MHET 2/4, 513 (P509892)

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 080936

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2#_
2. _a-gar3_ sze-gi6
3. _sza3 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ab#?-[sin2_ ...] x x
4. [...] ni-szi-i-ni-szu# [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [_igi_] gi-mil-{d}da-mu#
  single ruling
2'. _gu4-si-sa2 u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_
3'. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal {gesz!}dur2-gar ku3-sig17-ga-a_
seal 1
1. ARAD x ni
2. x x ni x

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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, 513

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 080936
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 1074A

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
2018-09-19 at 11:35:01 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) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/4, 513 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509892.
MHET 2/4, 513 artifact entry (No. P509892). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509892 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 513 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509892 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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}

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