MHET 2/5, 745 (P510122)

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 081148

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. _4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
2. i-na _a-gar3_ ma-ha-na
3. _us2-sa_ a-ha-ta-ni
4. _ki_ ku-mu-s,i2-li
5. {disz}ha!-ta-lu-um
6. _dumu_ mu-da-du-um
7. a-na er-re-szu-tim
8. u2-sze-s,i2
9. _gu2 a-sza3 4(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur sze_
reverse
1. i-na _e2 {d}utu_
2. x x x x
3. i-na e-lu#-nim#
4. _1(disz) szah tur_ pi2-sza-nam
5. _3(disz)_ i-si-ni
6. [i]-pa-qi2-si2
7. [_igi_] {d}da#-mu-gal-zu
8. [_igi_ {d}mar]-tu#-ba-ni
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P510122

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 081148
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 1284

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-1284

References

  • primary: MHET 2/5, 745

    [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: AfO 44/45, p. 356-360, p. 357

    [Woestenburg1998reviewMHET2/5] Woestenburg, Els. 1997/98. “Review Dekiere MHET II/5.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 44/45: 356–60.

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 15:27:10 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, 745 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510122.
MHET 2/5, 745 artifact entry (No. P510122). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510122 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 745 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510122 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 745 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510122},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510122},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 745 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510122.
MHET 2/5, 745 artifact entry (No. P510122). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510122 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 745 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510122 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 745 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510122},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510122},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510122
LB  - CDLI:P510122
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - MHET 2/5, 745 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510122
ER  - 
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