MHET 2/5, 569 (P509947)

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 016509

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(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin_
2. _a-gar3_ si#-la#-ni-i{[ki]}
3. i-ta _a-sza3_ ib-ni-{d#}[utu _dumu_ ma-aq-tu]-um-li#-[iz-zi-iz]
4. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ [...]
5. _a-sza3_ ARAD-{d}na-[bi-um _dumu_ ma-aq-tum]-li#-iz#-[zi-iz]
6. _ki_ ARAD-{d}na#-[bi-um-...]
7. be-[el _a-sza3_ ...]
8. {disz}i3-li2-i-qi2-[sza-am ...]
9. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re#-[szu-tim]
10. a-na _gu2#-[un_ ...]
11. _ib2-[ta-e3_]
12. _u4-[buru14-sze3_]
13. _a-sza3_ a-na pi2-i# szu#-[ul-pi]-szu
14. i-sza-ad-da-du-ma
reverse
1. [...] _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
2. [_i3-ag2]-e_
3. [... _gu2-un a]-sza3_-szu
4. [_n gin2 ku3-babbar_ ma-hi]-ir#
  rest broken
top
1. [...] x x x x
seal 1
1. [i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am]
2. [_dumu_ a]-wi-il-dingir#
3. [_ARAD_] am#-mi#-[s,a-du-qa2]
seal 2
1. [...] x-dingir [...]
2. _dumu#_ ARAD-[...]
3. _ARAD_ {d}utu#?

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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:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):


  • primary: MHET 2/5, 569

    [Dekiere1996MHET2/5] Dekiere, Luc. 1996. Old Babylonian Real Estate Documents from Sippar in the British Museum. Part 5: Documents without Date or with Date Lost. Mesopotamian History and Environment. Series III. Texts 2. Ghent: University of Ghent.

  • collation: AfO 44/45, p. 356-360, p. 356 (coll.)

    [Woestenburg1998reviewMHET2/5] Woestenburg, Els. 1997/98. “Review Dekiere MHET II/5.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 44/45: 356–60.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 016509
  • Accession No.: 1892-05-16, 0045

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
2022-06-23 at 18:04:33 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. 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 2/5, 569 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509947.
MHET 2/5, 569 artifact entry (No. P509947). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509947 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 569 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509947 (Accessed: April 16, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 569 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509947},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509947},
}

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