MHET 2/5, 774 (P510151)

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 081539

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_ ma-la ma-s,u2-[u2]
2. _ki_ mu-ha-di-tum
3. _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-a-ha-am-i-din-[nam]
4. {disz}{d}suen-re-me-ni#
5. _a-sza3_ u2-sze-s,i2
6. sza-lu-usz-ta
reverse
1. i-na _e2 [{d}utu_]
2. _i2-ag2-e_
3. _1(ban2) zi3-da_ i-pa-qi2-si2
4. _igi_ erisz-ti-{d}a-a
5. _igi_ x [...] x a-ha-tim
  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/P510151

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 081539
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 1671

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-1671

References

  • primary: MHET 2/5, 774

    [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
2022-07-29 at 11:49:57 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI 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, 774 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510151.
MHET 2/5, 774 artifact entry (No. P510151). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510151 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 774 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510151 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 774 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510151},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510151},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 774 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510151.
MHET 2/5, 774 artifact entry (No. P510151). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510151 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 774 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510151 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 774 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510151},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510151},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510151
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M1  - 2026/11/2/
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