MHET 2/6, 887 (P510262)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 097012 & BM 097029

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. _2(disz) 1/2(disz) sar e2 kislah#_
2. _da e2_ be-el-szu#-nu _dumu_ ARAD-er3-[ra]
3. u3 _da_ e2 a-bu-um-wa-qar _dumu_ u-bar-lu-lu#
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam sila dagal-la_ {d}bu-ne-ne#
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma e2_ geme2-{d}utu _lukur_ {d}utu
6. _dumu-munus_ li-pi2-it-esz18-dar
7. _e2_ sza3 ha-la a-bu-um-wa-qar u3 ip-qu2-{d}gu#-[la]
8. _dumu-mesz_ u-bar-lu-lu
9. _ki_ a-bu-um-wa-qar {disz}ni-id-nu-sza
10. u3 ib-ni-{d}marduk _dumu-mesz_ u-bar-lu-lu
11. {disz}be-el-szu-nu _dumu_ ARAD-er3-ra _ma2#-lah5#_
12. sza il-ta-ni _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ szar-ri-im
13. _in-szi-in-sa10_
14. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
15. _1/3(disz) ma-na# 3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_
16. u2 _1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar si-bi_ isz-ku-un
75. _inim-bi al-til_
18. _sza3-ga-a-ni al-du10_
19. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
reverse
1. _inim nu-ga2-ga2-a_
2. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk
3. u3 a-bi-e-szu-uh _lugal in-pa3-de3-mesz_
4. _igi_ {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi _di-ku5 dumu_ a-wi-il-{d}utu
5. _igi_ ARAD {d}suen _di-ku5 dumu_ i-bi-{d}utu
6. _igi_ li-pi2-it-{d}esz18-dar _dumu_ zi-im-ru-a-ra-ah
7. _igi_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ ak-ba-rum
8. _igi_ ni-id-na-tum _dumu_ ib-ba-tum
9. _igi_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2
10. _igi_ a-ad-da-tum _dumu_ sa-aq-qum
11. _igi#_ ma-szum _dumu_ {d}nin-szubur-i-du-un-ni
12. _igi_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni _lu2 usz_
13. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur _dumu_ a-na-{d}utu-tak2-la-ku
14. _igi_ ARAD-ku-bi _dumu_ in-bu#-[sza]
15. _igi_ {d}suen-ma-gir _dumu_ {d}suen-e#-[...]
16. _igi_ szu-mu-um-li-[ib-szi _dub-sar_]
  rest broken
1'. _mu# bad3-da ka2#? [...] bi2-in-du3-a_
envelope
obverse
1. _2(disz) 1/2(disz) sar e2 kislah_
2. _da e2_ be-el-szu-nu _dumu_ ARAD-er3-ra
3. u3 _da e2_ a-bu-um-wa-qar _dumu_ u-bar-lu-lu
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam sila-dagal-la_ {d}bu-ne-ne
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma e2_ geme2-{d}utu _lukur_ {d}utu
6. _dumu-munus_ li-pi2-it-esz18-dar
7. _e2 sza3 ha-la_ a-bu-um-wa#-[qar]
8. u3 ip-qu2-{d}gu#-la# _dumu-mesz_ [u-bar-lu-lu]
9. _ki_ a-bu-um-wa-qar [{disz}ni-id-nu-sza]
10. u3 ib-ni-{d}marduk# _dumu#-[mesz_ u-bar-lu-lu]
11. {disz}be-el-szu-nu _dumu_ [ARAD-er3-ra ...]
12. sza il-ta-ni _lukur_ {d}utu [_dumu-munus_ szar-ri-im]
13. _in-szi-in-[sa10_]
14. _sa10 til-la-bi#-[sze3_]
15. [_1/3(disz)] ma-na 3(disz) gin2# [ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_]
  rest broken
seal 1
1. ni-id-[nu-sza]
2. dumu u-bar-[lu-lu]
3. ARAD {d}nin-si-an-na
seal 2
1. ib-ni-[{d}marduk]
2. dumu u-bar-[lu-lu]
3. ARAD {d}nin-si-[an-na]
seal 3
1. {d}suen-di-x-szu-x
  rest broken
seal 4
1. x-dingir
  rest broken
seal 5
1. a me x dingir
seal 6
1. [nu]-ur2-i3#-[li2-szu]
2. [dumu u-bar]-lu-[lu]
3. [ARAD {d}nin]-si-an-[na]
seal 7
1. [a-bu]-um#-wa-[qar]
2. [dumu u-bar]-lu-[lu]
3. [ARAD {d}nin]-si#-an-[na]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P510262

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 097012 & BM 097029
Accession Number 1902-10-11, 0066 & 1902-10-11, 0083

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1902-1011-66

References

  • primary: MHET 2/6, 887

    [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
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-08-12 at 10:39:00 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Woestenburg, Els CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-08-12 at 10:37:32 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, 887 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P510262.
MHET 2/6, 887 artifact entry (No. P510262). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510262 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/6, 887 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510262 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510262},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/6, 887 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P510262.
MHET 2/6, 887 artifact entry (No. P510262). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510262 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/6, 887 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510262 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510262},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510262},
}


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PY  - 2026
ID  - P510262
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M1  - 2026/10/20/
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