MHET 2/5, 659 (P510036)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 078415Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. _4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ su-ha-a
2. _4(u)# nindan us2-bi_
3. _a-sza3_ mi-szi-il a x bi? s,i?
4. i-ta _5(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ s,il2-li2-{d}utu
5. sza puzur4-{d}suen i-sza-mu
6. u3 i-ta ib-ni-{d}marduk _masz-szu-gid2-gid2_
7. sza# a-na _aga#-us2#_ in-na-ad-nu
8. [_sag-bi 1(disz)]-kam#-ma#_ {i7}gu-na-nu-um
9. [_sag-bi] 2(disz)-kam-ma#_ a-tap-pu-um#
10. [...] x sza? x [...]
11. [...] na-kar#-tum [...]
reverse
1. [...] u3# lu2-{d}nanna a-hi-sza#
2. _dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-illat-su2
3. isz-sza-mu
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obverse
1. _4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ su-ha-a
2. _4(u)# nindan us2-bi_
3. _a-sza3_ mi-szi-il a x bi? s,i?
4. i-ta _5(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ s,il2-li2-{d}utu
5. sza puzur4-{d}suen i-sza-mu
6. u3 i-ta ib-ni-{d}marduk _masz-szu-gid2-gid2_
7. sza# a-na _aga#-us2#_ in-na-ad-nu
8. [_sag-bi 1(disz)]-kam#-ma#_ {i7}gu-na-nu-um
9. [_sag-bi] 2(disz)-kam-ma#_ a-tap-pu-um#
10. [...] x sza? x [...]
11. [...] na-kar#-tum [...]
reverse
1. [...] u3# lu2-{d}nanna a-hi-sza#
2. _dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-illat-su2
3. isz-sza-mu
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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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Legal
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primary: MHET 2/5, 659
[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 078415
- Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0316
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2022-06-23 at 18:24:50 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- The British Museum Collection (W_1888-0512-Bu-316) (W_1888-0512-Bu-316)
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/5, 659 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510036.
MHET 2/5, 659 artifact entry (No. P510036). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510036 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 659 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510036 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).
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