MHET 2/5, 675 (P510052)

Legal tablet excavated in Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 079507

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

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tablet
obverse
1. _1(bur3) 1(esze3) [GAN2 a-sza3]_ i-na _a-gar3_ t,a3-bu-um
2. i-ta# [_a-sza3?_] dingir-ha-li# u3 i-ta nam-kar-ri#-[im]
3. _sag-bi# [1(disz)-kam]-ma a-sza3_ [...] ri-isz-{d}utu
4. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma kaskal#_ [pa-hu]-s,um#{ki}
5. _1(gesz2) GAN2 2(u) sar an-za-gar3#_ [u3] _kislah# a-gar3_ t,a3#-bu#
  MHET reads: 0.0.0;60 iku
6. i-ta _i7 buranun_-tum u3 [i-ta _a-sza3] dumu-me_ {d}suen#-sze-me-e
7. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma kislah dumu#-mesz#_ ri#-isz#-{d}utu
8. _sag-[bi] 2(disz)#-kam-ma_ a-tap la-ma-sa3-ni
9. sza _ki#_ [i3]-li2#-i-din-nam {d}bu-ne-ne-na-s,i-ir
10. u3 s,il2-li2-{d}utu _dumu-mesz_ ri-isz-{d}utu
11. {disz}dingir-szu#-na-s,i-ir dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu-mesz_ dingir-szu-ib-ni [...]-szu-nu
12. {disz}ba-li-is-su2-nu _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus_ ta-ri-ba-tum#
13. a-na _2(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na u3-babbar_ i-na _mu bara2-bara2 ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar_ i-sza-mu
  single ruling
14. _1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ t,a3-bu i-ta _dumu-munus_ dingir-ha-li
15. u3 i-ta nam-ka-ri-im _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3 dumu-munus_ ri-isz-{d}utu
16. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma kaskal_ pa-hu-s,um{ki}
17. _1(gesz2) GAN2 2(u) sar an-za-gar3 u3 kislah a-gar3_ t,a3-bu-um
18. i-ta _i7 zimbir{ki}_-tum u3 i-ta _a-sza3 dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-sze-me-e
19. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma kislah dumu-mesz_ ri-isz-{d}utu
20. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma_ a-tap la-ma-sa3-ni
21. sza _ki_ be-li-is-su2-nu _lukur {d}utu_
22. {disz}{d}suen-eri-ba u3 tam-la-tum _dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi a-hi-szu#-nu
23. _dumu-mesz_ ta-ri-ba-tum
24. {disz}a-wi-il-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ e-t,i-rum
25. a-na _2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-na _mu {d}lamma {d}lamma-me bar su3?-ga-ke4_ i-sza-mu
26. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ t,a3-bu _ku3-bi 2/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_
27. i-ta la-ma-sa3-ni-ma _dumu-munus_ ri-isz-{d}utu
28. u3 i-ta la-ma-sa3-ni-ma _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-sze-me
29. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3 dumu-mesz_ i-din-{d}suen#
30. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3 dumu-munus_ dingir-ha-li
31. _1(gesz2) 2(u) sar an#-za-gar3 u3 kislah a-gar3_ t,a3-bu
reverse
1. i-ta _i7 zimbir{ki}_-tum u3 i-ta _a-sza3 dumu-munus_ {d}suen-sze#-[me]
2. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma kislah_ la-ma-sa3-ni _dumu-munus_ ri-isz-{d}utu
3. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma_ a-tap la-ma-sa3-ni-ma
4. sza _ki_ la-ma-sa3-ni _lukur {d}utu_ u3 be-la-nu a-hi-sza ap-li-sza#
5. _dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-sze-me-e
6. {disz}la-ma-sa3-ni _dumu-munus_ ri-isz-{d}utu a-na _1(disz) ma-na_ i-na _mu a2-ag2 {d}en-lil2-la2 i-sza-mu
7. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 kankal a-gar3_ t,a3-bu i-ta _dumu-munus_ dingir-ha-li _lukur {d}utu_
8. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ {d}suen-eri-ba-am _dumu_ na-bi-{d}utu
9. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3_ szu-{d}mar-tu _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}utu
10. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3_ la-ma-sa3-ni _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus_ ri-isz-{d}utu
11. sza _ki_ ku-ub-bu-ur-tum _lukur {d}utu_
12. u3 a-wi-il-i3-li2 _dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-ga-mil
13. {disz}la-ma-sa3-ni _lukur {d}utu dumu_ ri-isz-{d}utu
14. a-na _2/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-na _mu alan {gesz}tukul ku3-sig17 husz-a_ i-sza-mu
15. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ t,a3-bu i-ta la-ma-sa3-ni _dumu-munus_ ri#-isz#-{d}utu
16. u3 i-ta la-ma-sa3-ni _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus_ {d}suen-sze-me-e
17. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3 dumu-mesz_ i-din-{d}suen _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3 dumu-munus_ dingir#-lum#-ha-li
18. _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ t,a3-bu i-ta la-ma-sa3-ni _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus_ ri-isz-{d}utu
19. u3 i-ta la-ma-sa3-ni _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus_ {d}suen-sze-me-e
20. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3 dumu-me_ i-din-{d}suen
21. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3 dumu-munus_ dingir-lum-ha-li
22. _1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ t,a3-bu i-ta _a-sza3_ {d}suen-ga-mil _dumu_ ARAD-{d}suen
23. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ i-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}nanna-szu-me-en
24. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3_ a-ta-a _dumu_ {d}suen-eri-ba-am
25. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3 dumu-munus_ dingir-lum-ha-li
26. _1(esze3) 4(iku)_ GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ t,a3-bu
27. sza _ki_ {d}bu-ne-ne-na-s,i-ir u3 s,il2-li2-{d}utu _dumu-mesz_ ri-[isz]-{d}utu
28. {disz}sza-mu-uh2-tum _dumu_ i-din-{d}utu _2/3(disz) ma-na 6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
29-30. i-na _mu_ a-bi-e-szu-uh! _lugal-e inim mah {d}en-lil2-bi-da usu gal-gal-la {d}marduk-ke4_ i-sza-mu
  = Abi-ešuh 3
  single ruling

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, 675

    [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 079507
  • Accession No.: 1889-10-14, 0057

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-07 at 19:53:57 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2022-07-20 at 15:26:07 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, 675 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P510052.
MHET 2/5, 675 artifact entry (No. P510052). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510052 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 675 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510052 (Accessed: June 7, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 7},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 675 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510052},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510052},
}


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