weight:
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/4, 471

    [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. 22

    [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)

  • collation: AfO 44/45, p. 349-356, p. 355 (coll.)

    [Woestenburg1998reviewMHET2/1-4] Woestenburg, Els. 1997/98. “Review Dekiere MHET II/1-4.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 44/45: 349–56.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 079952
  • Accession No.: 1889-10-14, 0501

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
2018-09-21 at 10:45:57 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els CDLI 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

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/4, 471 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509850.
MHET 2/4, 471 artifact entry (No. P509850). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509850 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 471 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509850 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 471 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509850},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509850},
}


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