MHET 2/5, 823 (P510200)

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 082483 & BM 082484

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. _1/3(disz) sar e2_ ga-gi-im
2. _1(disz) sag-geme2_
3. _1(u) 3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
4. _2(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-sig17_
5. _1(disz) tug2 8(disz) {gesz}ma-an#-sim#_
6. _1(disz) {na4}ara3 zi3-gu_
7. _1(disz) {na4}ara3 dabin_
8. _8(disz) gi-gur
9. _2(disz) {gesz}pa-szu-ru
10. _3(disz) {gesz}ig_
11. _3(disz) {gesz}si2-mi#-la-tum
12. _1(disz) {gesz}gu-za
reverse
1. mi-im-ma an-ni-im
2. [sza {disz}]a-pil2-i3-li2-szu
3. il#-qu2-u2
4. [_u4_]-um# [{disz}]{d}suen-be-el-i3-li2-szu
5. i-la-kam {disz}a-pil2-i3-li2-szu
6. it#-ta-al-kam
7. sza pi4 t,up-pi2 an-ni-im
8. _igi_ bu-la-lum
9. _igi_ {d}nin-szubur-ma-an-szum2
10. _igi_ {d}utu-ta-ia-ar
11. _igi_ ka-lu-mu-um
12. _igi_ li-bur-ra-am
13. _igi_ it-ti-e2-a-x
left
1. _igi_ a-li2-wa-aq-ru-um sza sin-im-ma-tim
2. _igi_ {d}utu-tab-ba-e _igi_ a-ha-am-ar-szi sin-i-din-nam _dub-sar
envelope
obverse
1. _dub 1/3(disz) sar e2_ ga-[gi-im]
2. _1(disz) sag-geme2_ [...]
3. _1(u) 3(disz) gin2 ku3-[babbar_]
4. _2(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-[sig17_]
5. _1(disz) tug2 du [...]
6. _1(disz) {na4#}[ara3 zi3-gu_]
7. _1(disz) [{na4}ara3 dabin_]
n lines broken
1'. [...] x ka-la-tum
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] {disz}{d}suen-be-[el]-i3-li2
2'. [... {disz}]a-pil2-i3-li2-szu
3'. [...]-na#-[pa]-lu-u2
4'. _u4#_-um# {d}suen-be-el-i3-li2-szu
5'. [...] it-ta-ru?-uh
6'. {disz}a-pil2-i3-li2-szu i-ta-na-pa-al
7'. sza pi4 t,up-pi2 an-ni-im
8'. _igi#_ bu-la-lum
9'. [_igi_] {d}nin-szubur-ma-an-szum2
rest broken
top
1. _igi_ a-li2-wa-aq-ru-um#
2. _igi_ {d}utu-tab-ba-e
3. _igi_ a-ha-am-ar-szi
seal 1
1. {d}utu-ta-ia-ar
2. _dumu_ a-na-qa2-ti-{d}utu-a-na-x-ti
3. _ARAD_ e2-babbar2
seal 2
1. a-pil2#?-[i3-li2-szu]
2. _dumu_ ba-x-[...]
3. _ARAD_ {d}AG-EN-ZU-x [...]
seal 3
1. li-bu-ra-am
2. _dumu_ hu-nu-bu-um
3. _ARAD_ e2-babbar
seal 4
1. {d}utu-tab-ba-e
2. _dumu_ {d}utu-sza?-x-x
3. [...]

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	P510200
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P510200

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 082483 & BM 082484
Accession Number	1891-05-09 Bu, 2506 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2506A

References

primary: MHET 2/5, 823

[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. 358 (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
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, 823 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 30, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P510200.

MHET 2/5, 823 artifact entry (No. P510200). (2018, May 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510200

MHET 2/5, 823 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510200 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).

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	year = {2018},
	month = {may 30},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 823 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510200},
}

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TI  - MHET 2/5, 823 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 823 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 30, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P510200.

MHET 2/5, 823 artifact entry (No. P510200). (2018, May 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510200

MHET 2/5, 823 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510200 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).

@misc{2018MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {may 30},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 823 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510200},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510200},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2018/5/30/
PY  - 2018
ID  - P510200
LB  - CDLI:P510200
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - MHET 2/5, 823 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510200
ER  -