MHET 2/4, 496 (P509875)

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 080407

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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tablet
obverse
1. _5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. a-na _sam2 2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
3. _a-gar3_ szu-ut-sza-{d}a-a
4. i#-ta _a-sza3#_ {d}a-a-ri-sza-at _lukur_ {d}utu
5. u3 i-ta {d#}suen#?-isz#-me-a-ni
6. _sag-bi 1(disz)#-kam# a#-sza3# x x x
7. _ki_ {d}a-a-ri-sza-at _lukur_ {d}utu#
8. _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula gidri_
9. {disz}ri-isz-{d}marduk _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}marduk#?
10. szu# ba-an-ti#
11. [i]-na _u4 2(disz)-kam_
reverse
1. _kiszib3_-ka-at _2(iku) GAN2 [a-sza3]_
2. _a-gar3_ szu-ut-sza-{d}a-[a]
3. ub-ba-lam _u4_-um
4. tup-pi2# szi#-ma#-tim isz#-sza#-at,#-t,a#-ru#-ma#
5. szi-ta-at _ku3-babbar_ i-le-eq-qe
  single ruling
6. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}gibil6 _dumu_ a-[x]-NI
7. _igi_ i-din-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ sin-ha-s,i#-ir
8. _igi_ li-pi2-it-{d}iszkur _dumu_ pir-hi-dingir
9. _igi#_ x x x x x x x
10. _igi#_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2# _dumu e2-[dub-ba-a]_
11. _iti sig4#-a u4 1(u) 8(disz)#-kam_
12. _mu_ [am]-mi-di-ta-na [...] x x x x x
seal 1
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ ri?-isz-{d#}marduk#
seal 2
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ ib-ni-{d}gibil6
seal 3
  (uninscribed)

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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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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/4, 496

    [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: Akkadica 137, p.1-52, p. 26-27 no. 3

    [DeGraef2016advance-payments] De Graef, Katrien. 2016. “Many a Mickle Makes a Muckle. Advance Payments in the Ur-Utu Archive.” Akkadica 137: 1–52.

    (edition, collations & seals)

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 080407
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0546

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
2018-10-04 at 00:58:55 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-09-19 at 11:35:00 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els 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) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/4, 496 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509875.
MHET 2/4, 496 artifact entry (No. P509875). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509875 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 496 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509875 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 496 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509875},
}


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