MHET 2/4, 561 (P509940)

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 065662

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. _5/6(disz)# sar# e2_ szi-in-ni _{gesz}al_ la ru-ug-[bu-um]
2. [i-na] zimbir#{ki#}-ia-ah-ru-rum
3. _da e2_ nanna-ma-an#-szum2 _dumu_ ma-an-nu-um-ba-lum-{d}utu
4. sza {d}suen-be-le-ap-lim# _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2 dumu_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur
5. a-na _ku3-babbar_ i-sza-mu-ma a-na _dumu-mesz_ {iri}i-si2-in
6. u3 _da sila dagal-la_ {d}suen _sag#-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma sila dagal_ {d}suen
7. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam _e2 dumu-mesz_ i-bi-{d}suen _sza-tam ka2 e2-gal_
8. sza i-na tup-pi2 la-bi-ri-im sza _mu_ sa-am-su#-i#-lu#-na# _lugal-e_
9. _us2-sa us2-sa-bi a2-ag2-ga#_ [...]
10. sza na-ra-am-{d}iszkur a-na {d}iszkur-ra-bi x [...]
11. _egir-bi e2_ gur-ru-du sza _sa10#_ [...]
12. _e2_ i3-li2-ma-dingir _dumu_ lu2-{d}iszkur _nu-{gesz}[kiri6]_
13. sza a-na _dumu-mesz_-szu i-zi x [...]
14. {disz}eri-ba-am-{d}marduk u3 a-wi-il-[...]
15. _sze_-am u3 _ku3-babbar_ a-na _sa10 5/6(disz) sar [e2_ ...]
16. it-ti mu-ha-ad-du-um _masz2-szu-[gid2-gid2_ ...]
17. ub-sza-al-li# [...]
18. i-na x x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...]
2'. [...] u2#-ul x [...]
3'. _igi_ [...] _dumu_ li-pi2#-[it-...]
4'. _igi_ [...] x _dumu_ be-el-[...]
5'. _igi_ ARAD#-[...] x _dumu_ dingir-szu-ib#-[ni ...]
6'. _igi_ x-[...] x x x x x x [...]
7'. _igi_ {d}iszkur-e-ri#-ba-am x x
8'. _dumu_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza#-am
9'. _igi_ sza-al-lu-rum _dumu e2-[dub]-ba#-a_
10'. _dumu_ ARAD#-[i]-ba-ri
  single ruling
11'. _iti bara2-za3-gar [u4 n-kam]_
12'. _mu#_ sa-am-su-di-ta-[na _lugal-e] {d}pap-nun-an-ki nin# [an]-ta#-gal2-la# gunni ku3#-babbar# u3-tu-da dadag-ga e2-sag#-il2-la-sze3 in-ne-en-ku4-ra_
seal 1
1. dingir-dingir x ba ri ni
2. _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}x
3. ARAD AN {d}mar-tu
seal 2
1. ARAD-{d}ul-masz-szi-tum#
2. _dumu_ e-bi? x a
3. ARAD {d}iszkur
seal 3
1. ARAD-{d}ul-masz-szi-tum#
2. _dumu_ ti-ib-dingir-x
3. ARAD {d}iszkur
seal 4
1. {d}iszkur-ba-x-x ni? a
2. _dumu_ i3-li2-ia-tum
3. ARAD {d}iszkur
seal 5
1. {d}iszkur-e-ri-[ba-am]
2. _dumu_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-[am]
3. ARAD# {d}[...]
seal 6
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ e-tel-pi4-dingir-sza
seal 7
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ ARAD-{d}marduk

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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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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/4, 561

    [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 065662
  • Accession No.: 1882-09-18, 05652

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

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) - -
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, 561 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509940.
MHET 2/4, 561 artifact entry (No. P509940). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509940 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 561 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509940 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 561 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509940},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509940},
}


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