MHET 2/5, 686 (P510063)

Administrative tablet excavated in Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der), 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 079880

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 a-gar3_ t,a3-bu
2. i-ta i3-li2-a-wi-lim _dumu_ su2-ta
3. _1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-gar3_ t,a3-bu
4. i-ta a-at-ta-a _dumu_ dumu-er-s,e-tim
  single ruling
5. ($ blank space $) _1(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-gar3_ t,a3-bu
reverse
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P510063

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 079880
Accession Number 1889-10-14, 0428

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1889-1014-428

References

  • primary: MHET 2/5, 686

    [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
2024-12-07 at 20:00:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2022-07-20 at 15:26:07 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/5, 686 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P510063.
MHET 2/5, 686 artifact entry (No. P510063). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510063 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 686 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510063 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510063},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/5, 686 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P510063.
MHET 2/5, 686 artifact entry (No. P510063). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510063 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 686 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510063 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510063},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510063},
}

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