MHET 2/5, 663 (P510040)
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 078699Provenience
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_
2. i-na a-ta-szi-im
3. _us2-sa_ sa-bi-ra-tum
4. _1(disz) sag-nita2 {d}suen#-pi2-la-ah
5. _1(disz) sar igi-4(disz)-gal2 e2 du3-a_
6. _da_ e-tel#-pi2-{d}suen-ma
7. u3 x [...] x x [...]
8. _dumu_ isz8-tar2-a-bi [...]
9. _ki#_ x x x x x x
10. {disz}nu-ru-bu-um _dumu_ [...]
11. a-na da-qa-tum
12. [...] x x [...] _lukur_ sza2 {d}[...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] szu#-na-ka-ru [...]
2'. _igi_ e-tel-pi2-{d}suen
3'. _dumu_ ba-sza-mu-um
4'. _igi_ nu-ru-bu-um
5'. _dumu_ me-lu-hi-im
6'. _igi#_ zi#-ik#-ru# [...]
7'. _dumu#_ [...] i-din?-[...]
8'. _igi_ [...] x-um-zu-x [...]
9'. _igi_ ip-qu2-sza
10'. _dumu_ ia-ak-ru-um
11'. _igi_ er3-ra-da-ia-an
12'. _igi_ la-ma-sa3-tum
13'. _igi_ ma-ti-ia
14'. _igi_ i-bi-la-tum
left
1. [...] sza-at-{d}a-a
obverse
1. _4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
2. i-na a-ta-szi-im
3. _us2-sa_ sa-bi-ra-tum
4. _1(disz) sag-nita2 {d}suen#-pi2-la-ah
5. _1(disz) sar igi-4(disz)-gal2 e2 du3-a_
6. _da_ e-tel#-pi2-{d}suen-ma
7. u3 x [...] x x [...]
8. _dumu_ isz8-tar2-a-bi [...]
9. _ki#_ x x x x x x
10. {disz}nu-ru-bu-um _dumu_ [...]
11. a-na da-qa-tum
12. [...] x x [...] _lukur_ sza2 {d}[...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] szu#-na-ka-ru [...]
2'. _igi_ e-tel-pi2-{d}suen
3'. _dumu_ ba-sza-mu-um
4'. _igi_ nu-ru-bu-um
5'. _dumu_ me-lu-hi-im
6'. _igi#_ zi#-ik#-ru# [...]
7'. _dumu#_ [...] i-din?-[...]
8'. _igi_ [...] x-um-zu-x [...]
9'. _igi_ ip-qu2-sza
10'. _dumu_ ia-ak-ru-um
11'. _igi_ er3-ra-da-ia-an
12'. _igi_ la-ma-sa3-tum
13'. _igi_ ma-ti-ia
14'. _igi_ i-bi-la-tum
left
1. [...] sza-at-{d}a-a
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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Legal
- Language(s):
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primary: MHET 2/5, 663
[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 078699
- Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0610
- 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-610) (W_1888-0512-Bu-610)
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/5, 663 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510040.
MHET 2/5, 663 artifact entry (No. P510040). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510040 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 663 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510040 (Accessed: July 28, 2025).
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