MHET 2/6, 872 (P510248)

Legal tablet 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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 097096

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...]-ki-gal2
2. [... a-ha-am]-nir-szi dumu {d}suen-ma-gir
3. [... ni]-id-na-at-{d}suen# ugula mar-tu
4. [... a]-ha-am-nir-szi dumu#_ {d}suen-ma#-gir
5. [...] i-bi-{d}utu dumu inim-{d}nanna-i3-gi
6. [ki ...] dumu inim-{d#}[nanna]-i3-gi
7. [...]-ma#-gir#
  1-2 lines broken
1'. sa10 til#-la#-[bi-sze3]
2'. 7(disz) gin2 [...] ku3#-babbar [...]
3'. inim-[bi al-til]
4'. sza3-[ga-a-ni al-du10]
5'. u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2#-[ra]
6'. inim nu-ga2#-ga2-a
7'. mu {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk
reverse
1. u3 sa-am-su2-i-lu-na lugal_
2. in-pa3-e-mesz
  single ruling
3. igi a-wi-il-esz18-dar dumu {d}nanna-tum#
4. igi ib-ni-{d}bil-gi dumu utu-ha-s,i2#-[ir]
5. igi sig-esz18-dar dumu {d}en-lil2-a-bu-um
6. igi lu2 {d}nin-si-an-na dumu i-din-{d}bu-ne-ne#
7. igi i-din-{d}utu dumu {d}utu-tab-ba-we-di-im
8. igi {d}utu-re-ma-an-ni ku3-dim2
9. igi# li-wi-ir-babila2{ki}
10. dub-sar
  single ruling
11. iti apin-du8-a u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam
12. mu sa-am-su2-i-lu-na lugal-e a2-ag2-ga2# {d}en-lil2-la2-kam?

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P510248

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 097096
Accession Number 1902-10-11, 0150

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1902-1011-150

References

  • primary: MHET 2/6, 872

    [Dekiere1997MHET2/6] Dekiere, Luc. 1997. Old Babylonian Real Estate Documents from Sippar in the British Museum. Part 6: Documents from the Series 1902-10-11. Mesopotamian History and Environment. Series III. Texts 2. Ghent: University of Ghent.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2018-09-05 at 03:41:32 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-08-02 at 10:30:14 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/6, 872 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510248.
MHET 2/6, 872 artifact entry (No. P510248). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510248 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/6, 872 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510248 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 872 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510248},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510248},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/6, 872 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510248.
MHET 2/6, 872 artifact entry (No. P510248). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510248 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/6, 872 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510248 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 872 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510248},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510248},
}


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PY  - 2023
ID  - P510248
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M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - MHET 2/6, 872 artifact entry
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