MHET 2/6, 900 (P510274)

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 097558

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2_
2. _a-gar3_ lugal-sag-il-la2
3. _1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2_
4. _a-sza3_ t,a3-bu
5. _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-sza3-gar-ra#_
6. _ha-la_ i-din-{d}mar-tu
7. _a-sza3_ i-din-{d}mar-tu _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
8. [_ki_ i]-din-{d}mar-tu be-el _a-sza3_
9. [...]-x-li-wi-ir _dumu_ i-na-pa-le-szu
10. [... a-na er]-re-szu-tim
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [... _gu2]-un# a#-sza3#_
2'. _i3-ag2-e_
3'. i-na _sza3 gu2-un a-sza3_
4'. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ma-hi-ir
5'. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}marduk _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam
6'. _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dub-sar_
  single ruling
  blank space
7'. _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 1(u) 5(disz)?-[kam]_
8'. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e alan nam-nir-gal2-[la-an-ni ...] e2-babbar-a-sze3 in-ne-[en-ku4-ra]_
seal 1
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ sza dingir-szu-ba-ni
seal 2
  (uninscribed)
1. ib-ni-{d}marduk

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 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P510274

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 097558
Accession Number 1902-10-11, 0612

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1902-1011-612

References

  • primary: MHET 2/6, 900

    [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
2018-08-21 at 11:16:09 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, 900 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510274.
MHET 2/6, 900 artifact entry (No. P510274). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510274 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/6, 900 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510274 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 900 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510274},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510274},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510274
LB  - CDLI:P510274
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - MHET 2/6, 900 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510274
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/6, 900 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510274.
MHET 2/6, 900 artifact entry (No. P510274). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510274 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/6, 900 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510274 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 900 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510274},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510274},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510274
LB  - CDLI:P510274
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - MHET 2/6, 900 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510274
ER  -
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