MHET 2/5, 666 (P510043)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 078777 & BM 078778

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

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _2(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 kankal_ sza ha-ar-li-i-[...]
2. i-na bu-ra-a{ki}
3. i-ta _a-sza3_ la-la-a-tum#
4. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ ma-at?-ma-du-um
5. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam e_ me-di-e-x
6. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam e_ sza ra-ki
7. _ki_ a-bu-un-nu-um _dumu_ {d}utu-we-di-ku#
8. {disz}{d}nanna-me-du
9. _in-szi-in-sa10 sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
10. _ku3-babbar in-na-la2_
11. _gesz-gan-na ib2-ta-bala_
12. _inim-bi al-til_
13. _ku3-babbar_-am szi-im _a-sza3_-szu ga-am#-[ri-im]
14. i-nu-mi-szu-u2-ma i-na x [...]
15. li-ib-ba-szu t,u2-ub
16. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-[ra_]
17. _nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-[dam]
reverse
1. mu# [...]
2. mu [...]
n lines broken
1'. _igi_ x x [...]
2'. _igi_ x ki [...]
3'. _dumu_ [...]
4'. _igi_ si2-ia-tum _dumu#_ [...]
5'. _igi_ dingir-szu-i-bi-szu# [...]
6'. _igi_ s,i-ri-ha-tum# [...]
7'. _igi_ nu-na#-nu-um _dumu_ x [...]
8'. _igi_ a-bi-dingir# _dumu_ [...]
9'. _igi_ u2-qa2-dingir# _dumu_ {d}EN-[...]
10'. <_igi_> kal-i3-li2 [_dumu_ sa3-la-a]
11'. _igi_ {d}nanna-numun [_dumu_ nig2-gur11-{d}nanna]
12'. _igi_ lu2-{d}nanna _dumu_ [ib-ni-{d}iszkur]
13'. _igi_ {d}en-lil2-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_ lu2-[{d}nin-szubur-ka]
14'. _igi_ {d}utu-tab-ba-szu _dumu_ ARAD-i3-li2-[szu]
15'. _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ kal-{d}iszkur
16'. _igi_ ma-ni-um _dumu_ sin-illat-su2
left
1. _igi_ i3-li2-i-din-nam _dumu_ ia-ta-rum _igi_ i-ta-na-ah-{d}utu _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam _szusz3_
2. _igi_ pa-la-er3-ra _dub-sar_
envelope
reverse
beginning broken
1'. _igi#_ la-ma-sza? _dumu_ ib-ni-sin
2'. _igi_ kal-i3-li2 _dumu_ sa3-la-a _igi_ {d}utu-tab-ba-szu _dumu_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu
3'. _igi_ {d}nanna-numun _dumu_ nig2-gur11-{d}nanna _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ kal-{d}iszkur
4'. _igi_ lu2-{d}nanna _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur
5'. _igi_ {d}en-lil2-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_ lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ka
6'. _igi_ ma-ni-um _dumu_ sin-illat-su2 _igi_ pa-la-er3-ra _dub-sar_
7'. _igi_ i3-li2-i-din-nam _dumu_ ia-ta-ru-um
line ends with an erasure
8'. [...] sza {d}utu x x
9'. [_igi_ i-ta-na-ah]-{d}utu _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam _szusz3_
seal 1
1. _kiszib_ u2-ga2-dingir
seal 2
1. _kiszib_ dingir-szu-i-bi-szu
seal 3
1. _kiszib_ ma-nu-um
seal 4
1. _kiszib_ i3-i2-i-din-nam
seal 5
1. _kiszib_ x [...]
seal 6
1. [...]-x-nu-um
seal 7
1. [... pa-la]-er3#-ra
seal 8
1. [...]-di-nu-um

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P510043
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P510043

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 078777 & BM 078778
Accession Number	1888-05-12 Bu, 0709 & 1888-05-12 Bu, 0710

References

primary: MHET 2/5, 666

[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
2022-06-23 at 18:24:50	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 666 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 30, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P510043.

MHET 2/5, 666 artifact entry (No. P510043). (2018, May 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510043

MHET 2/5, 666 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510043 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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	year = {2018},
	month = {may 30},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 666 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510043},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510043},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 666 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 30, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P510043.

MHET 2/5, 666 artifact entry (No. P510043). (2018, May 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510043

MHET 2/5, 666 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510043 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

@misc{2018MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {may 30},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 666 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510043},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510043},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2018/5/30/
PY  - 2018
ID  - P510043
LB  - CDLI:P510043
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - MHET 2/5, 666 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510043
ER  -