MHET 2/5, 643 (P510020)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 067056Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3)#? GAN2 a-sza3_
2. i-na nam-zu-um
3. _ki_ na-ra-am-ta-ni#
4. {disz}ri-im-isz8-tar2
5. u3 be-le-su2-nu
6. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
7. u2-sze-s,i2
8. _6(asz)# sze gur_
reverse
1. i-na# _{[gesz]}ban2# {d}utu_
2. i-na _ka2#_ ga-gi-im
3. _i3-ag2#-e#_
4. _4(disz) ezem 1(ban2)#? zi3-da#_
5. u3# [...]
6. [...] x x x
7. [...] x x
left
1. [...] x x x
seal 1
illegible
obverse
1. _1(esze3)#? GAN2 a-sza3_
2. i-na nam-zu-um
3. _ki_ na-ra-am-ta-ni#
4. {disz}ri-im-isz8-tar2
5. u3 be-le-su2-nu
6. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
7. u2-sze-s,i2
8. _6(asz)# sze gur_
reverse
1. i-na# _{[gesz]}ban2# {d}utu_
2. i-na _ka2#_ ga-gi-im
3. _i3-ag2#-e#_
4. _4(disz) ezem 1(ban2)#? zi3-da#_
5. u3# [...]
6. [...] x x x
7. [...] x x
left
1. [...] x x x
seal 1
illegible
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Legal
- Language(s):
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primary: MHET 2/5, 643
[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.
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- Museum No.: BM 067056
- Accession No.: 1882-09-18, 07051
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: --.--.--.--
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2022-06-23 at 18:24:50 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- The British Museum Collection (W_1882-0918-7051) (W_1882-0918-7051)
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/5, 643 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510020.
MHET 2/5, 643 artifact entry (No. P510020). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510020 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 643 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510020 (Accessed: August 29, 2025).
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