MHET 2/5, 566 (P509944)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 016484

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)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _a-sza3_ ma-la ma-s,u2-u2
2. _a-gar3 ka2 iri{ki}_ i-ta gi-ir-ri
3. _ki_ {d}suen-im-gur-an-ni
4. {disz}u2-tul2!-{d}ma-mi
  Woestenburg collation: u2-BA-
5. {disz}i-di-nu-um
6. u3 ARAD-{d}suen
7. be-el _a-sza3_-lim
8. {disz}sig-i3-li2-szu
9. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
10. a-na _sze-gesz-i3_ u3 _sze_-im
11. a-na _igi-3(disz)-gal2_
12. u2-sze-s,i
reverse
1. _a-sza3_ szi#-ip#-ra#? [...] x
2. [...]
3. [... _sze-gesz]-i3#_ u3 _sze_-im
4. [...] _a-sza3_-lim
5. [...] x
  n lines broken
1'. x x [...]
2'. {d}en-lil2-la2 x
seal 1
1. dingir [...]
2. [...]
seal 2
1. [...] x a x
2. [...] dingir x [...]
seal 3
1. ARAD-[...]
  rest illegible
seal 4
1. [...] x [...]
2. _dumu_ za-bi?-um-[...]
3. _ARAD_ {d}x-[...]
seal 5
1. [...] x [...]
2. [_dumu_ ...] a a [...]
3. _ARAD#_ AN {d}mar-[tu]

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/P509944

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 016484
Accession Number 1892-05-16, 0020

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1892-0516-20

References

  • primary: MHET 2/5, 566

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-02 at 15:27:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2022-06-23 at 18:04:33 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 566 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P509944.
MHET 2/5, 566 artifact entry (No. P509944). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509944 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 566 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509944 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
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	title = {MHET 2/5, 566 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509944},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 566 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P509944.
MHET 2/5, 566 artifact entry (No. P509944). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509944 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 566 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509944 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
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	title = {MHET 2/5, 566 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509944},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509944},
}


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ID  - P509944
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M1  - 2026/10/23/
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