MHET 2/5, 812 (P510189)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 082327 & BM 082328Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. [_5(iku)] GAN2 2(u) sar a-sza3_
2. [_ki_] e#-le-e-re-sa
3. [{disz}]il-ta-na-tum
4. _a-sza3_ u2-sze-s,i2
5. _3(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur# [sze_]
6. i-na _{gesz}ban2# [{d}utu_]
reverse
1. _i3-ag2-e_
2. _3(disz) ezem 1(ban2) zi3-da_
3. _1(disz) uzu_ i-pa-qi2-si
4. _igi#_ geme2-{d}utu
5. [...] x x
envelope
obverse
1. [_5(iku) GAN2 2(u)] sar# a-sza3_
2. [i-na?] _a#-gar3#_ t,a3-bu-um
3. [_ki_ e]-le-e-re-sa
4. [_dumu]-munus#_ a-ki-ia-tum
5. [{disz}]il-ta-na-tum
6. _dumu-munus_ ri-isz-{d}utu
7. _a-sza3_ u2-sze-s,i2
8. _3(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur sze_
9. i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
reverse
1. _i3-ag2-e_
2. _3(disz) ezem [1(ban2) zi3]-da#_
3. _1(disz) uzu_ [i-pa-qi2-si]
rest broken
obverse
1. [_5(iku)] GAN2 2(u) sar a-sza3_
2. [_ki_] e#-le-e-re-sa
3. [{disz}]il-ta-na-tum
4. _a-sza3_ u2-sze-s,i2
5. _3(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur# [sze_]
6. i-na _{gesz}ban2# [{d}utu_]
reverse
1. _i3-ag2-e_
2. _3(disz) ezem 1(ban2) zi3-da_
3. _1(disz) uzu_ i-pa-qi2-si
4. _igi#_ geme2-{d}utu
5. [...] x x
envelope
obverse
1. [_5(iku) GAN2 2(u)] sar# a-sza3_
2. [i-na?] _a#-gar3#_ t,a3-bu-um
3. [_ki_ e]-le-e-re-sa
4. [_dumu]-munus#_ a-ki-ia-tum
5. [{disz}]il-ta-na-tum
6. _dumu-munus_ ri-isz-{d}utu
7. _a-sza3_ u2-sze-s,i2
8. _3(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur sze_
9. i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
reverse
1. _i3-ag2-e_
2. _3(disz) ezem [1(ban2) zi3]-da#_
3. _1(disz) uzu_ [i-pa-qi2-si]
rest broken
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Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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- Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Legal
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primary: MHET 2/5, 812
[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.
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- Museum No.: BM 082327 & BM 082328
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2402 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2402A
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2022-08-01 at 18:54:30 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/5, 812 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 30, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P510189.
MHET 2/5, 812 artifact entry (No. P510189). (2018, May 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510189
MHET 2/5, 812 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510189 (Accessed: September 16, 2025).
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year = {2018},
month = {may 30},
title = {MHET 2/5, 812 artifact entry},
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howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510189},
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