MHET 2/5, 638 (P510015)

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 061687

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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tablet
obverse
1. _1(iku)? GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na# [...]
2. _ki_ e-ri-isz-[ti]-{d}a-a
3. {disz}{d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
4. _a-[sza3_ a]-na er-re-szu#-[tim]
5. u2-sze-s,i2
6. _6(asz) gur sze gu2 a#-sza3#_
7. i-na _ka2_ ga-gi#-[im]
8. _i3#-ag2#-e#_
reverse
1. _3(disz) ezem 1(ban2) zi3-da-ta_
2. _1(disz) uzu_ i-pa-qi2-is
3. _igi_ e2-idim-an-na*-ma-an-szum2
4. _igi_ sza-i3-li2-szu
5. _igi#_ [...]-{d}iszkur#
6. [...] x x x
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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/5, 638

    [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.

  • collation: AfO 44/45, p. 356-360, p. 357 (coll.)

    [Woestenburg1998reviewMHET2/5] Woestenburg, Els. 1997/98. “Review Dekiere MHET II/5.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 44/45: 356–60.

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  • Museum No.: BM 061687
  • Accession No.: 1882-09-18, 01658

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 18:24:50 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, 638 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510015.
MHET 2/5, 638 artifact entry (No. P510015). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510015 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 638 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510015 (Accessed: June 21, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 638 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510015},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510015},
}


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