MHET 2/5, 755 (P510132)

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 081268

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. [n] _GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na bu-ra#-tum
2. [i]-ta# _a-sza3_ szum-ma-an-la-{d}utu
3. [_ki_] sza-[at]-{d}a-a _lukur {d}utu_
4. [{disz}]sin-i-qi2-sza-am
5. _dumu_ ARAD-{d}nin-gal
6. [_a]-sza3_ a-na e-re-szu-ti
7. [u2-sze-s,i2] _u4-buru14-sze3_
8. _1(asz)#? [...] gu2# a-sza3_
9. i#-[na] _ka2_ ga-gi-im
10. _i3-ag2-e_
11. _3(disz)? ezem {d}utu_ e-lu-lim#
reverse
1. u3 na#-ab-ri#-im#
2. _2(ban2) dabin 1(disz) uzu-ni_
3. i-pa-qi2-si2
4. _igi_ ha-bi-il-ki-nu-um
5. _dumu_ ku-nu-rum
6. _igi_ sin-e-ri-ba-am
7. [...] x x x x x
8. [...] x x x [...]
9. [...] x zi [...]
10. [...] ni x x
11. _dub#?-sar_

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P510132

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 081268
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 1405

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-1405

References

  • primary: MHET 2/5, 755

    [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 15:27:11 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, 755 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510132.
MHET 2/5, 755 artifact entry (No. P510132). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510132 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 755 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510132 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	title = {MHET 2/5, 755 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510132},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 755 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510132.
MHET 2/5, 755 artifact entry (No. P510132). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510132 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 755 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510132 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 755 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510132},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510132},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510132
LB  - CDLI:P510132
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - MHET 2/5, 755 artifact entry
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