MHET 2/5, 700 (P510077)

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 080398

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(disz) 2/3(disz) sar e2_
2. i-na {iri}hu-ba{ki}
3. i-ta bu-nu-ma-dingir
4. i-ta bu-ur2#-sin
5. i-na {gesz}szu-nir {d}suen_
6. i-na {gesz}szu-nir {d}utu_
7. it,#-<<u2?>>-ru-du-szi-im
8. sza dingir be-el-ti ni-na-a
9. a-na e-ri-ba-am
10. _dumu_ sin-da-mi-iq
11. u3 u2-ul a-ma-szi
12. _ad-a-ni_
13. [...] har? sin u2-bi-ir
14. [...] x x
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x da#?
2'. [...] am?
3'. [...] x {d}utu
4'. [...]
5'. [...]-sin
6'. [...]-ma-a-hi
7'. [...] x-ma
8'. [...] x x
9'. _igi_ im-gur-ia _igi_ ARAD-sin
10'. _igi_ puzur4-sin

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P510077

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 080398
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0537

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-537

References

  • primary: MHET 2/5, 700

    [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
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, 700 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510077.
MHET 2/5, 700 artifact entry (No. P510077). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510077 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 700 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510077 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 700 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510077},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510077},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 700 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510077.
MHET 2/5, 700 artifact entry (No. P510077). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510077 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 700 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510077 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 700 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510077},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510077},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510077
LB  - CDLI:P510077
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - MHET 2/5, 700 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510077
ER  - 
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