MHET 2/5, 575 (P509953)

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 016635

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na ut? za tum?
2. i-ta u2-za-lum x
3. _ki_ la-ma-si2
4. {disz}sin-i-qi2-sza-am
5. u3 bu-ru-um
6. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu i-tim#
7. u2-sze-s,u2-u2
8. _u4-buru14-sze3_
9. [...] _gur sze_ i-na _e2 {d}utu_
reverse
1. _i3-ag2-e_
2. [...] _1(disz) gin2 udu nam_ x x x x
3. i-pa-qi2-is-si2
4. [_igi_ {d}]utu _igi_ {d}a-a
5. [...] x x x
6. _igi#_ a-hu-la-ap-{d}utu
7. [...]
8. _igi_ x x x x [...]
left
1. _igi_ be-le-su2-nu
2. _mu alan#?_ [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P509953

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 016635
Accession Number 1892-05-16, 0171

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1892-0516-171

References

  • primary: MHET 2/5, 575

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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, 575 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509953.
MHET 2/5, 575 artifact entry (No. P509953). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509953 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 575 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509953 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 575 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509953},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 575 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509953.
MHET 2/5, 575 artifact entry (No. P509953). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509953 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 575 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509953 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 575 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509953},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509953},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P509953
LB  - CDLI:P509953
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - MHET 2/5, 575 artifact entry
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