MHET 2/5, 793 (P510170)

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 082135

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. _5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 3(iku) ba-[la]-la#
2. i-na _a-gar3_ na-di-a-tim
3. _ki_ be-le-su2-nu
4. {disz}lu-usz-ta-mar
5. _dumu_ i-ba-lu-ut,
6. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim#
bottom
  (n lines hidden under envelope)
reverse
1. [i-na _{gesz}ban2] {d}utu_
2. [i-na _ka2_ ga]-gi-im
3. [_i3-ag2]-e#_
4. [_4(disz) ezem 1(ban2) zi3]-da#-ta_
5. [i-pa]-qi2-is
6. _igi#_ {d}utu {d}a-a
7. [_igi_] sig#-isz8-tar2
8. [_igi_] ha-ia-tum?
envelope
obverse
1. [_5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i]-na# na-di-[a]-tim
2. [_3(iku)] GAN2# a-sza3_ i-na ba#-la-la
3. [_ki_] be-le-su2-nu
4. [_dumu-munus_] ka-za-tim
5. [{disz}]lu#-usz-ta-mar
6. _dumu#_ i-ba-lu#-ut,
7. _a-sza3_ a-na er#-re-szu-tim#
8. a-na sza-lu-usz-[tim]
9. u2-sze-s,i2
reverse
1. sza-lu-usz-tam
2. i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
3. i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im
4. _i3-ag2-e_
5. _4(disz) ezem 1(ban2) zi3-da-ta-am3_
6. _1(disz) uzu-hi-a_ i-pa-qi2-is
7. _igi_ {d}utu {d}a-a
8. _igi_ sig-isz8-tar2
9. [_igi_] ha-ia-[tum?]
  MHET: or -[lum?]
seal 1
1. [...] BE?
2. _ARAD_ x [...]
3. [...] dingir [...]
4. [...] dingir [...]
seal 2
1. [...] _ARAD_ [...]
2. [...] dingir [...]
3. [...] dingir [...]
  (so MHET, same as seal 1?)

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
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  • primary: MHET 2/5, 793

    [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 082135
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2259

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
2022-08-01 at 18:54:30 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, 793 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510170.
MHET 2/5, 793 artifact entry (No. P510170). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510170 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 793 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510170 (Accessed: June 10, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 793 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510170},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510170},
}

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