MHET 2/5, 829 (P430939)

Administrative 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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 016491 & BM 082536

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Naditu records)

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
1. _2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ bu-ra-a{ki}
2. i-ta _a-sza3_ a-ha-su2-nu
3. _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-be-el-i3-li2
4. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ e-ri-isz-tum
5. _sag 1(disz)-kam-ma i7_ {d}suen
6. _sag 2(disz)-kam-ma_ a-tap a-li2-illat-ti
7. _ki_ ri-ba-tum _lukur_ {d}utu
8. _dumu-munus_ e-t,e4-ia
9. {disz}me-lu-la-tum
10. _dumu-munus_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
11. _in-szi-in-sa10_
12. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
13. _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar_
14. in-na-an-la2
reverse
  blank
envelope
obverse
1. _2(iku)# GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ bu-ra#-[a{ki}]
2. i-ta _a-sza3_ a-ha-su2-nu _dumu#-[munus_ {d}suen-be-el-i3-li2]
3. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ e-ri-isz-[tum]
4. _sag 1(disz)-kam i7_ {d}suen
5. _[sag] 2(disz)-kam_ a-ta-ap a-li2-[illat-ti]
6. _ki#_ ri-ba!-tum _lukur#_ [{d}utu]
7. [...] x x x [...]
  rest broken

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MHET 2/5, 829

    [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.

  • history: CT 47, 77

    [Figulla1967CT47] Figulla, Hugo H. 1967. Old-Babylonian Nadītu Records. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 47. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

    Tablet only


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 016491 & BM 082536
  • Accession No.: 1892-05-16, 0027 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2542

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2019-01-12 at 08:03:38 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2012-07-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/5, 829 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P430939.
MHET 2/5, 829 artifact entry (No. P430939). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P430939 (Original work published 2012)
MHET 2/5, 829 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P430939 (Accessed: May 6, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
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	title = {MHET 2/5, 829 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P430939},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P430939},
}

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