MHET 2/6, 918 (P510292)

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 097097

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. _[n sar e2 ki]-gal2#_
2. _sza3 6(disz) 2/3(disz)# [sar e2 ki]-gal2_
3. i-na zimbir{ki}-ia#-ah#-ru-rum
4. _da e2_ pa-le-e-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}utu-na-ap-sze-ra-am
5. u3# _da_ e2 dingir-da-mi-iq
6. _sag-bi sila_ zi-kar3-pi2-la-ah#
7. sza a-na _ka2 bara2? dingir_ be-el e-di-im
8. u2-us,-s,i-a-am
9. _egir-bi e2_ dingir-da-mi-iq
10. sza _ki_ {d}utu-na-s,i-ir u3 i3-li2-ba-ni
11. dumu#-mesz# [...]-din#-i3-li2-szu
12. [...]-dingir-da-mi-iq
13. [...] x
14. [...] {d}utu-ba-ni
  1-2 lines broken
1'. u3# ri#-im#-{d}iszkur
2'. _dumu_ {d}iszkur-szar-i3-li2
3'. a-na _ku3-babbar_ i-sza-mu-ma#
reverse
1. _1(disz)_ tup-pi2 um-ma-tim
2. sza _6(disz) 2/3(disz) sar e2-ki-gal2_ hal?-[...]
3. tup-pi2 _1(disz) sar e2-ki-gal2_
4. sa3-al-tu3 la i-ba-asz-szi-ma
5. la id-di-nu-szu
6. u4-um ri-im-{d}iszkur
7. tup-pi2 _6(disz) 2/3(disz) sar e2_
8. i-ir-ri-szu-szu-nu-ti
9. u2-ub-ba-lu-ni-im-ma u2-ka-la-mu
10. _mu_ {d}utu# {d}a-a {d}marduk am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e_
11. in-pa3-de3-e#-a-mesz
12. _igi_ {d}suen-ma-gir _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
13. _igi_ dingir-szu-ib-ni
14. _dumu_ nam-ra-am-sza-ru-ur#
15. _igi_ {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi _dumu_ be-la-nu-um
16. _igi_ i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen _dumu_ ip#-qu2#-sza#
17. _igi_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar_
18. _iti udru#{duru5} u4 2(u) 4(disz)#-kam_
19. _mu#_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e_
seal 1
1. {d}suen-i-din#-nam
2. _[dumu]_ nu-ur2-{d}[...]
3. [ARAD] sza {d}[x]
seal 2
1. [...]
2. _dumu_ [...]
3. ARAD [...]
seal 3
1. ta-ri-[...]
2. _dumu_ dingir-x-x-[...]
3. ARAD {d}mar-tu#
seal 4
1. {d}utu-[...]
2. _dumu_ dingir#-x#-[...]
3. ARAD x
seal 5
1. dingir-szu-[...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
seal 6
1. ta-ri-[...]
2. _dumu_ {d}suen#-[...]
3. ARAD {d}mar-[tu]
seal 7
1. {d}suen-i-din-nam#
2. _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}[...]
3. [ARAD] sza# [...]

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/P510292

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 097097
Accession Number 1902-10-11, 0151

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1902-1011-151

References

  • primary: MHET 2/6, 918

    [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
2018-08-26 at 03:40:52 Woestenburg, Els Transliteration Firth, Richard 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, 918 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510292.
MHET 2/6, 918 artifact entry (No. P510292). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510292 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/6, 918 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510292 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 918 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510292},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510292},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/6, 918 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510292.
MHET 2/6, 918 artifact entry (No. P510292). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510292 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/6, 918 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510292 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 918 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510292},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510292},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510292
LB  - CDLI:P510292
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - MHET 2/6, 918 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510292
ER  -
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