MHET 2/5, 741 (P510118)

Legal tablet & envelope 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 081083

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na# x x _a-sza3#_
2. i-na _a-gar3_ ma-ha#-na{ki#}
3. _ki_ ma-as-ma-ra-tum
4. _dumu-munus_ a-hu-szi-na
5. {disz}na-bi-{d}utu#
6. _dumu_ tap-pu-um
7. _a-sza3_ a-na _gu2-un_
8. u2-sze-[s,i2]
9. _6(asz) sze gur_ [...]
reverse
1. i-na [_e2] {d}utu_
2. u2#-[be?]-eb#
3. sza x x [...] _igi#-4(disz)-gal2_ x x
4. _i3#-[la2]-e_
5. _4(disz) ezem [...] dabin# 1(disz) uzu_
6. i-[pa]-qi2#-is-si2#
7. _igi#_ [...] x x
8. x [...] x x
9. _igi_ KA-x x x [...]
10. _dumu_ x x x
left
1. _igi_ hu-na-ba-tum
2. _dumu-munus_ sin-ga-mil
envelope
  (partly adhering to tablet)
obverse
1. [_1(esze3)] GAN2 a-sza3#_ [...]
2. [i-na ...] _GAN2 a-[sza3_ ...]
3. [i]-na [_a-gar3_ ma-ha-na{ki}]
4. [_ki_] ma#-[...]
5. _dumu#-munus#_ [a-hu-szi-na]

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):


  • primary: MHET 2/5, 741

    [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 081083
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 1220

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 15:27:10 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, 741 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510118.
MHET 2/5, 741 artifact entry (No. P510118). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510118 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 741 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510118 (Accessed: June 14, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
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	title = {MHET 2/5, 741 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510118},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510118},
}

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