MHET 2/5, 689 (P510066)

Legal 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 079915

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ [...]
2. i-ta na-am-ka-ri#-[im]
3. _ki_ sig-{d}isz-ha-ra#
4. _dumu_ a-bu-um-dingir
5. {disz}a-wi-il-{d}iszkur
6. _dumu_ szum-ma-{d}utu
7. a-na e-re-szu-tim
8. u2-sze-s,i2
9. _gu2-un a-sza3_-im
reverse
1. _4(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur {gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
2. _i3-ag2-e_
  single ruling
3. _igi_ i-din-{d}utu
4. _igi_ dingir-szu-ib-ni-szu
5. _igi_ ARAD-{d}bu-ne2-ne2
6. _igi_ sze-le-bu-um
  single ruling
7. _iti# bara2-za3-gar u4 1(disz)-kam_
8. [...] lamma? [...]
seal 1
  (not described)

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P510066

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 079915
Accession Number 1889-10-14, 0463

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1889-1014-463

References

  • primary: MHET 2/5, 689

    [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
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, 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, 689 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P510066.
MHET 2/5, 689 artifact entry (No. P510066). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510066 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 689 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510066 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 689 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P510066.
MHET 2/5, 689 artifact entry (No. P510066). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510066 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 689 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510066 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510066},
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