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MHET 2/5, 639 (P510016)

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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 062742

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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Text

tablet
obverse
1. _4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
2. _ki_ be-el-ta-[ni]
3. {disz}mu-na-nu-um
4. _a-sza3_ u2-sze-s,i2#
5. _4(asz) sze gur_
6. _i3-[ag2-e_]
reverse
1. ($ covered by envelope $)
2. x ($ covered by envelope $)
3. _igi_ ($ covered by envelope $)
4. _igi_ dingir ($ covered by envelope $)
single ruling
blank space
envelope
1. [...]
2. _ki_ be-el#-[ta-ni]
3. _dumu-munus_ dingir-[...]
4. {disz}mu-na#-[nu-um]
5. _a-sza3_ u2-sze#-[s,i2]
6. _4(asz) sze gur#_
7. i-na _{gesz}[ban2 {d}utu_]
8. x [...]
rest broken
left
1. [...] x x ka

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s):

Related publications

primary: MHET 2/5, 639

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 062742
Accession No.: 1882-09-18, 02711

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: --.--.--.--
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2022-06-23 at 18:24:50	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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British Museum Collection (W_1882-0918-2711) (W_1882-0918-2711)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/5, 639 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510016.

MHET 2/5, 639 artifact entry (No. P510016). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510016 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/5, 639 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510016 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 639 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510016},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510016},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/5, 639 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510016.

MHET 2/5, 639 artifact entry (No. P510016). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510016 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/5, 639 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510016 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).

@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 639 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510016},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510016},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510016
LB  - CDLI:P510016
M1  - 2026/3/12/
TI  - MHET 2/5, 639 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510016
ER  -