MHET 2/5, 713 (P510090)

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 080740

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. _3(disz) sar 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 e2 bur bala#_
2. i-ta _e2_ ARAD-{d}utu
3. u3 i-ta _e2_ im-gu-ta
4. mu-s,u2-u2-szu a-na su2-qi#-[...]
5. {disz}i-ba-lu-ut, _dumu_ i3-[...]-dingir [...]
6. _ki_ [...] x x x x
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x mu x [...]
2'. _igi_ {d}utu-ra-bi _dumu_ [...]
3'. _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ na-ra#-[am-i3-li2-szu]
4'. _igi_ sin-isz-me-a-ni _dumu_ x x szu# [...]
5'. _igi_ {d}utu-ra-bi _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu
6'. _igi_ x x [...]
7'. _igi_ sig#?-[...]
8'. _igi_ a-pil#-i3-li2-szu
left
1. [...]-ib-ni
2. [...] x x
3. [...] x _sipa_

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P510090

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 080740
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 0878

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-878

References

  • primary: MHET 2/5, 713

    [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
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2022-07-20 at 15:26:07 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/5, 713 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510090.
MHET 2/5, 713 artifact entry (No. P510090). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510090 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 713 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510090 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510090},
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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/5, 713 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510090.
MHET 2/5, 713 artifact entry (No. P510090). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510090 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 713 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510090 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510090},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510090},
}

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