MHET 2/5, 668 (P510045)

Administrative 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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 079006

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

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tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na qe2-er-be2-tim
2. [i]-ta# _a-sza3_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ a-wi-il-isz8-tar2
3. [u3] i-ta _a-sza3_ aq-la-tum _lukur {d}utu_
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma i7 ku? ig_
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
6. _dumu_ a-wi-il-isz8-tar2
7. _4(iku)_ GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na qe2-er-be2-tim
8. i-ta _a-sza3_ aq-la-tum _lukur {d}utu_
9. u3 i#-ta# _a-sza3_ i-di-szum
10. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma i7 ku? ig_
11. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3_ sza-at-{d}a-a
12. _dumu-munus_ i3-li2-ha-lu-um
reverse
1. _2(iku)#? GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ t,a3-bu-um#
2. i-ta _a-sza3_ {d}suen-na-s,i-ir
3. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ zu-za-nu _sipa_
4. _sag#-bi# 1(disz)#-kam-ma kaskal_ pa-hu-s,u2{ki}
5. _sag#-[bi 2(disz)-kam]-ma i7_ la-bi-ir-tum
6. _ki_ puzur4-{d}suen _dumu_ i-din-dingir
  single ruling
7. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ t,a3-bu-um
8. i-ta _a-sza3_ na-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ za-ka-ia
9. _ki_ hu-szu-tum
  single ruling

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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  • primary: MHET 2/5, 668

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 079006
  • Accession No.: 1889-04-26 Bu, 0302

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2022-06-23 at 18:24:50 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 668 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510045.
MHET 2/5, 668 artifact entry (No. P510045). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510045 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 668 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510045 (Accessed: August 20, 2025).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 668 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510045},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510045},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 668 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510045.
MHET 2/5, 668 artifact entry (No. P510045). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510045 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 668 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510045 (Accessed: August 20, 2025).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 668 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510045},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510045},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510045
LB  - CDLI:P510045
M1  - 2025/8/20/
TI  - MHET 2/5, 668 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510045
ER  - 
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