MHET 2/5, 807 (P510184)

Legal tablet & envelope 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 082237

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
2. i-na _a-gar3_ sa-asz2#-[ki-im]
3. i-ta _a-sza3_ a-x-[...]
4. u3 i-ta a [...]
5. a-ha-am-ar-[szi ...]
6. _ki_ ma-as-ma-[ra-tum ...]
7. _dumu-munus_ a-hu-szi#-na# [...]
8. {disz}ku-la-lum# [...]
bottom
  (hidden by envelope)
reverse
  (mostly hidden by envelope)
1. x [...]
2. x [...]
3. x [...]
4. x [...]
5. _igi#_ [...]
6. _dumu#_ [...]
7. _igi#_ [...]
8. _dumu-munus_ sza-ma-ia-[...]
9. _igi#_ sza-at-{d}a-a
10. _dumu#_ [...]
11. _igi_ be-li-x [...]
envelope
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. i#-ta _a-sza3_ [a-...]
2'. u3 i-ta a [...]
3'. _ki_ ma-as-[ma-ra-tum]
4'. _dumu-munus_ a-hu-[szi-na]
5'. {disz}ku-la-lum# [...]
6'. _dumu_ {d}utu-s,u2-lu#-[li]
7'. _a-sza3_ a-na e-[re-szu-tim]
8'. u2-sze-s,i2 _u4-buru14-sze3_
9'. _6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur sze_
seal 1
  (uninscribed)
seal 2
  (uninscribed)

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P510184

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 082237
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 2345

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-2345

References

  • primary: MHET 2/5, 807

    [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.

  • collation: AfO 44/45, p. 356-360, p. 357 (coll.)

    [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
2022-08-01 at 18:54:25 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, 807 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510184.
MHET 2/5, 807 artifact entry (No. P510184). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510184 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 807 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510184 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 807 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510184},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510184},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 807 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510184.
MHET 2/5, 807 artifact entry (No. P510184). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510184 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 807 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510184 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 807 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510184},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510184},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510184
LB  - CDLI:P510184
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - MHET 2/5, 807 artifact entry
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