MHET 2/4, 544 (P509923)

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 079281

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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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. _e2-da_ ma-la ma-s,u2#-u2#
2. _ki_ ta-ri-ba-tum _lukur_ {d}utu
3. _dumu-munus_ ARAD-{d}suen
4. {disz}{d}inanna-ma-an-szum2 _gala dumu_ {d}suen-ri-me-ni
5. a-na _zu2-kesz2_
6. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam ib2-ta-e3_
7. _zu2-kesz2 mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
reverse
1. _1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. _i3-la2-e_
3. [u2]-ra-am i-se-e-er
4. a-su2-ur-ra-am u2-da-an-na-an
5. _igi_ gi-mil-lum gala
6. _igi_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am _dumu e2-dub-ba_
  single ruling
7. _iti bara2-za3-gar u4# 1(u)-kam_
8. _mu_ am#-mi-s,a-du-qa2# _lugal# i7-da_ am#-mi#-s,a#-du#-qa2#-nu-hu-usz-ni-szi
seal 1
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ ARAD-sin
seal 2
  (uninscribed)
1. [_kiszib3_] gi-mil-lum

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Join Information:
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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/4, 544

    [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 079281
  • Accession No.: 1889-04-26 Bu, 0578

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, 544 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509923.
MHET 2/4, 544 artifact entry (No. P509923). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509923 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 544 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509923 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 544 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509923},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509923},
}


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