MHET 2/5, 772 (P510149)

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 081487

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 kankal#_
2. _a-gar3_ bu-ra
3. [i]-ta# _i7 {d}suen_
4. [_ki_] ru-ut-tum _lukur {d}utu_
5. [_dumu-munus_] i-zi-ga-tar
6. [{disz}]{d}suen-ma-gir
7. [_a]-sza3_ a-na te-ep-ti-im#
8. a#-na _mu 3(disz)-kam_ u2-sze-[s,i2]
9. [...]
10. 3(disz) [...]
reverse
1. i-na# [...]
2. _a#-sza3_ pa-at-a-am# a-na be-li-szu
3. u2-ta-ar
4. [_a]-sza#_ u2-ul u2-pi2-at-ma
5. [...] _gu2# mu 3(disz)-kam i3-ag2-e_
6. _igi#_ {d}suen-a-ha-am-[...]
7. [...] x x [...]
  rest broken
top
1. [...] 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/P510149

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 081487
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 1619

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-1619

References

  • primary: MHET 2/5, 772

    [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, 772 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510149.
MHET 2/5, 772 artifact entry (No. P510149). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510149 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 772 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510149 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 772 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510149},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510149},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 772 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510149.
MHET 2/5, 772 artifact entry (No. P510149). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510149 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 772 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510149 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 772 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510149},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510149},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510149
LB  - CDLI:P510149
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - MHET 2/5, 772 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510149
ER  - 
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