MHET 2/4, 551 (P509930)

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 080462

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. _4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2 1(iku) GAN2 kislah_
2. _a-gar3_ si-la-ni-i{ki}
3. i-ta a-na-pa-le-e-szu _gal-ukkin-na_
4. u3 [i-ta _a]-sza3_ ba-li-kum
5. _[sag-bi]-1(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3_ a-hu-wa-qar
6. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma_ ba-li-kum-ma
7. _a-sza3_ ib-ni-{d}suen _dumu_ ARAD-{d}la-ah-mi
8. _ki#_ ib-ni-{d}suen
9. be#-el _a-sza3_
10. {disz}szu#-[mu]-um#-li-ib-szi _dumu_ pir-<hi>-i3-li2-szu
11. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
12. a-na _gu2-un_ a-na _mu 1(disz)#-[kam]_
13. _ib2#-ta-e3#_
14. _u4 buru14#-sze3#_
15. _a-sza3_ a-na pi2-i szu-ul-pi2-szu
16. i-sza-da-du-ma
reverse
1. sza _4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 1(bur3) GAN2 8(asz) gur# sze# {gesz#}[ban2_ {d}utu]
2. sza _1(iku) GAN2 kislah# 1(barig) sze gur gu2-un_ [...] x [...]
3. i-ma-ad-da-du a-di an-ni-a-[am] i-ka-lu
4. an-ni-a-am <<i>> i-pe2-et-ma?
5. _sza3-ba gu2-un a-sza3_-szu
6. _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ma-hi-ir
  single ruling
7. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur ra-bi-a-nu-um
8. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}suen _dumu_ pil-ha-{d}iszkur
9. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}marduk _dumu_ ARAD-ku-bi
10. _igi_ ta-ri-bu _dumu_ i3-li2-a-wi-lim
  single ruling
11. _iti bara2-za3-gar# u4 5(disz)-kam_
12. [_mu_] am#-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _[lugal]-e# [{uruda}]ki-lugal-gub ib2#-diri#-ga hur#-sag he2-nun-na_
seal 1
1. ta-ri-bu
2. _dumu_ i3-li2-a-wi-[lim]
3. ARAD {d}[...]
seal 2
1. ib-ni-{d}suen#
2. _dumu_ pil-ha-[{d}iszkur]
3. ARAD {d}[...]
seal 3
  (uninscribed)
1. ib#-ni-{d}marduk

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
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  • primary: MHET 2/4, 551

    [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 080462
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0599

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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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/4, 551 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509930.
MHET 2/4, 551 artifact entry (No. P509930). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509930 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 551 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509930 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509930},
}

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