MHET 2/5, 618 (P509996)

Legal tablet & envelope 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 017433 & BM 017433A

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na ta-wi-ra-tum
2. i-ta _a-sza3_ szu-isz8-tar2 _ki#_ [...]
3. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ i-s,ur-{d}iszkur _dumu_ si2-ia-tum
4. _sag 1(disz)-kam i7_ akszak{ki}-ga#-mil#
5. _sag 2(disz)-kam_ ka a? gu bi ra sa?
6. {disz}dingir-pi4-x
7. a-na e-li-e-ri-sa _lukur {d}utu_
8. ma-ar-ti-szu i-di-in
9. a-pil-sza {d}utu-dingir
  single ruling
10. _igi_ {d}utu-dingir ra-bi-<a>-nu-um
12. _igi_ akszak{ki}-ia _dumu_ sin-re-me-ni
reverse
1. _igi_ im-gur-sin
2. _igi_ sin# ($ erasure $)
3. _igi_ sin-ga-mil
4. _igi_ ri-isz-{d}utu
5. _igi_ szu-pi2-sza
6. _igi_ sin-ri-HI-ni
7. _igi_ sin-dingir#
8. _igi_ {d}utu-sze-me
9. _igi_ ip-qa2-tum
10. _igi_ i-s,ur-{d}iszkur
11. _igi_ i3-li2-i-din-nam _dub-sar_
envelope
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [ma-ar-ti]-szu# i#-di#-[in]
2'. [a-pil]-sza# {d}utu-dingir [...]
3'. _igi_ {d}utu-dingir ra-bi-an hal-hal#-[la]{ki#}
4'. _igi#_ akszak{ki#}-ia _dumu_ sin-re-me-ni
5'. _igi_ im-gur-{d}suen _dumu_ u2-qa2-dingir
6'. _igi_ sin-dingir _dumu_ pu-um-ra-bi
7'. _igi_ sin-ga-mil _dumu_ nu-ru-bu#-um#
8'. _igi_ {d}utu-sze-me _dumu_ na-bi-{d}utu
9'. _igi_ ri-isz-{d}utu _dumu_ u2#-qa2#-dingir#
10'. _igi_ {d}lugal-{gesz}szinig-a-bi
11'. _dumu_ za-na?-ta-nu-um
12'. _igi#_ szu#-pi2-sza# _dumu_ sig#-nu-nu
13'. _igi_ sin-ri-HI-ni _dumu_ x [...]
14'. _igi_ ip-qa2-tum _dumu_ si2-[...]
15'. _igi_ i-s,ur-{d}iszkur
16'. _dumu#_ si2-ia-tum
17'. [...] x x [...]
seal 1
1. na-bi2-i3-li2-[szu]
2. _dumu?_ [x x] dingir
  rest broken
seal 2
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib_ szu-pi2-sza
seal 3
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib_ sin-ri-HI-ni
seal 4
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib_ {d}utu-sze-me
seal 5
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib_ sin-dingir

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/P509996

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 017433 & BM 017433A
Accession Number 1894-01-15, 0147 & 1894-01-15, 0147A

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1894-0115-147

References

  • primary: MHET 2/5, 618

    [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.

  • history: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 421-422

    [Suurmeijer2014property] Suurmeijer, Guido. 2014. “Property Transfer within the Family in Old Babylonian Sippar.” Phdthesis, Gent: Universiteit Gent.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2025-03-02 at 16:34:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2021-10-22 at 19:00:08 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, 618 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P509996.
MHET 2/5, 618 artifact entry (No. P509996). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509996 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 618 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509996 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 618 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P509996.
MHET 2/5, 618 artifact entry (No. P509996). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509996 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 618 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509996 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509996},
}


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