MHET 2/6, 886 (P510261)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 097814 & BM 097814A

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)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _3(disz) sar e2_ pi2-i pa-szi-im
2. i-na _sila dagal-la_ {d}suen
3. _da e2_ be-le-su2-nu _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ ta-ri-ba-tum
4. u3 _da sila_
5. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam sila dagal-la_ {d}suen
6. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma_ i-din-e2-a _dumu_ hu-ru-rum
7. _ki_ {d}suen-re-me-ni _dumu_ lu2 {d}nin-szubur-ka
8. u3 {d}utu-na-s,i-ir _dumu_ {d}utu-dingir
9. {disz}be-le-su2-nu _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ ta-ri-ba-tum
10. i-na _har ku3-babbar_-sza _in-szi-in-sa10_
11. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
12. _2/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_
13. u3 _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar si-bi_ isz-ku-un
14. _inim-bi al-til_
15. _sza3-ga-a-ni al-du10_
reverse
1. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
2. _inim nu-ga2-ga2-a_
3. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk
4. u3 a-bi-e-szu-uh _lugal in-pa3-de3-mesz_
5. _igi_ sin-i-din-nam di-ku5 _dumu_ {d}nanna-a2-mah
6. _igi_ sin-i-din-nam di-ku5 _dumu_ i-bi-sin
7. _igi_ pir-hi-dingir-szu _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ri-im-i3-li2
8. _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ {d}asz-qu2-du-um
9. _igi_ li-pi2-it-sin _dumu_ dumu-{d}utu
10. _igi_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi _dub-sar_
single ruling
11. _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam_
12. _mu_ a-bi-e-szu-uh lugal-e e2-kisz-nu-gal2 e2 sza3-ge pa3-da {d}nanna-kam babila2{ki}-a mu-un-du3-a_
envelope
obverse
1. _3(disz) sar e2_ pi2-i pa-szi-im
2. i-na _sila dagal-la_ {d}suen
3. _da e2_ be-le-su2-nu _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ ta-ri-ba-tum
4. u3 _da sila_
5. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam sila dagal-la_ {d}suen
6. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma e2_ i-din-e2-a _dumu_ hu-ru-rum
7. _e2_ i-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}suen-ba-ni
8. _ki_ {d}suen-re-me-ni _dumu_ lu2 {d}nin-szubur-ka
9. u3 {d}utu-na-s,i-ir _dumu_ {d}utu-dingir a-hi-szu
10. {disz}be-le-su2-nu _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ ta-ri-ba-tum
11. i-na _har ku3-babbar_-sza _in-szi-in-sa10_
12. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
13. _2/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar in#-na-an-la2_
14. u3 _1(disz) gin2 ku3#-babbar# si-bi_
15. isz-[ku-un]
16. _inim-bi# al#-[til_]
reverse
1. _sza3#-[ga-a]-ni [al-du10]_
2. _u4#-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2#-[ra_]
3. _inim# nu-ga2-ga2-a_
4. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk
5. u3 a-bi-e-szu-uh _lugal_
6. in-pa3-de3-mesz
7. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam di-ku5
8. _dumu_ {d}nanna-a2-mah
9. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _di-ku5 dumu_ i-bi-{d}suen
10. _igi_ pir-hi-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ri-im-i3-li2
11. _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ asz-qu2-du-um
12. _igi_ li-pi2-it-{d}suen
13. _dumu_ dumu-{d}utu
14. _igi_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi _dub-sar_
single ruling
15. iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam
16. _mu_ a-bi-e-szu-uh lugal-e e2-kisz-nu-gal2 e2 sza3-ge pa3-da {d}nanna#-kam babila2{ki}-a mu-un-du3-a_
seal 1
1. {d}suen-re-[me-ni]
2. dumu lu2-{d}nin-[szubur]
3. ARAD {d}nin-[szubur]
seal 2
1. {d}utu-na-s,i-[ir]
2. dumu {d}utu-[dingir]
3. ARAD {d}nin-[szubur?]
seal 3
1. {d}suen-i-[din-nam]
2. dumu {d}nanna-a2-mah
3. ARAD {d}nin-szubur#
seal 4
1. i-bi-{d}suen
seal 5
1. {d}EN-[...]
seal 6
1. {d}nin-[...]
seal 7
(uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
seal 8
(uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ li-pi2-it-sin

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Abi-ešuḫ.h.05.16
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P510261
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P510261

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet & envelope
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 097814 & BM 097814A
Accession Number	1902-10-11, 0868 & 1902-10-11, 0868A

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1902-1011-868

References

primary: MHET 2/6, 886

[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	Reviewer	Status
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2018-08-12 at 10:38:16	Woestenburg, Els	Transliteration	Woestenburg, Els	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-08-12 at 10:37:32	Woestenburg, Els	Transliteration	Woestenburg, Els	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/6, 886 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P510261.

MHET 2/6, 886 artifact entry (No. P510261). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510261 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/6, 886 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510261 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510261},
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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/6, 886 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P510261.

MHET 2/6, 886 artifact entry (No. P510261). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510261 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/6, 886 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510261 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 886 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510261},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510261},
}

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M1  - 2026/10/25/
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