MHET 2/5, 797 (P510174)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 082201Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
-Measurements
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tablet
(still in envelope)
reverse
beginning broken
1'. i-na# _ka2_ ga-gi-[im]
MHET reads: i-na# ka2 ga-gi-im]
2'. _i3-ag2#-[e_]
3'. _3(disz) [ezem {d}utu_]
4'. _1(ban2)# [zi3-da_ ...]
(rest hidden by envelope)
envelope
obverse
1. i-na _sza3 4(iku) 1/2(disz) GAN2 a-sza3_
2. _a-sza3 ab-sin2_ ma-la ma-s,u2-u2
3. _ki_ be-le-su2-nu [_dumu]-munus_ ki-za-tim
4. {disz}{d}utu-ra-bi
5. _dumu_ ha-li-ia-tim
6. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
7. a-na sza-lu-usz
8. u2-sze-s,i2
9. _u4-buru14-sze3_
reverse
1. sza-lu-usz-tam
2. [i]-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im
3. [_i3]-ag2-e_
4. [_3(disz)] ezem {d}utu_
5. [_1(ban2)] zi3-da#_ [...]
6. u3 mi-sze-er#-[tam]
7. i-pa-qi2-si2#
8. [_igi_ ...] x-ru?-sa3
9. _dumu-munus_ [...] x-sin
10. _igi_ ha-li-ia-tum#
left
1. [...]-li-it?-nim
MHET: or -da?-
2. [...] x-la
seal 1
(uninscribed)
seal 2
(uninscribed, possibly same as seal 1?)
(still in envelope)
reverse
beginning broken
1'. i-na# _ka2_ ga-gi-[im]
MHET reads: i-na# ka2 ga-gi-im]
2'. _i3-ag2#-[e_]
3'. _3(disz) [ezem {d}utu_]
4'. _1(ban2)# [zi3-da_ ...]
(rest hidden by envelope)
envelope
obverse
1. i-na _sza3 4(iku) 1/2(disz) GAN2 a-sza3_
2. _a-sza3 ab-sin2_ ma-la ma-s,u2-u2
3. _ki_ be-le-su2-nu [_dumu]-munus_ ki-za-tim
4. {disz}{d}utu-ra-bi
5. _dumu_ ha-li-ia-tim
6. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
7. a-na sza-lu-usz
8. u2-sze-s,i2
9. _u4-buru14-sze3_
reverse
1. sza-lu-usz-tam
2. [i]-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im
3. [_i3]-ag2-e_
4. [_3(disz)] ezem {d}utu_
5. [_1(ban2)] zi3-da#_ [...]
6. u3 mi-sze-er#-[tam]
7. i-pa-qi2-si2#
8. [_igi_ ...] x-ru?-sa3
9. _dumu-munus_ [...] x-sin
10. _igi_ ha-li-ia-tum#
left
1. [...]-li-it?-nim
MHET: or -da?-
2. [...] x-la
seal 1
(uninscribed)
seal 2
(uninscribed, possibly 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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Legal
- Language(s):
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primary: MHET 2/5, 797
[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 082201
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2315
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2022-08-01 at 18:54:30 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- The British Museum Collection (W_1891-0509-2315) (W_1891-0509-2315)
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/5, 797 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510174.
MHET 2/5, 797 artifact entry (No. P510174). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510174 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 797 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510174 (Accessed: January 1, 2026).
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