MHET 2/5, 581 (P509959)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 016822 & BM 016822A

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)

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tablet
obverse
1. {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam a-pil2 bi-da-ta-ku
2. a-di bi-da-ta-ku a-bu-szu ba-al-t,u2
3. i-na sza-na-at
4. _4(asz) gur sze 1(u) ma-na siki_
5. _6(disz)# sila3 i3-gesz_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
6. a-na bi-da-ta-ki a-bi-szu
7. i-na-ad-di-in
8. _1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na pa-hu-s,i2{ki}
9. _us2-sa-DU a-sza3_ ARAD-{d}nin-szubur
10. _dumu_ zi-e
11. _2(disz) sar e2 du3-a_
12. i-na ba-ab nu-ur2-ku-bi
13. _a-sza3_-am u3 _e2_-am an-ni-am
14. {disz}bi-da-ta-ku a-na {d}suen-i-din-nam
15. ma-ri-szu i-di-in
16. ma-la bi-da-ta-ku ir-szu-u2
17. u3# i-ra-asz-szuz-u2
18. isz-tu pe2-e a-di _ku3-sig17_
19. sza {d}suen-i-din-nam-ma
20. u2-s,u2-ur-tam ma-la i-na pi4-i
21. _dub_-pi2-im an-ni-im
22. sza-at-ru {d}suen-i-din-nam
reverse
1. u2-ma-ad-da-du
2. a-na a-bi-szu u2-ul a-bi
3. i-qa2-ab-bi-ma
4. i-na ma-la i-di-nu-szu-um
5. i-te-el-li
6. {disz}bi-da-ta-ku _a-sza3_-am _e2_-am
7. a-na _ku3-babbar_-im u2-ul i-na-ad-di-in
8. _a-sza3_-am a-na er-re-szi-im
9. u2-ul i-na-ad-di-in
10. {disz}bi-da-ta-ku a-na {d}suen-i-din-nam
11. u2-ul ma-ri at-ta i-qa2-ab-bi-ma
12. i-na _a-sza3_-im _e2_-im u3 ma-ri-im
13. i-te-el-li
14. {disz}{d}utu-ra-bi a-pil2 {d}suen-i-din-nam
15. ha-ar bi-da-ta-ki {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam
16. i-il-la-ak
17. _igi_ {d}utu-zi-mu _dumu_ me-i-si
18. _igi_ puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ra-ak _dumu_ e-ri-bu-ni-szu
19. _igi_ {d}utu-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_ ka-{d}utu
20. _igi_ {d}suen-isz-me-an-ni _dumu_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu
21. _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ i-din-{d}utu
22. _igi_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ sa3-lum
23. _igi_ sa3-ba-a-ia _dumu_ nu-ur2-isz8-tar2
24. _igi_ na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ sin-ub-lam
25. _igi_ {d}utu-tab-ba-szu _dumu_ {d}nanna-a2-mah
26. _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu
envelope
obverse
1. _dub_ {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam a-pil2 bi-da-ta-ku
2. a-di bi-da-ta-ku-um a-bu-szu ba-al-t,u2
3. i-na sza-na-at _4(asz) gur sze 1(u) ma-na siki_
4. _6(disz) sila3 i3-gesz_ {d}suen-i-din-nam a-na bi-da-ta-ku-um
5. a-bi-szu i-na-ad-di-in _1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
6. i-na pa-hu-s,i2{ki} _us2-sa-DU a-sza3_
7. {disz}ARAD-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ zi-e
8. [_2(disz)] sar e2 du3-a_ i-na ba-ab nu-ur2-ku-bi
9. [_a]-sza3_-am u3 _e2_-am an-ni-am bi-da-ta-ku-um
10. [a]-na {d}suen-i-din-nam ma-ri-szu i-di-in
11. ma-la bi-da-ta-kum ir-szu-u2
12. u3 i-ra-asz-szuz-[u2] isz-tu pe2-e a-di _ku3-sig17_
13. sza {d}suen-i-din-nam-ma u2-s,u2-ur-tam
14. ma-la i-na pi4-i _dub_-pi2-im an-ni-im
15. sza-at-ru {d}suen-i-din-nam u2-ma-ad-da-[du]
16. a-na bi-da-ta-ki a-bi-szu u2-ul a-bi [...]
17. u-ul a-bi i-qa2-ab-bi-ma
18. i-na ma-la i-di-nu-szu-um i-te-el-li
19. {disz}bi-da-ta-ku _a-sza3_-am u3 _e2_-am
20. a-na _ku3-babbar_-[im u2]-ul i-na-ad-di-in
21. _a-sza3_-am a-na [er-re]-szi-im u2-ul i-na-ad-di-[in]
22. {disz}bi-da-ta-[ku] a-na {d}suen-i-din-nam
23. [u2-ul] ma-[ri at]-ta# i-qa2-ab-bi-ma
24. [i]-na _a-sza3_-im [_e2_-im] u3 ma-ri-im
25. i-te-[el]-li
reverse
1. [{disz}{d}utu-ra-bi a-pil2 {disz}]{d}suen-i-din-nam
2. [ha-ar bi-da-ta-ki {disz}]{d}suen-i-din-nam
3. [i-il-la]-ak
4. [_igi_ {d}utu-zi-mu _dumu_ me]-i#-si
5. [_igi_ puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ra-ak] _dumu_ e-ri-bu-ni-szu
6. [_igi_ {d}utu-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_] ka-{d}utu
7. [_igi_ {d}suen-isz-me-an-ni _dumu_] ARAD-i3-li2-szu
8. _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ i-din-{d}utu
9. _igi_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ sa3-lum
10. _igi_ sa3-ba-ia _dumu_ nu-ur2-isz8-tar2
11. _igi_ na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ {d}suen-ub-lam
12. _igi_ {d}utu-tab-ba-szu _dumu_ {d}nanna-a2-mah
13. _igi_ {d}utu-mu-ku-ri-ma _dumu_ {d}en-lil2-me-DU
14. _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu
15. _igi_ a-hi-ni-szi-szu _dumu_ ni-id-nu-sza
16. _igi_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am _dub-sar_
seal 1
1. i#-din-{d}utu
  rest broken
seal 2
1. ip-qu2-[...]
2. _dumu#_ [...]
seal 3
1. [...] x ak x
  rest broken
seal 4
1. [...] x
2. [...] x x [...] szu
3. _ARAD_ {d}x-ra?-ak#?
  (four? additional uninscribed seal impressions)

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/5, 581

    [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. 357 (coll.)

    [Woestenburg1998reviewMHET2/5] Woestenburg, Els. 1997/98. “Review Dekiere MHET II/5.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 44/45: 356–60.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 016822 & BM 016822A
  • Accession No.: 1892-05-16, 0358 & 1892-05-16, 0358A

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-02 at 16:39:07 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2022-06-23 at 18:04:33 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

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/5, 581 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P509959.
MHET 2/5, 581 artifact entry (No. P509959). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509959 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 581 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509959 (Accessed: February 19, 2026).
@misc{2025MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-19]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 581 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509959},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509959},
}


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ID  - P509959
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M1  - 2026/2/19/
TI  - MHET 2/5, 581 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/5, 581 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P509959.
MHET 2/5, 581 artifact entry (No. P509959). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509959 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 581 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509959 (Accessed: February 19, 2026).
@misc{2025MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-19]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 581 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509959},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509959},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/2/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P509959
LB  - CDLI:P509959
M1  - 2026/2/19/
TI  - MHET 2/5, 581 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509959
ER  -
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