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MHET 2/6, 850 (P510226)

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 097647

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

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na ga-am-na-nim
2. _ki#_ a-ha-ta-ni
3. _dumu-munus_ na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu
4. {disz}a-hu-um-wa-qar
5. _dumu_ bi-nu-um-ga-mil
6. _a-sza3_ a-na e-re-szu-tim
7. a-na _igi-4(disz)-gal2-ta-am3_ u2-sze-s,i2
8. _u4 buru14-sze3 igi-4(disz)-gal2-ta-am3_
9. i-na _ka2 ga2-gi4-a_ i-na _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu
10. _i3-ag2#-e_
11. _3(disz) ezem# 2(ban2) zi3-da_
12. u3 mi-sze-er-tam i-pa-qi2-si
reverse
1. _igi_ i-pi2#-iq#-{d}iszkur
2. _dum_ {d}suen-illat-su2
3. _igi_ dingir-szu-ib-ni
4. _dumu_ sin-e-ri-ba-am
5. _igi_ ha-li-ia-tum
6. _dumu-munus_ li-pi2-it#-esz18#-dar#
7. _igi_ AH-na-tum#
8. _dumu-munus_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur
9. _igi_ s,i2-ha-tum
10. _dumu-munus_ ip-qa2-ti-ia
11. _mu {gesz}gu-za {d}inanna ka2_ ga-gi4-im

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, 850

[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 097647
Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0701

Provenience

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

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.14.00.00 ?
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2018-09-05 at 03:08:15	Woestenburg, Els	Transliteration	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI	Approved
2018-07-21 at 06:13:39	Woestenburg, Els	Transliteration	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI	Approved
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

British Museum Collection (W_1902-1011-701) (W_1902-1011-701)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/6, 850 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510226.

MHET 2/6, 850 artifact entry (No. P510226). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510226 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/6, 850 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510226 (Accessed: February 8, 2026).

@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 850 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510226},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510226},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510226
LB  - CDLI:P510226
M1  - 2026/2/8/
TI  - MHET 2/6, 850 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510226
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/6, 850 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510226.

MHET 2/6, 850 artifact entry (No. P510226). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510226 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/6, 850 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510226 (Accessed: February 8, 2026).

@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 850 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510226},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510226},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510226
LB  - CDLI:P510226
M1  - 2026/2/8/
TI  - MHET 2/6, 850 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510226
ER  -