MHET 2/5, 606 (P509984)

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, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 017348

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 kankal a-gar3 1(esze3) GAN2-ta-a#
  MHET reads: a-sza3 kankal
2. i-na ha;-hal-la{ki}
3. i-ta _a-sza3_ ia-ri-im
4. u3 i-ta a-tap i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen
5. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam_ nam-kar x x-a
6. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam_ ma-an-na-szi
7. _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-sza-du-ni
8. _ki_ ma-an-na-szi _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-sza-du-ni
9. {disz}be-li-su2-nu _lukur {d}utu_
10. _dumu-munus_ i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen
11. _in-szi-in-sa10_
12. _sa10# til-la-bi-sze3#_
13. [...] 1(disz)# 1/3(disz)# gin2 [ku3-babbar ...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [... u4 n]-kam#_
2'. [_mu_ sa-am-su]-i-[lu-na _lugal]-e#_ [...] x [...] x x x x

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P509984

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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 017348
Accession Number 1894-01-15, 0062

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1894-0115-62

References

  • primary: MHET 2/5, 606

    [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
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2022-06-23 at 18:05:16 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

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 606 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509984.
MHET 2/5, 606 artifact entry (No. P509984). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509984 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 606 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509984 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 606 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P509984.
MHET 2/5, 606 artifact entry (No. P509984). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P509984 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 606 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P509984 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P509984},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P509984},
}

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