MHET 2/5, 680 (P510057)

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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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 079814

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
1. [_n GAN2] a-sza3_
2. i-na _a-gar3 gal_
3. _ki_ sza-at-{d}a-a
4. u3 ni-szi-i-ni-szu
5. {disz}sza-ma-ia
6. _a-sza3_ u2-sze-s,i2
7. _3(asz) sze gur_
8. _i3-ag2-[e_]
reverse
1. _4(disz) ezem [...]-ta_
2. u3 mi-sze-er-tam
3. i-pa-qi2-si2
4. _igi_ erisz-ti-{d}a-a
5. _igi_ il-ta-ni
6. _igi_ il-ta-ni
  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
  • Language(s):


  • primary: MHET 2/5, 680

    [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 079814
  • Accession No.: 1889-10-14, 0362

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-07 at 20:00:10 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
2022-07-29 at 11:53:31 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI 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, 680 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P510057.
MHET 2/5, 680 artifact entry (No. P510057). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510057 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 680 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510057 (Accessed: November 4, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 7},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 680 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510057},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510057},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/12/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P510057
LB  - CDLI:P510057
M1  - 2025/11/4/
TI  - MHET 2/5, 680 artifact entry
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ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 680 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P510057.
MHET 2/5, 680 artifact entry (No. P510057). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510057 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 680 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510057 (Accessed: November 4, 2025).
@misc{2024MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 7},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 680 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510057},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510057},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/12/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P510057
LB  - CDLI:P510057
M1  - 2025/11/4/
TI  - MHET 2/5, 680 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510057
ER  - 
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