MHET 2/5, 593 (P509971)

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 017061 & BM 017061A

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. _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3 gu-<la>_
2. i-ta {d}suen-i-di
3. _dumu_ i-tur2-{d}suen#
4. u3 i-ta ib-ni-[...] x x
5. x x-szu _e2_ i-ta dingir-szu-ba-ni a-na ru-ba-tum
6. _2(disz) 2/3(disz) sar 3(disz) gin2 e2_
7. i-ta {d}utu-ra-bi
8. i-ta e-la-li
9. u3 {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 szesz-a-ni_
10. zi-ti {disz}{d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it,
11. _dumu_ na-ra-am-i3-li2-sza
12. sza i-ti {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 _szesz-a-ni_
13. i-zu-zu isz-tu pe2-e
reverse
1. a-di!(NA) _ku3-sig17_ zi#-[zu]
2. ga-am-ru u3# [x x x]-hu?-ma
3. {disz}{d}nanna-ma-[an-szum2]
4. a-na zi-ti {disz}sin-mu-ba-li2-it,
5. u3-la i-ra-ga#-am
6. _igi_ {d}utu-tab-ba-szu _dumu_ {d}utu-di-ku5#
7. _igi_ i-pi2-iq-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ puzur4-ku-bi
8. _igi_ akszak{ki}-gal u3 puzur4-sin
9. _igi_ {d}utu-mas-su2 _dumu-mesz_ {d}suen#-i-di
10. _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu
11. _dumu_ na-wi-ru-um-i3-li2
12. _igi_ akszak#{[ki]}-gal _dumu_ a-bu-t,a3-bu-um#
13. _igi_ sa#-aq-nu _dumu_ {d}suen-gal
14. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ i-lu-ki
15. _igi_ ur-{d}utu
16. _dumu_ na-wi-ru-um#-i3-li2
envelope
obverse
1'. mu-s,u2-szu a-na [...]
2'. _2(disz) 2/3(disz) sar 3(disz) gin2 [e2_]
3'. [i]-ta# e-la-li
4'. zi-ti {disz}[{d}suen]-mu#-[ba-li2-it,]
5'. _dumu_ na-[ra-am]-i3-li2-sza
6'. sza [{d}]nanna-ma#-an-szum2 _szesz#-a-ni_ i-zu-zu-szu-um#
7'. zi-zu ga-am-ru [isz-tu pe2]-e
8'. [a]-di# _ku3-sig17_ [...]
9'. [{disz}]{d}nanna-[ma-an-szum2 a-na zi-ti] {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it,
10'. u3-la i-ra-ga-[am ...] u3# {d}marduk
11'. [...] sa3-bi-um _in-[pa3-de3-mesz_]
12'. [_igi_ {d}utu-tab-ba-szu] _dumu_ [{d}utu]-di#-ku5
13'. _igi#_ i-pi2-iq#-[isz8-tar2 _dumu_ puzur4]-ku#-bi#
14'. [_igi_] akszak{ki}-gal u3 puzur4-sin x
15'. _igi_ {d}utu-mas-su2 [_dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-i-di]
16'. _igi_ akszak{ki}-gal _dumu_ a-bu-um-t,a3-bu-um#
17'. _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu# _dumu_ na-wi-ru-um-i3-li2
18'. _igi_ sa-aq-nu-um _dumu#_ {d}suen#-x [...] x
19'. _igi_ ur-{d}utu _dumu_ na-wi-ru-um-i3-li2
20'. [_igi_ {d}suen-i]-din#-nam _dumu_ i-lu-ki
  rest broken
  (multiple uninscribed seal impressions)

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/P509971

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 017061 & BM 017061A
Accession Number 1892-07-09, 0177 & 1892-07-09, 0177A

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1892-0709-177

References

  • primary: MHET 2/5, 593

    [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: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 416-418

    [Suurmeijer2014property] Suurmeijer, Guido. 2014. “Property Transfer within the Family in Old Babylonian Sippar.” Phdthesis, Gent: Universiteit Gent.

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
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2021-10-22 at 19:00:09 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, 593 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P509971.
MHET 2/5, 593 artifact entry (No. P509971). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509971 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 593 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509971 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 593 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509971},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509971},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 593 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P509971.
MHET 2/5, 593 artifact entry (No. P509971). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509971 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 593 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509971 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509971},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509971},
}


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PY  - 2026
ID  - P509971
LB  - CDLI:P509971
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - MHET 2/5, 593 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P509971
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