MHET 2/5, 582 (P509960)

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 016839 & BM 016839A

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na bu-ra-a
2. i-na _usz-gid2-da_
3. i-ta _a-sza3_ s,i-ri-ha-tum
4. _1(disz) sar e2 du3-a_
5. sza e-ri-ba-am
6. mu-s,u2-szu a-na _sila_ i-bi-sin
7. _1(disz) geme2_ su2-hu-tum
8. _1(disz) geme2_ an-nu-ni-tum-ha-s,i2-ra-at
  single ruling
9. ($ blank space $) _ha-la_ mu-na-wi-ir-tum _nu-bar_
10. ($ blank space $) _dumu-munus_ nu-ur2-{d}utu
11. a-pil2#-szu _dumu_ i-ba-{d}suen
reverse
1. [a-di] ba#-al-[t,a]-at#
2. qa2-sa3 u2-ka#-al#
3. _u4_-um a-na _e2_ mu-tim
4. i-ir-ru-hu
5. qa2-du-um _1(disz) geme2_-sza
6. i-ir-ru-ub
7. _igi_ {d}utu
8. _igi_ {d}nin-szubur
9. _igi_ a-bu-um-wa-qar
10. _igi_ {d}a-szur4-i-din-nam
11. _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}utu
12. _igi_ i-bi-{d}utu
13. _igi_ ri-isz-{d}utu _dub-sar_
envelope
obverse
1. _dub 1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _1(bur3) GAN2-ta-am3_
2. i-na _usz-gid2-da_
3. i-ta _a-sza3_ s,i-ri-ha-tum
4. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ la-ma-si2 _ama-ni_
5. _1(disz) sar e2 du3-a_
6. i-na sza e-ri-ba-am
7. [...]-ba-ni
8. [mu-s,u2-szu a-na _sila_] i-bi-{d}suen
9. [_1(disz) geme2_ su2-hu-tum] _mu-ni_-im
10. [_1(disz) geme2_ an-nu-ni-tum]-ha#-s,i2-ra-at#
11. [_ha-la_ mu-na-i-ir-tum _nu]-bar_
  rest broken
reverse
  broken
seal 1
1. _kiszib_ szu-{d}suen
seal 2
1. kiszib_ a-bu-wa-qar

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P509960

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 016839 & BM 016839A
Accession Number 1892-05-16, 0375 & 1892-05-16, 0375A

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1892-0516-375

References

  • primary: MHET 2/5, 582

    [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
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2025-03-02 at 15:27:10 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, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 582 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P509960.
MHET 2/5, 582 artifact entry (No. P509960). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509960 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 582 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509960 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 582 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509960},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509960},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 582 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P509960.
MHET 2/5, 582 artifact entry (No. P509960). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509960 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 582 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509960 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 582 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509960},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509960},
}


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DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P509960
LB  - CDLI:P509960
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - MHET 2/5, 582 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509960
ER  -
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