MHET 2/5, 782 (P510159)

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 081696

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. [n _GAN2 a-sza3] ab-sin2_
2. i-ta# _dumu#-munus_ ia-si-dingir
3. _ki_ e-ri-isz-<ti>-{d}a-a
4. _dumu_ bu-nu-nu-um
5. {disz}ARAD-sa3
6. a-na er-re-szu-tim#
7. u2-sze-s,i2
8. _gu2-un a-sza3_
reverse
1. _3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur_ i-na _ga2-gi4-a_
2. _i3-ag2-e_
3. _3(disz) ezem {d}utu 3(ban2) zi3-da_
4. _2(disz) uzu_ i-pa-qi2-id
5. _igi_ utu {d}a-a
6. _igi_ e-la-li
7. _igi_ hu-za-lum
8. _iti szu-numun-a_
9. _mu# [...] ugnim# elam{ki?}_

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P510159

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 081696
Accession Number 1891-05-09 Bu, 1828

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1891-0509-1828

References

  • primary: MHET 2/5, 782

    [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.

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 15:27:10 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, 782 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510159.
MHET 2/5, 782 artifact entry (No. P510159). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510159 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 782 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510159 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510159},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510159},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/5, 782 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510159.
MHET 2/5, 782 artifact entry (No. P510159). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510159 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 782 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510159 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 782 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510159},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510159},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510159
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M1  - 2026/4/28/
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