MHET 2/5, 605 (P509983)

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 017343

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. [_5(disz)?] sar a-sza3_ x
2. i-na _bala-ri_ {i7}ir-ni-na
3. i-ta _a-sza3_ ar-wi-um
4. u3 i-ta _u2-sal_ {i7}ir-ni-na
5. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam_ du-nu-um sza puzur4-sin
6. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam a-sza3_ nu-ur2-{d}utu
7. _ki_ sin-a-sza-re-ed
8. u3 ur-{d}szu-bu-la-nu-ur2?-{d}utu
  MHET reads: nu-x-{d}utu
9. {disz}i-ku-un-pi2-sin
10. _dumu_ sin-ta-ia-ar
11. _in#-szi-in-sa10_
12. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
reverse
1. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-la2_
2. _sza3-ga-ni al-du10_
3. _inim-bi al-til_
4. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra inim nu-ga2_
  single ruling
5. _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
6. _igi_ sin-re-me-ni
7. _igi_ sig-dingir-szu
8. _igi_ i-din-e2-a
  single ruling
9. _mu# {gesz}gu-za AL

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P509983

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 017343
Accession Number 1894-01-15, 0057

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1894-0115-57

References

  • primary: MHET 2/5, 605

    [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 18:05:16 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, 605 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509983.
MHET 2/5, 605 artifact entry (No. P509983). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509983 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 605 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509983 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 605 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509983.
MHET 2/5, 605 artifact entry (No. P509983). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509983 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 605 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509983 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 605 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509983},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509983},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/11/
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M1  - 2026/10/23/
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