MHET 2/5, 691 (P510068)

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 079957

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. _e2 ki-gal2_ ma-la ma-s,u2-u2
2. _da x bad3_ ($ erasure $)
3. u3 _da e2_ nu-ur2-{d}utu
4. _sag 1(disz)-bi e2_ e-ri-ba-am#
5. _sag 2(disz)-bi_ mi-ir-szu-um sza x x
6. _e2_ na-ar-{d}a-a
7. u3 e-tel-pi4-sza _szesz-a-ni_
8. _ki_ na-ar-{d}a-a
9. u3 e-tel-pi4-sza
10. {disz}nu-ur2-{d}iszkur
11. _dumu_ sin-ib-ni
12. _iti NE-NE-gar_
reverse
1. a-na ma-na-ah-tim
2. a-na _mu 4(disz)-kam_
3. u2-sze-s,i2
4. pi2-ti-iq-ta-szu
5. _i3-ba nam_ ma-tim u2-la
6. _mu 4(disz)-kam_ x i-ga-mar-ma
7. u2-s,i2
8. _igi_ i-din-{d}iszkur _dumu_ sig-isz8-tar2
9. _igi_ sin-isz-me-a-an-ni
10. _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}utu
11. _igi_ {d}utu-na-s,ir
12. [...] na-bi-i3-li2-szu
13. _igi_ ma-ni-um-[...]
left
1. _dumu ma-an-nu-um-ki-ma-sin mu x x x
2. _igi_ i-din-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ ga-mi-il-lum x

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, 691

    [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 079957
  • Accession No.: 1889-10-14, 0506

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-07 at 20:04:22 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, 691 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P510068.
MHET 2/5, 691 artifact entry (No. P510068). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510068 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 691 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510068 (Accessed: June 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 7},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 691 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510068},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510068},
}

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