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MHET 2/6, 857 (P510233)

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 097668

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. _a-sza3_ ma-la ma-s,u-u2
2. _ki_ sza-lu-ur-tum
3. _dumu-munus_ {disz}i-szum-ba-ni
4. {disz}{d}utu-na-s,i-ir
5. _dumu_ {d}marduk-mu-sza-lim
6. _a-sza3_-am a-na er-re-szu-tim
7. u2-sze-s,i2
8. _u4 buru14-sze3_
9. 8(asz)# [n sze gur i]-na# _{gesz#}ban2_ {d}utu
10. i#-[na ...]
11. _i3#-ag2#-e#_
reverse
1. _5(disz) sila3 i3-gesz x [...] ni_
2. _5(disz) ezem 2(ban2) zi3-da-ta#-am3#_
3. _1(disz) uzu-ta-am3_
4. i-pa-qi2-id#
5. _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ne-ba-ah _a-sza3_
6. i-na-di-in
7. _1(asz) sze gur#_ i-na _gu2-un a-sza3_
8. ma-ah-ra-at
9. _igi_ ri-isz-{d}utu#
10. _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ma-an#-[szum2]
11. _igi_ a#-wi-il-i3-[li2 ...]
12. _igi_ i-din-sin
13. _igi_ ki-gu-la#
left
1. _iti_ a-ia-rum _u4 3(u)-kam_
2. _mu_ esz3-nun-na{ki} _ba-gul_

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, 857

[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 097668
Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0722

Provenience

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

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Hammurapi.38.02.30
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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
2018-07-30 at 11:30:22	Woestenburg, Els	Atf	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI	approved
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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The British Museum Collection (W_1902-1011-722) (W_1902-1011-722)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/6, 857 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510233.

MHET 2/6, 857 artifact entry (No. P510233). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510233 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/6, 857 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510233 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 857 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510233},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510233},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
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LB  - CDLI:P510233
M1  - 2025/12/9/
TI  - MHET 2/6, 857 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/6, 857 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510233.

MHET 2/6, 857 artifact entry (No. P510233). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510233 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/6, 857 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510233 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).

@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 857 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510233},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510233},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510233
LB  - CDLI:P510233
M1  - 2025/12/9/
TI  - MHET 2/6, 857 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510233
ER  -