MHET 2/5, 820 (P510197)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 082386 & BM 082387

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) GAN2 a-sza3_
2. i-na sza hu-ba
3. _ki_ erisz-ti-{d}a-a
4. _dumu-munus_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu
5. {disz}a-ha-am-ar-szi
6. _dumu_ i-din-{d}kab-ta
7. _a-sza3_ a-na sza-lu-usz
8. u2-sze-s,i2
9. [_u4-buru14-sze3_]
reverse
1. [a]-na# _mu 1(disz)-kam_
2. a-[...] x x x
3. sza-lu-usz-tam#
4. i-na _e2 {d}utu_
5. u2-be-eb#
6. _3(disz)_ i-si-ni
7. _2(ban2) dabin-a_
8. u3 _1(disz) uzu-hi-a_
9. i-pa-qi2-si2
10. _igi_ dumu-{d}utu
11. _dumu_ {d}utu-ga-mil
12. _igi_ asz-qu2-du-um#
left
1. _dumu_ {d}utu-sze-me
2. _igi_ hu-[za]-lum
3. _dumu_ {d}utu-ta-ia-ar
envelope
obverse
1. [...]
2. [i]-na [sza hu-ba]
3. _ki_ e-ri#-[isz-ti-{d}a-a]
4. _dumu-munus_ na#-[bi-i3-li2-szu]
5. {disz}a-ha-[am]-ar-szi
6. _dumu_ i-din-{[d]}kab-ta
7. _a-sza3_ a-na# [sza]-lu-usz
8. u2-sze-s,i2 _u4-buru14-sze3_
9. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
reverse
1. sza-lu-usz-tam
2. i-na _e2 {d}utu_
3. [...] x x
4. _3(disz) i-si-ni _2(ban2) zi3-da-am3#_
5. u3 _1(disz) uzu-hi-a_
6. i-pa-qi2-si2
7. _igi_ hu#-za-lum
8. _igi_ dumu-{d}utu
9. _dumu#_ {d}utu#-[ga]-mil#
rest broken
left
traces
seal 1
(uninscribed?)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P510197
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P510197

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 082386 & BM 082387
Accession Number	1891-05-09 Bu, 2435 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2435A

References

primary: MHET 2/5, 820

[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
2022-08-01 at 18:54:30	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 820 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 30, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P510197.

MHET 2/5, 820 artifact entry (No. P510197). (2018, May 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510197

MHET 2/5, 820 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510197 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {may 30},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 820 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510197},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510197},
}

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DA  - 2018/5/30/
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ID  - P510197
LB  - CDLI:P510197
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - MHET 2/5, 820 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 820 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 30, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P510197.

MHET 2/5, 820 artifact entry (No. P510197). (2018, May 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510197

MHET 2/5, 820 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510197 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

@misc{2018MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {may 30},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 820 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510197},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510197},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2018/5/30/
PY  - 2018
ID  - P510197
LB  - CDLI:P510197
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - MHET 2/5, 820 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510197
ER  -