MHET 2/4, 563 (P509942)

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 079063

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. _a#-sza3#_ ma-la ma-s,u2-u2 _ki#-kal#_
2. qa2-du na-gi sza la ni-ik
3. u3 er-s,e-et ra-ma-ni-szu
4. i-ta _an-ta_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ dingir-szu-x x x x
5. i-ta _ki-ta_ ib-ni-{d}suen
6. _dumu_ ARAD-{d}mi-sza-rum
7. _sag-bi an-ta gu2_ {i7}buranun-na{ki}
8. _sag-bi ki-ta a-sza3_ x lu2-{d}suen
9. _dumu_ {d}suen-a-bu-szu
10. _a-sza3_ ri-isz-{d}na-bi-um u3 ib-ni#-{d}x-x
11. _dumu-mesz_ pir-hi-{d}mar-tu#
12. _ki_ ri-isz-{d}na-bi-um u3# [...]
13. _dumu-mesz_ pir-hi-{d}mar-tu# [...]
14. be-lu _a-sza3_ [...]
15. a-na qa2-be-e {disz}{d}suen-i-din#-[nam]
16. {disz}ba-szi-{d}x#
17. _dumu_ sig-ki [...]
18. a-na er-re-szu-tim
19. a-na _gu2-un#_
reverse
1. a#-na# _mu# 1(disz)#-[kam]_
2. _ib2-ta#-[e3-a]
3. _u4 buru14-sze3_
4. _1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 1(barig) sze_ [...]
5. _i3-ag2-e#_ [...]
6. i-na _mu 3(disz)-kam_ a-na _gu2#-[un]_
7. i-ru#-[ub]
8. _sza3-ba gu2-un a-sza3_-szu#
9. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ma-hi-[ir]
10. _igi_ a-hi-sza-gi#-isz _dumu_ pir-hi-{d}mar#-[tu]
11. _igi_ u-bar-{d}na#-bi-um _ugula gidri dumu_ sza-iri?-x-x-x
12. _igi_ {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi _masz2-szu-gid2#-[gid2]_
13. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur _dumu e2-dub#-ba_
  single ruling
14. _iti udru#{duru5#} u4# 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_
15. _mu#_ [sa]-am-su-di-ta#-na _lugal_
seal 1
1. ri-isz-{d}[na-bi-um]
2. _dumu_ pir-hi-{d}mar#-[tu]
3. ARAD [...]
seal 2
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ sin-na-di-in-szu-mi

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/4, 563

    [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.

  • collation: AfO 44/45, p. 349-356, p. 355 (coll.)

    [Woestenburg1998reviewMHET2/1-4] Woestenburg, Els. 1997/98. “Review Dekiere MHET II/1-4.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 44/45: 349–56.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 079063
  • Accession No.: 1889-04-26 Bu, 0360

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
2022-06-18 at 12:44:15 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI 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) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/4, 563 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509942.
MHET 2/4, 563 artifact entry (No. P509942). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509942 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/4, 563 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509942 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 563 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509942},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509942},
}


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