MHET 2/5, 837 (P510213)

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 086382

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. a-na _1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ sza _du6 ug_
2. [sza be-el-szu]-nu _dumu_ li#-[pi2-it-isz8-tar2]
3. i-na qa2-bi szar-ri-im
4. a-na {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ {d}utu-zi-mu
  n lines broken
1'. [...] x x [...]
2'. [sza i-na qa2-be2-e szar]-ri#-im
3'. [{d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am ...] NI a x
4'. it-[ti ...] i-sza-[mu? ...]
5'. x ZA [...] x ma?
6'. {disz}[...] x x [...]
bottom
7'. [...] _dumu_ a-hi-i3-[li2]-szu#
  rest broken
envelope
obverse
1. _dub_ a-na _1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ sza _du6 ug_
2. sza be-el-szu-nu _dumu_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2
3. i-na qa2-bi szar-ri-im
4. a-na {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ {d}utu-zi-mu
5. a-na ga-me-er-tim id-di-nu
6. {disz}e-ri-ba-am-{d}suen _dumu_ ha-ia-szar-ru-um
7. a-na {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am ir-gu-um-ma
8. _iri{ki} di-ku5-mesz_ u3 {d}marduk-na-s,i-ir
9. ra-bi-a-an zimbir{ki}
10. wa-ar-ka-at t,up-pi2-szu
11. sza i-na qa2-be2#-[e] szar#-[ri]-im#
12. {disz}{d}suen-[i-qi2-sza-am ...]
13. it-ti# [...]
14. x [...]
15. x [...]
  n lines broken
1'. a-na [...]
2'. u2-ul a-wa-x [...]
3'. ba-aq-ru-szu-nu#? [...]
4'. u2-ul i-tu#-ru# [...]
5'. {disz}e-ri-ba-am-{d}suen u3 ip-qu2#-[sza]
6'. a-na {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
7'. u2-ul i-ra-ga-mu
8'. {disz}e-ri-ba-am-{d}suen ip#-qu2#-[sza]
9'. _dumu-me_ ha-ia-szar-ru-um
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [_igi_ ...] _dumu_ e-la-li
2'. [_igi_ ...] _dumu_ isz-me-{d}iszkur
3'. [_igi_ ...] bi#? _dumu_ ur-du5-ku3-ga
4'. [_igi_ {d}utu-ra]-bi _dumu_ asz-ri-{d}en-lil2
5'. [_igi_ ...] dingir _dumu_ i3-li2-e-ri-ba-am
6'. [_igi_ a-wi]-il#-dingir _dumu_ ARAD-{d}suen _nu-banda3_ hal-ha-la{ki}
7'. [_igi_ ...]-x-du _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
8'. [_igi_ ...] x _dumu_ su-nu-mu-um
9'. [_igi_ ...] _dumu_ {d}suen-re-me-ni
10'. [_igi_ ...] be? _dumu_ ia-an#-ti#-el
  rest broken
seal 1
1. {d}nin-szubur
2. _sukkal-zi-an-na_
3. _{gesz}gidri szu du7_
seal 2
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib_ {d}nanna-ba-dim2
seal 3
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib_ sin-ga-mil
seal 4
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib_ {d}utu-ra-bi
seal 5
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib_ a-wi-il-dingir
2. _dumu_ ARAD-sin
seal 6
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib_ e-ri-ba-am-sin
seal 7
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib_ ip-qu2-sza
seal 8
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib_ u-bar-rum

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P510213

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 086382
Accession Number 1899-10-14, 0003

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1899-1014-3

References

  • primary: MHET 2/5, 837

    [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
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2022-08-01 at 18:54:30 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/5, 837 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510213.
MHET 2/5, 837 artifact entry (No. P510213). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510213 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 837 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510213 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
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	title = {MHET 2/5, 837 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510213},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510213},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/5, 837 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510213.
MHET 2/5, 837 artifact entry (No. P510213). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510213 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 837 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510213 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 837 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510213},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510213},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510213
LB  - CDLI:P510213
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - MHET 2/5, 837 artifact entry
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