MHET 2/5, 687 (P510064)

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, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 079886

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _a#-sza3#_ ma-[la] ma#-[s,u2-u2]
2. i#-na hu-ba-a
3. _ki_ na-ra-am-tum
4. _dumu-munus_ {d}illat-su2
5. {disz}a-wi-il-dingir
6. _dumu#_ ip#-qu2-sza
7. _a#-sza3#_ a#-na# er-re-szu-tim
8. [... u2-sze]-s,i2
9. [...] _sze gur_
10. i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
reverse
1. _i3-ag2-e_
2. _5(disz) ezem 1(ban2) zi3-da-hi-a_
3. _1(disz) uzu#_ [... i]-pa-qi2-si2
4. _igi_ [...]-tim
5. [...]-su2-u2
6. _igi#_ [...] x ki
  n lines broken
1'. [... _u4 n?] 1(disz)#-kam_
2'. _mu szu-nir_ [...]
  (Woestenburg: date "presumably Ha 27")
seal 1
1. a-wi#-il-dingir
2. _dumu_ ip-qu2#-sza#
3. _ARAD_ e2-babbar

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P510064

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 079886
Accession Number 1889-10-14, 0434

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1889-1014-434

References

  • primary: MHET 2/5, 687

    [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.

  • history: AfO 44/45, p. 356-360, p. 357

    [Woestenburg1998reviewMHET2/5] Woestenburg, Els. 1997/98. “Review Dekiere MHET II/5.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 44/45: 356–60.

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
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, 687 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P510064.
MHET 2/5, 687 artifact entry (No. P510064). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510064 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 687 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510064 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 687 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P510064.
MHET 2/5, 687 artifact entry (No. P510064). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510064 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 687 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510064 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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