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MHET 2/4, 483 (P509862)

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 079067

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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Text

tablet
obverse
1. _a-sza3_ ma-la qa2-as-su2-nu
2. i-ka-asz-sza#-du
3. _a-gar3#_ t,a3#-bu
4. _ki_ me-lu-la#-tum lukur {d}utu#
5. _dumu_ ip-qu2-sza
6. {disz}i-na-pa-li-e-szu _dumu_ im-gur-x x x
7. u3 ib-ni-{d}marduk
8. _dumu_ x x da x-nam
9. _a#-sza3#_ a#-na# er#-re#-szu#-tim#
10. a#-na# _gu2-un_
11. u2-sze-s,i-u2
reverse
1. _u4 buru14-sze3_
2. _a-sza3_ i-sza-ad-da-du-ma#
3. a-na pi2-i szu-ul-pi2-szu
4. _1(iku) GAN2-e 1(barig) 2(ban3) sze-gur_
5. _i3-[ag2-e]_
single ruling
6. _igi_ dingir-szu#-ba#-[ni]
7. _igi#_ [...] x x
8. _iti# kin#-{d}inanna# u4 1(u)-kam
9. _[mu]_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal_ sza _egir esz-bar mah dingir gal-gal#_
seal 1
(uninscribed)
seal 2
(uninscribed)

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s):

Related publications

primary: MHET 2/4, 483

[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.
history: Tradition und Neubeginn II, no. 79

[Colbow2002Tradition] Colbow, Gudrun. 2002. Tradition Und Neubeginn. Eine Ausführliche Bearbeitung Der Spätbabylonischen Abrollungen Aus Sippar Und Ihres Beitrags Zur Glyptik Der Kassiten. Band 2. Katalog Und Abbildungen. München, Wien: Profil Verlag.

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 079067
Accession No.: 1889-04-26 Bu, 0364

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ammi-ditana.04.06.10
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2018-09-19 at 11:35:00	Woestenburg, Els	Atf	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI	approved
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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The British Museum Collection (W_1889-0426-364)

Seals

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)	-	-

Notes

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“MHET 2/4, 483 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509862.

MHET 2/4, 483 artifact entry (No. P509862). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509862 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/4, 483 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509862 (Accessed: March 15, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 483 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509862},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509862},
}

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“MHET 2/4, 483 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509862.

MHET 2/4, 483 artifact entry (No. P509862). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509862 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/4, 483 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509862 (Accessed: March 15, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/4, 483 artifact entry},
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