MHET 2/5, 655 (P510032)

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 075756

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 _a-gar3 gal_
2. _us2-sa-DU a-sza3_ {d}suen-a-hi-i-din-nam
3. u3 _us2-sa-DU a-sza3_ i3-li2-ma-a-hi
4. _ki#_ e-li#-e-ri-sa _lukur {d}utu_
5. [_dumu-munus_] sin-x-[...]
6. {d}utu-ma-gir#
7. _dumu#_ puzur4-sin
reverse
1. _a-sza3_-am a-na er#-[re]-szu#-tim
2. u2-sze-s,i2
3. ki-ma i-mi-ti-szu
4. u3 szu-me-li-szu
5. sze-a-am _i3-ag2-e_
6. _igi#_ sig-an-tum
7. [...] x x
8. _igi#_ a li-bu-um
9. x x
left
1. _dumu#_ bu-s,i2-ia
2. _iti_ e-lu-li

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):


  • primary: MHET 2/5, 655

    [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 075756
  • Accession No.: 1883-01-18 AH, 1106

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, 655 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510032.
MHET 2/5, 655 artifact entry (No. P510032). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510032 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 655 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510032 (Accessed: October 31, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 655 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510032},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510032},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 655 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510032.
MHET 2/5, 655 artifact entry (No. P510032). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510032 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 655 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510032 (Accessed: October 31, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 655 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510032},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510032},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510032
LB  - CDLI:P510032
M1  - 2025/10/31/
TI  - MHET 2/5, 655 artifact entry
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ER  - 
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