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MHET 2/5, 710 (P510087)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 080698

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

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tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [_a-sza3_ i-ku-un]-pi4-{d}suen#
2'. _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}suen
3'. _ki_ i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}suen
4'. be-el _a-sza3_
5'. {disz}i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}suen
6'. {disz}{d}iszkur-ba-ni _dumu_ {d}iszkur-szar-rum
7'. u3 {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi _dumu_ be-el-szu-nu
8'. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
9'. a-na _gu2-un_ a-na _tab-ba_
10'. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam ib2-ta-e3-a_
11'. a-wi-lum ma#-la a-wi#-lum
12'. ma-na-ah-tam [i-sza-ak-ka-nu]
13'. _u4-buru14-sze3_
14'. _a-sza3_ a-na pi2-i szu-ul-pi-szu
reverse
1. i-sza-ad-da-du-ma
2. _1(bur3) GAN2 1(disz)-e 8(asz) sze gur {gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
3. _gu2-un a-sza3 i3-ag2-e-mesz_
4. u3 ma-<na>-ah-ta-szu-nu i-ip-pa-lu-ma
5. sze-am ba-szi-a mi-it-ha-ri-isz
6. i-zu-uz-zu
7. _sza3 gu2-un a-sza3_-szu
8. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi
9. _1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar_
10. sza# {d}iszkur-ba-ni ma-hi-ir
single ruling
11. [...] x x x x
12. [...] x a x
13. [...] x x
rest broken
seal 1
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib_ sin-na-di-in-szu-mi#
seal 2
(uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib_ be-el-szu-nu

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)

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British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s):

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primary: MHET 2/5, 710

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 080698
Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0836

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: --.--.--.--
Alternative Years:
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2022-07-20 at 15:26:07	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved

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The British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-836)

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“MHET 2/5, 710 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510087.

MHET 2/5, 710 artifact entry (No. P510087). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510087 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/5, 710 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510087 (Accessed: June 7, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 710 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510087},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510087},
}

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“MHET 2/5, 710 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510087.

MHET 2/5, 710 artifact entry (No. P510087). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510087 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/5, 710 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510087 (Accessed: June 7, 2025).

@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 710 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510087},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510087},
}

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M1  - 2025/6/7/
TI  - MHET 2/5, 710 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510087
ER  -

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