MHET 2/5, 715 (P510092)

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 080786

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. [...] _a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3#_ [{d}mar?]-tu#?
2. [...] _GAN2 a-sza3 kankal#_
3. _ki#_ ma-an-na-tum
4. _dumu-munus_ ia-si-dingir
5. {disz}be-el-szu-nu
6. _dumu_ i3-li2-a-bi
7. _a-sza3_ a-na i-re-szu-tim
8. u2-sze-s,i2
9. _u4-buru14-sze3_
10. _gu2 a-sza3_
reverse
1. _8(asz) gur sze_ i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
2. i-na pi4 a-ap-tim
3. i-na me-sze-qum
4. _i3-ag2-e_
5. _kankal mu 2(disz)-kam_ i-ka-al-ma
6. [...] x x x _a-sza3_
7. [...] _ezem# {d}utu 2(ban2) zi3-da_
8. [...] dingir x x
9. [...] i-pa-qi2-is-su2
10. [...]-ib-ni
11. [...] x
left
1. _{gesz}gu-za bara2_
2. x x

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P510092

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 080786
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0924

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-924

References

  • primary: MHET 2/5, 715

    [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, 715 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510092.
MHET 2/5, 715 artifact entry (No. P510092). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510092 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 715 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510092 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
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	title = {MHET 2/5, 715 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510092},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510092},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 715 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510092.
MHET 2/5, 715 artifact entry (No. P510092). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510092 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 715 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510092 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 715 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510092},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510092},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510092
LB  - CDLI:P510092
M1  - 2026/10/28/
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