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MHET 2/6, 899 (P510273)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 097409

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

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. _a-sza3_ ma-la qa2-as-su2-nu
2. i-ka-asz-sza-du
3. _a-gar3 gal_
4. i-ta _e_ a-ra-ma-tum
5. _a-sza3_ da-mi-iq-tum _lukur_ {d}utu
6. _dumu-munus_ {d}na-bi-um-ma-lik
7. szu-s,u2#-ut# lu2#-{d}iszkur#-ra _dumu_ i3-li2-[u2-sa]-ti
8. _ki_ lu2-{d}iszkur#-ra {disz}e-mu-qi2-dingir-szi-it-mar
9. {disz}lu2-{d}iszkur-ra
10. u3 ARAD-{d}ul-masz-szi-tum
11. _dumu_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi
12. _a-sza3_ a-na _gu2-un_ a-na _tab-ba_
reverse
1. a-na _mu 3(disz)-kam_
2. u2-sze-s,u-u2
3. a-wi-lum ma-la a-wi-lim ma-na-ah-tam
4. i-sza-ak-ka-nu-ma
5. _u4 buru14-sze_
6. _a-sza3_ a-na pi2-i szu-ul-pi2-i#-szu i-sza-ad-da-du#-[ma]
7. _1(iku) GAN2-e 1(barig) sze {gesz}ban2_ {d}utu#
8. i-na _ka2 ga2-gi4-a i3-ag2-e_ [...]
9. i-na sza-lu-usz-tim sza-at-tim
10. _a-sza3_ a-na _gu2-un_ i-ir-ru#-ub
11. _igi_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am
12. _igi_ {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi _dumu_ a-x-x-numun
13. _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 1(disz)-kam_
14. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e {d}lamma didli-a u6-di-da_
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}iszkur-[ra]
2. _dumu_ i3-li2-u2-[sa-ti]
3. ARAD {d}iszkur
seal 2
1. {d}lugal-ban3#?-[...]
2. ud? s,i ir na am
3. sza x li x [...]

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: MHET 2/6, 899

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 097409
Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0463

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ammi-saduqa.07.02.01
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2022-06-18 at 13:31:53	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved
2018-08-21 at 11:16:09	Woestenburg, Els	Atf	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI	approved
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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

The British Museum Collection (W_1902-1011-463) (W_1902-1011-463)

Seals

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

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

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/6, 899 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510273.

MHET 2/6, 899 artifact entry (No. P510273). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510273 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/6, 899 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510273 (Accessed: December 14, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510273},
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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/6, 899 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510273.

MHET 2/6, 899 artifact entry (No. P510273). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510273 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/6, 899 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510273 (Accessed: December 14, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 899 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510273},
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