MHET 2/5, 623 (P510001)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 017485

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)

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envelope
obverse
1. _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ hu-up-tum
2. i-na _ka2 iri_ me-ri-ga-at{ki}
3. i-ta {d}utu-na-s,ir _dumu_ i-zi-da-re-e
4. i-ta _a-sza3_ i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen
5. _dumu_ {d}suen-ta-ia-ar
6. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}utu-illat-ti
7. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam a-sza3_ {d}utu-na-s,i-ir
8. _dumu_ i-zi-da-re-e
9. u3 _a-sza3_ dingir-szu-i-bi _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
10. _ki_ KA-{d}a-a _lukur {d}utu_
11. u3 i-pi2-iq-{d}marduk _szesz-a-ni_
reverse
1. a-pil2-sza
2. {disz}ma-an-na-szi _lukur {d}utu_
3. _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-na-s,ir
4. i-na _har ku3-babbar_-sza _in-szi-in-sa10_
5. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
6. _1(u) 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_
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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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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):


  • primary: MHET 2/5, 623

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 017485
  • Accession No.: 1894-01-15, 0199

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2022-06-23 at 18:05:16 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/5, 623 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510001.
MHET 2/5, 623 artifact entry (No. P510001). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510001 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 623 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510001 (Accessed: June 7, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
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	title = {MHET 2/5, 623 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510001},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510001},
}

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