MHET 2/5, 583 (P509961)

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 016856 & BM 016856A

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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Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. _2(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ x x
2. i-na iz nu si? ud iz
3. _ki_ ma-an-na-tum
4. {disz}ip-qa-tum
5. u3 ib-ni-{d}mar-tu
6. _dumu-mesz_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
7. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-su-tum
8. a-na tap-pu-tim u2-sze-s,u2-u2
9. _u4-buru14-sze3_
reverse
1. sza-lu-usz sze-am
2. i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
3. i-na pi4 a-ap-tim _i3-<ag2>-e_
4. _a-sza3_ a-na sza-ni-im i-na-di-im-ma
5. i-na ma-na-ah-ti-szu i-te-li
6. _1/3(disz)# gin2 ku3-babbar udu a-sza3-ga#_
7. _5(disz) ezem 2(ban2) zi3-da_
8. _1(disz) uzu-ta_ i-pa-qi2-is-si
9. _igi_ e2-idim-an-na-ma-[an-szum2]
10. [...]
11. [_igi_] mi-lik-{d}utu
left
column 1
1. [_igi_] e-te-lum?
2. _igi_ u-bar-{d}utu
column 2
1. _iti kin-{d}inanna_
envelope
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. _ki_ ma-an-na-[tum]
2'. _dumu-munus_ ia-si-dingir
3'. {disz}ip-qa-tum
4'. u3 ib-ni-{d}mar-tu
5'. _dumu-me_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
6'. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-<su>-tum
7'. a-na _igi-3(disz)-gal2-la-am3_
8'. u2-sze-s,u2-u2
9'. _u4-buru14-sze3_
reverse
1. _igi-3(disz)-gal2-la-am3 a-sza3_
2. sze-a-am i-na _{gesz}ban2 [{d}utu_]
3. [i]-na pi4 a-ap-tim _i3-ag2-e-esz_
4. [_a]-sza3_ a-szar sza-ni i-na-di-nu-ma
5. [...] i-na ma-na-ah-ti-szu-nu i-te-lu
6. _1/3(disz)# gin2 ku3-babbar udu a-sza3_
7. [_5(disz)] ezem! 2(ban2) zi3-da_
  rest broken
left
  seal impression
seal 1
1. [...] x dingir [...]
2. _dumu_ {d}utu-zi#?-[...]
3. _ARAD_ e2-babbar
seal 2
1. ka-lu-mu#-[um]
2. _dumu_ {d}iszkur-re-[me-ni]
3. _ARAD_ e2-babbar

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, 583

    [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.

  • collation: AfO 44/45, p. 356-360, p. 357 (coll.)

    [Woestenburg1998reviewMHET2/5] Woestenburg, Els. 1997/98. “Review Dekiere MHET II/5.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 44/45: 356–60.

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  • Museum No.: BM 016856 & BM 016856A
  • Accession No.: 1892-05-16, 0392 & 1892-05-16, 0392A

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-06-23 at 18:04:34 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, 583 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 30, 2018. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509961.
MHET 2/5, 583 artifact entry (No. P509961). (2018, May 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509961
MHET 2/5, 583 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509961 (Accessed: December 14, 2024).
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	year = {2018},
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	title = {MHET 2/5, 583 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509961},
}

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