MHET 2/5, 630 (P510008)

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 017546

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

envelope
obverse
1. [...] _sar# e2 ki-gal2_ i-na hal-hal-la{ki}
2. [i-ta] _e2_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am
3. [u3] i-ta sa-bi-bi-im
4. _sag 1(disz)-kam egir_ sin-ia-tu _lukur {d}utu_
5. [_ki_] sa-bi-bu-um _dumu_ ha-ia-ab-ni-dingir
6. [{disz}]be#-li-su2-nu _lukur {d}utu_
7. [_dumu]-munus#_ {d}utu-zi-mu
bottom
  broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x {d}suen x
2'. [_igi_ sa3]-ba#-ia# _dumu_ nu-ur2-isz8-tar2
3'. [_igi_] mu#-na-wi-rum _dumu_ su2-pa-pu-um

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P510008

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 017546
Accession Number 1894-01-15, 0260

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1894-0115-260

References

  • primary: MHET 2/5, 630

    [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 Artifacts

“MHET 2/5, 630 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510008.
MHET 2/5, 630 artifact entry (No. P510008). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510008 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 630 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510008 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510008},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/5, 630 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510008.
MHET 2/5, 630 artifact entry (No. P510008). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510008 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 630 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510008 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 630 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510008},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510008},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510008
LB  - CDLI:P510008
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - MHET 2/5, 630 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510008
ER  - 
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