MHET 2/5, 724 (P510101)

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 080860

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

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tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. _ki_ x [...]
2'. _dumu_ {d}marduk-mu#-[...]
3'. be-el _a-sza3_
4'. {disz}{d}na-bi-um-na-s,i-ir
5'. _dumu_ me-ra-nu
6'. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
7'. a-na _gu2-un_ a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
8'. _ib2#-ta-e3_
9'. _u4-buru14-sze3_
10'. _a-sza3_ a-na pi2-i szu-ul-pi2-szu
11'. i-sza-ad-da-du-ma
12'. _1(bur3) GAN2-e 6(asz) sze gur_
13'. _gu2-un a-sza3_
reverse
1. _i3-ag2-e_
2. _sza3-ba gu2-un a-sza3_-szu
3. _1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ma-hi-ir
  single ruling
4. _igi_ ta-ri-bu-um _dumu_ dingir-szu-ib-ni
5. _igi_ hu-za-lum _dumu_ ta-ri-ba-tum
  single ruling
  blank space
6. _iti gan-gan-[e2 u4 n-kam_]
7. _mu#_ [...]
  rest broken
seal 1
  (uninscribed)
  (also two other illegible seal impressions)

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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, 724

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 080860
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0999

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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, 724 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510101.
MHET 2/5, 724 artifact entry (No. P510101). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510101 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 724 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510101 (Accessed: January 21, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 724 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510101},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510101},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510101
LB  - CDLI:P510101
M1  - 2026/1/21/
TI  - MHET 2/5, 724 artifact entry
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ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/5, 724 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510101.
MHET 2/5, 724 artifact entry (No. P510101). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510101 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 724 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510101 (Accessed: January 21, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 724 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510101},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510101},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510101
LB  - CDLI:P510101
M1  - 2026/1/21/
TI  - MHET 2/5, 724 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510101
ER  - 
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