MHET 2/5, 800 (P510177)
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 082208Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
-Measurements
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tablet
(still in the envelope)
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [_dumu_ a-wi]-il#-i3-li2
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [_1(ban2)] dabin#-ta_ [...]
2'. u3# mi-szi-ir-tam
3'. i#-pa-qi2#-si2#
4'. [...] x x [...] x
5'. [...] x [...]
6'. _igi_ ku-x-tum#
left
1. [_dumu_ a-wi]-il-i3-li2 [...]
2. [_igi_ ...]-ti#-ia x [...]
3. [_dumu_ ...] dingir-pi2-{d}[...]
envelope
obverse
1. _dub# 1(esze3) GAN2# [a-sza3_]
2. i-na sa3-asz2-ki#-im#
3. i-ta _a-sza3_ {d}utu-ra-bi
4. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ la-ma-si2#
5. _dumu-munus_ ia-wi-dingir
6. _ki#_ hu-za-la-tum _lukur {d}utu_
7. _dumu-munus_ su2-mu-ra-ah
8. {disz}szum-ma-{d}utu _dumu_ sin-ma-gir <<ni>>
9. u3 x ri x x
10. _dumu_ a-wi-il-i3-li2
11. _a-sza3_ a-na e-re-szu-tim
12. u2-sze-s,i2!-u2 _u4-buru14-sze3_
MHET reads: -s,i-
reverse
1. _4(asz) gur sze gu2 a-sza3_
2. i-na _e2 {d}utu i3-ag2-e_
3. _4(disz)_ i-si-ni
4. _1(ban2) dabin-ta_
5. u3 mi-szi-ir-tam
6. i-pa-qi2-si2
7. _igi#_ x x-ti-la
8. _dumu_ [...]
left
1. _dumu-munus_ ib-ni-{d}[...]
2. _mu_ x x [...]
seal 1
(uninscribed? not edited by MHET)
(still in the envelope)
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [_dumu_ a-wi]-il#-i3-li2
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [_1(ban2)] dabin#-ta_ [...]
2'. u3# mi-szi-ir-tam
3'. i#-pa-qi2#-si2#
4'. [...] x x [...] x
5'. [...] x [...]
6'. _igi_ ku-x-tum#
left
1. [_dumu_ a-wi]-il-i3-li2 [...]
2. [_igi_ ...]-ti#-ia x [...]
3. [_dumu_ ...] dingir-pi2-{d}[...]
envelope
obverse
1. _dub# 1(esze3) GAN2# [a-sza3_]
2. i-na sa3-asz2-ki#-im#
3. i-ta _a-sza3_ {d}utu-ra-bi
4. u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ la-ma-si2#
5. _dumu-munus_ ia-wi-dingir
6. _ki#_ hu-za-la-tum _lukur {d}utu_
7. _dumu-munus_ su2-mu-ra-ah
8. {disz}szum-ma-{d}utu _dumu_ sin-ma-gir <<ni>>
9. u3 x ri x x
10. _dumu_ a-wi-il-i3-li2
11. _a-sza3_ a-na e-re-szu-tim
12. u2-sze-s,i2!-u2 _u4-buru14-sze3_
MHET reads: -s,i-
reverse
1. _4(asz) gur sze gu2 a-sza3_
2. i-na _e2 {d}utu i3-ag2-e_
3. _4(disz)_ i-si-ni
4. _1(ban2) dabin-ta_
5. u3 mi-szi-ir-tam
6. i-pa-qi2-si2
7. _igi#_ x x-ti-la
8. _dumu_ [...]
left
1. _dumu-munus_ ib-ni-{d}[...]
2. _mu_ x x [...]
seal 1
(uninscribed? not edited by MHET)
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
- Measurements (mm):
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Legal
- Language(s):
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primary: MHET 2/5, 800
[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 082208
- Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2320
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
- Elevation:
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
- Alternative Years:
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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_1891-0509-2320) (W_1891-0509-2320)
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/5, 800 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510177.
MHET 2/5, 800 artifact entry (No. P510177). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510177 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 800 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510177 (Accessed: November 11, 2025).
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