MHET 2/5, 676 (P510053)

Legal tablet & envelope 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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 079659 & BM 079660

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 [a-sza3 ... a]-gar3_ x x x
2. i-ta _a-sza3_ [...]
3. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ na#-ra-am-sin
4. _ki_ mu-na-wi-ir-tum
5. _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni
6. {disz}in-bu-sza
7. _dumu_ {d}utu-ba-ni
8. _a-sza3_ a-na sza-lu-usz-tim#
9. u2-sze-s,i2
reverse
1. sza-la-usz-ti _a-sza3-ni_
2. i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im
3. _i3-ag2-e_
4. _4(disz) ezem 1(ban2) dabin_
5. u3 mi-sze-er-tim
6. i-pa-qi2-id
7. _igi_ dingir-szu-i-bi
8. _igi_ sin-na#-s,ir#
9. _igi_ ta-x [...]
10. _igi_ geme2
left
1. _dumu-munus_ ku-ru-um
envelope
obverse
1. [...]
2. [i]-ta# _a-sza3#_ x [...]
3. [u3] i#-ta _a-sza3_ [na-ra-am-sin]
4. [_ki_ mu]-na-wi-ir-[tum]
5. [_dumu-munus_ {d}]suen#-isz-me-[a-ni]
6. [{disz}in]-bu-[sza]
7. [_dumu_ {d}]utu#-ba-[ni]
8. [_a-sza3_ a-na] sza#-lu#-[usz-tim]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P510053

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 079659 & BM 079660
Accession Number 1889-10-14, 0209 & 1889-10-14, 0209A

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1889-1014-209

References

  • primary: MHET 2/5, 676

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-12-07 at 19:53:57 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2022-07-20 at 15:26:07 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 676 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P510053.
MHET 2/5, 676 artifact entry (No. P510053). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510053 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 676 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510053 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
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	title = {MHET 2/5, 676 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510053},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510053},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 676 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P510053.
MHET 2/5, 676 artifact entry (No. P510053). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510053 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 676 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510053 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 676 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510053},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510053},
}

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PY  - 2026
ID  - P510053
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