MHET 2/5, 725 (P510102)

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 080868

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. [...] _GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ na-hi-isz-tum
2. i-ta _a-sza3_ pa-le-e-{d}utu x x
3. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ be-li-su2-nu
4. _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
5. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma_ a-tap bu-la-lum#
6. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma i7_ {d}suen
7. _ki_ be-la-nu u3 ip-qu2-tum
8. _dumu-mesz_ {d}nanna-tum
9. [...] x x x x x
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. _dumu_ dingir-lu-lim
3'. {disz}sze-ri-iq-ti#-{d}a-a
4'. _dumu-munus_ {d}marduk-na-s,ir
5'. _in-szi-in-sa10_
6'. {disz}sig-ir-ni-na szu usz mi? ma
7'. [...] sig-ir-ni-na li-isz-te-sze-er KA?
8'. _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(disz)-kam_
9'. _mu alan-a-ni ka2_ 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/P510102

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 080868
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 1007

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-1007

References

  • primary: MHET 2/5, 725

    [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, 725 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510102.
MHET 2/5, 725 artifact entry (No. P510102). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510102 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 725 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510102 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 725 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510102},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510102},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 725 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510102.
MHET 2/5, 725 artifact entry (No. P510102). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510102 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 725 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510102 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 725 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510102},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510102},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510102
LB  - CDLI:P510102
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - MHET 2/5, 725 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510102
ER  - 
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