MHET 2/6, 908 (P510282)

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 097140

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. _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2_
2. _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 kankal_
3. _1(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3 sza3 2(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3 sze-gi6_
4. _a-sza3_ ARAD-{d}marduk _dumu_ sze-le-bu-um
5. _ki_ ARAD-{d}marduk _dumu_ sze-le-bu-um
6. be-el _a-sza3_
7. {disz}dingir-szu-ib-ni _dumu_ qa3-aq-qa2-di
8. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
9. a-na _gu2-un_ a-na _mu 2(disz)-kam_
10. u2-sze-s,i
11. _u4 buru14-sze3_
12. _a-sza3_ pi2-i! szu-ul-pi2-szu
13. i-sza-ad-da-du-ma
14. sza _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2_
15. _1(bur3) GAN2 1(disz)-e 8(asz) sze gur_
16. sza _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 kankal_
reverse
1. _1(iku) GAN2 1(disz)-e 1(barig) sze_
2. _gu2-un a-sza3_-im _i3-ag2-e_
3. a-di _kankal_ i-pe2-et-tu-u2
4. _ab-sin2_ i-ik-ka-al
5. i-na sza-lu-usz-tim sza-at-tim
6. _a-sza3_ a-na _gu2-un_ i-ir-ru-ub
7. i-na li-ib-bu _gu2-un a-sza3_-szu
8. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ma-hi-ir
9. _igi_ dumu-u4-2(u)-kam _ugula mar-tu_
10. _igi_ dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula gidri dumu_ i-na-pa-le-szu
11. _igi_ ARAD-{d}marduk _ugula gidri elam-ma e2-gal_
  coll. woestenburg
  single ruling
12. _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 5(disz)-kam_
13. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e alan-a-ni szu-silim-ma ab-di-di-a {d}za-ba4-ba4 {d}inanna bi-da-asz e2-me-te-ur-sag in-ne-en-ku4-ra#_
seal 1
1. [{d}]na-bi-[um]
2. [_dub]-sar#_ e2-sag-[ila2]
3. [na] di? in
seal 2
1. dingir-szu-[ib-ni]
2. _dumu_ qa3-[aq-qa2-di]
3. ARAD am-mi#-[s,a-du-qa2]
seal 3
1. [...] lu2 dingir x [...]
2. [_dumu_] an-pi4-[...]
3. [ARAD] {d}[...]

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 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P510282

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 097140
Accession Number 1902-10-11, 0194

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1902-1011-194

References

  • primary: MHET 2/6, 908

    [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, 908 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510282.
MHET 2/6, 908 artifact entry (No. P510282). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510282 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/6, 908 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510282 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 908 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510282},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510282},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/21/
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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/6, 908 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510282.
MHET 2/6, 908 artifact entry (No. P510282). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510282 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/6, 908 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510282 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 908 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510282},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510282},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510282
LB  - CDLI:P510282
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - MHET 2/6, 908 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510282
ER  -
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