MHET 2/5, 592 (P509970)
Legal tablet 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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 017036Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. _3(u) 3(disz)#? sar a-sza3_
2. _ki_ i-di-lugal
3. {disz}nu-ur2-{d}utu
4. _in-szi-in_
5. i-na x x x
6. x [...] x _a-sza3#?_-szu
7. sza [...]-{d}utu
8. _sa10 til#-[la]-ni_ x
9. _ku3-babbar [in]-na-la2_
10. _gesz-gan-na_ <<x>>
reverse
1. _ib2-ta-bala_
2. _inim-bi al#-[til_]
single ruling
3. _u4-kur2 lu2 lu2-ra#_
4. a-na i-ki-im
5. u3 bi-ni-im
6. x x la i-na-x-[...]
7. a-na pu-ut a-hi-szu
8. _igi_ a-hi-szu x x x
9. _igi_ bi-ni-[...]
10. _igi_ x x-wa-ti
11. [...] dingir#-szu-ib?-ba?-ni
12. [...] dingir-szu
13. [...] _dub-sar_
left
1. _igi_ u-bar-{d}suen _dumu_ x x-[...]
obverse
1. _3(u) 3(disz)#? sar a-sza3_
2. _ki_ i-di-lugal
3. {disz}nu-ur2-{d}utu
4. _in-szi-in_
5. i-na x x x
6. x [...] x _a-sza3#?_-szu
7. sza [...]-{d}utu
8. _sa10 til#-[la]-ni_ x
9. _ku3-babbar [in]-na-la2_
10. _gesz-gan-na_ <<x>>
reverse
1. _ib2-ta-bala_
2. _inim-bi al#-[til_]
single ruling
3. _u4-kur2 lu2 lu2-ra#_
4. a-na i-ki-im
5. u3 bi-ni-im
6. x x la i-na-x-[...]
7. a-na pu-ut a-hi-szu
8. _igi_ a-hi-szu x x x
9. _igi_ bi-ni-[...]
10. _igi_ x x-wa-ti
11. [...] dingir#-szu-ib?-ba?-ni
12. [...] dingir-szu
13. [...] _dub-sar_
left
1. _igi_ u-bar-{d}suen _dumu_ x x-[...]
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
- Material: Clay
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- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Legal
- Language(s):
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primary: MHET 2/5, 592
[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.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 017036
- Accession No.: 1892-07-09, 0152
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2022-06-23 at 18:04:33 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- The British Museum Collection (W_1892-0709-152) (W_1892-0709-152)
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/5, 592 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509970.
MHET 2/5, 592 artifact entry (No. P509970). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509970 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 592 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509970 (Accessed: November 9, 2025).
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