MHET 2/5, 577 (P509955)

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 016701

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
  beginning broken
1'. [...] {d}suen-mu-[...]
2'. _da# e2_ i-tur2-ki-nu-[um]
3'. u3 _da e2_ {d}utu-ma-an-[szum2]
4'. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam_ di-ik-sza-nu-[...]
5'. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam_ x x x x [...]
6'. _ki_ i-bi-{d}[...]
7'. u3 {d}suen-na-di-[in-...]
8'. [...] be-el [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  (part of envelope adhering)
1'. [...] be#-el# [...]
2'. [...] _dumu#_ i-din-{d}[...]
3'. [...] sig#-an-nu-ni-tum x [...]
4'. [...] ka#-asz-szu#
envelope
reverse
1'. [...] x x [...]
2'. [...] x be-el [...]
3'. [...] _dumu_ i-din-{d}[...]
4'. [...] sig-an-nu-ni-[tum]
5'. [...] ka-asz-[szu]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P509955

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 016701
Accession Number 1892-05-16, 0237

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1892-0516-237

References

  • primary: MHET 2/5, 577

    [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 18:04:34 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, 577 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509955.
MHET 2/5, 577 artifact entry (No. P509955). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509955 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 577 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509955 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 577 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509955},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509955},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 577 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509955.
MHET 2/5, 577 artifact entry (No. P509955). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509955 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 577 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509955 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 577 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509955},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509955},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P509955
LB  - CDLI:P509955
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - MHET 2/5, 577 artifact entry
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