MHET 2/5, 634 (P372512)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

BM 017596B & VAT 01165

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a-na] _2(disz) sar e2_ sza _ka2_ {d}nun-gal
2. _da e2_ e2-ki-be2-gi
3. u3 _da e2_ bur-sin
4. sza ia-at-ra-tum _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-i-bi#-szu
5. _ki_ bur-sin i-sza-a-mu
6. {disz}im-gur-{d}en-lil2 u3 i3-li-sukkal#
7. _dumu_ bur-sin a-na sza-at-ra-tum
8. ir-gu-mu-ma _di-ku5-mesz babila2{ki}_
9. u3 _di-ku5-mesz zimbir{ki}_
10. ik-szu-du-u2-ma di-nam u2-<sza>-hi-zu-<szu>-nu-ti#
11. u2-ul i-ta-ar-ru-u2-ma
12. {disz}im-gur?-{d}en-lil2 u3 i3-li2-sukkal
13. _dumu_ bur-sin a-na ia-at-ra-tum
14. u2-ul i-ra-ga-mu
15. [_mu_] {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk
16. [u3 ha]-am#-mu-ra-bi# [_lugal_]
reverse
1. [...] x-a _dumu_ x x x
2. [...]-nu-szu
3. _igi_ kar? x mu? gim
4. _igi_ mu-na-wi-rum
5. _igi_ dingir-szu-i-bi-szu
6. _igi_ ha x bi szu
7. _igi_ sin-isz-me-an-ni
8. _igi_ bur-sin _igi_ im-gur-akszak{ki}
9. _igi_ {d}utu-an-dul7 _dub-sar_
  blank space
10. _mu bad3# gal ga2-gi4-a_
envelope
obverse
1. a-na _2(disz) sar e2 ki-gal2_
2. _da# _ka2_ {d}nun-gal
3. u3#? _da e2_ e2-ki-be2#-[gi]
4. u3# _da# e2_ bur-{d}suen#
5. sza# {disz}ia-at-ra-tum
6. [_dumu]-munus#_ dingir-szu-i-bi-szu
7. [_ki_] {disz}bur-{d}suen i-sza-[mu]
8. [{disz}im]-gur#-{d}en-lil2 u3 [i3-li-sukkal]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P372512

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number BM 017596B & VAT 01165
Accession Number 1894-01-15, 0310B

References

  • primary: MHET 2/5, 634

    [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.

  • history: BAP, 40

    [Meissner1893BAP] Meissner, Bruno. 1893. Beiträge Zum Altbabylonischen Privatrecht. Assyriologische Bibliothek 11. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: VS 8, 105

    [Ungnad1909VS8] Ungnad, Arthur. 1909. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin 8. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

    Tablet only

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-02 at 16:34:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2022-06-23 at 18:05:16 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-09-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 634 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P372512.
MHET 2/5, 634 artifact entry (No. P372512). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372512 (Original work published 2007)
MHET 2/5, 634 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372512 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 634 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372512},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372512},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 634 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P372512.
MHET 2/5, 634 artifact entry (No. P372512). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P372512 (Original work published 2007)
MHET 2/5, 634 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P372512 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 634 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P372512},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P372512},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/2/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P372512
LB  - CDLI:P372512
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - MHET 2/5, 634 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P372512
ER  -
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