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

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)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

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#?

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/P509947

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 016509
Accession Number 1892-05-16, 0045

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1892-0516-45

References

  • 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.

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, 569 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P509947.
MHET 2/5, 569 artifact entry (No. P509947). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509947 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 569 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509947 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	title = {MHET 2/5, 569 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509947},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 569 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P509947.
MHET 2/5, 569 artifact entry (No. P509947). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509947 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 569 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509947 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509947},
}


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DA  - 2025/3/2/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P509947
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M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - MHET 2/5, 569 artifact entry
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