MHET 2/5, 580 (P509958)

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 016790

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. _2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
2. i-na ta-wi-ir-tim
3. sza# dingir x x NI x tim
4. [i]-na ta-asz-ku-un-isz8-tar2
5. [...] x-ti-sza#? [...]
6. [... {d}]suen#-x-bu#?-[...]
7. [...] x-la-mi-nu-tim
8. [...]-ar#?-ti-szu
9. [...]-im
10. [...] x
11. [...] x
reverse
1. i-na ba-ab {d}iszkur
2. _igi_ {d}utu
3. _igi_ {d}a-a
4. _igi_ {d}suen-ib-ni-szu
5. _igi_ {d}nanna-sag-kal
6. _igi_ i-tur2-asz!-dim#
7. _igi_ puzur4-x [...]
8. _igi_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu
9. _igi_ x x-{d}suen
10. _igi_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu
11. _dumu_ szu-{d}en-lil2
12. _igi_ {d}asz-szum-ba-ni

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P509958

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 016790
Accession Number 1892-05-16, 0326

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1892-0516-326

References

  • primary: MHET 2/5, 580

    [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, 580 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509958.
MHET 2/5, 580 artifact entry (No. P509958). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509958 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 580 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509958 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509958},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 580 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509958.
MHET 2/5, 580 artifact entry (No. P509958). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509958 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 580 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509958 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 580 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509958},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509958},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/11/
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ID  - P509958
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M1  - 2026/10/22/
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