MHET 2/5, 696 (P510073)

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 080296

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) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-ta sin-[...]
2. u3 i-ta ra-ba-ba-nim
3. u2? [...] im-mi-ri-tum
4. _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na u2-pi2-i
5. i-ta _a-sza3_ i3-li2-e-ri-ba
6. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ {disz}szu-isz8-tar2
7. _1/2(disz) sar e2_ i-ta be-la-kum
8. _5(disz) gin2 ku3-[babbar_ ...]
9. _2(disz)_ [...]
10. _1(disz) kinkin#_ [...]
11. _1(disz) kinkin#_ [...]
12. i-na [...]
13. _1(disz)#_ x [...]
14. _1(disz)#_ x [...]
reverse
1. _1(disz)_ i-[...]
2. _1(disz) ma_ [...]
3. mi-im-ma [an-ni-im]
4. sza {disz}dingir-pi4-[...]
5. a-na ma-an-na-sza
6. na-di-it {d}utu ma-ar#-[ti-szu]
7. a-bu-sza i-di-nu-szi
8. {disz}ra-bu-ut-sa3 a-pi-il-sza
9. _igi_ be-la-kum _dumu_ [da]-WI-da-[...]
10. _igi_ lu2-{d}mar-tu _dumu_ a-gi-gi
11. _igi_ sin-i-qi2-sza-[am _dumu_ ...]-qar?
12. _igi_ _igi_ er3-ra-ha-bi-il
13. _dumu_ a-ha-ni-ir-szi
14. _igi_ qu2-ru-sa3 _dumu_ dingir-im-di
15. _igi_ er3-ra-na-da
16. _dumu#_ na-ka-ri-im
17. [_igi_] ma-ni-um _dumu_ x [...]
18. [...] x-ri _dumu_ sin-x-[...]
19. sin-ga-mil# _dumu_ nu-ru-bu _igi_ {d}utu-illat#-ti
20. x-tim _dumu_ PI-s,i-ia _igi_ {d}igi-tab-ba
21. ($ blank space $) _igi_ szu-tum x
22. ($ blank space $) _igi_ mu-na-ni-im

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P510073

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 080296
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0432

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-432

References

  • primary: MHET 2/5, 696

    [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.

  • history: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 423-424

    [Suurmeijer2014property] Suurmeijer, Guido. 2014. “Property Transfer within the Family in Old Babylonian Sippar.” Phdthesis, Gent: Universiteit Gent.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other 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
2021-10-22 at 19:00:09 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, 696 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P510073.
MHET 2/5, 696 artifact entry (No. P510073). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510073 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 696 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510073 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510073},
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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 696 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P510073.
MHET 2/5, 696 artifact entry (No. P510073). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510073 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 696 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510073 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 696 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510073},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510073},
}


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