MHET 2/5, 648 (P510025)

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 067299

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. _1(esze3)# 1(iku)# GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ bu-sza
2. _ki_ sza-at-{d}a-a
3. {disz}i-bi-{d}utu
4. _dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,ir
5. _a-sza3_ a-na e-re-su-tim
6. u2-sze-s,i2
7. _gu2-un a-sza3_
reverse
1. _2(asz) sze gur_ i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu#_
2. i-na me-sze-qum
3. _i3-ag2-e_
  single ruling
4. _igi_ {d}utu u3 {d}a-a
5. _igi_ e-le-e#-ri-[...]
6. _dumu_ e ($ blank space $)

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P510025

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 067299
Accession Number 1882-09-18, 07295

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1882-0918-7295

References

  • primary: MHET 2/5, 648

    [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.

  • collation: AfO 44/45, p. 356-360, p. 357 (coll.)

    [Woestenburg1998reviewMHET2/5] Woestenburg, Els. 1997/98. “Review Dekiere MHET II/5.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 44/45: 356–60.

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 18:24:50 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, 648 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510025.
MHET 2/5, 648 artifact entry (No. P510025). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510025 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 648 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510025 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 648 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510025},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510025},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 648 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510025.
MHET 2/5, 648 artifact entry (No. P510025). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510025 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 648 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510025 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 648 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510025},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510025},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510025
LB  - CDLI:P510025
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - MHET 2/5, 648 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510025
ER  - 
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