MHET 2/5, 596 (P509974)

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 017091 & BM 017091A

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)

-

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. _1(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ t,a3-bu-um
2. i-ta <_dumu-munus_> nu-ur2-{d}szakkan2
  MHET reads: -{d}GIR3
3. _ki_ mu-na-wi-ir-tum _lukur {d}utu_
4. _dumu-munus_ na-bi-{d}utu
5. {disz}{d}nanna-ma:an-szum2*
6. _dumu_ {d}utu-szar-rum
7. _a-sza3_-am _APIN_
8. u2-sze-s,i2
reverse
1. _gu2 a-sza3_-im
2. u3 _gub a-sza3_
3. i-na _ka2 {d}utu_
4. _i3-ag2-e_
5. _6(disz) ezem 3(ban2) zi3-da_
6. _2(disz) uzu-ta?_
7. _igi_ sig-an-nu-ni#-[tum]
8. _igi_ {d}nin-pirig-a-bi
9. _igi_ ni-id-nu-sza#
10. _iti gu4-si_
left
1. _mu {gesz}tukul sig3-ge_
  perhaps Samsu-iluna 25?
envelope
obverse
1. _1(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ t,a3-bu
2. [i-ta ...] _dumu-munus#_ nu-ur2-{d}szakkan2
3. [_ki_ mu]-na-wi-ir-tum _lukur {d}utu_
4. [_dumu-munus_ na]-bi-{d}utu
5. [{disz}{d}]nanna-ma:an-szum2*
6. [_dumu_ {d}]utu-szar-rum
7. [_a-sza3_] _APIN_
8. [u2-sze]-s,i2#
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. u3 x [...]-a-ni
2'. _a-sza3_ i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im
3'. _i3-ag2-e_
4'. _6(disz)* ezem 3(ban2) zi3-da_
5'. _2(disz) uzu_ i-pa-qi2-si
6'. _igi_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum x-ru-um
7'. _igi_ {d}nin-pirig-a-bi
8'. _dumu_ ARAD-{d}mar-tu
9'. _igi_ ni-id-nu-sza#
10'. _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam#
11'. _iti gu4-si-a u4 2(u) 45(disz)-kam__
12'. _mu {gesz}tukul sig3-ge_ x
seal 1
1. [{d}nanna-ma-an-szum2]
2. _dumu#_ {d}utu-szar-ru-[um]
3. _ARAD_ {d}[...]
4. u3 {d}nin-si4-an-[na]
seal 2
  (uninscribed)

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
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MHET 2/5, 596

    [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 017091 & BM 017091A
  • Accession No.: 1892-07-09, 0207 & 1892-07-09, 0207A

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-02 at 15:27:10 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-20 at 07:15:55 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2022-06-23 at 18:05:16 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/5, 596 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509974.
MHET 2/5, 596 artifact entry (No. P509974). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509974 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/5, 596 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509974 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {MHET 2/5, 596 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509974},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P509974},
}


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