MHET 2/6, 859 (P510235)

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 097120

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

-

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tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar e2 du3-a_
2. _da e2_ szu-mi-er-s,e-tim
3. u3 _da e2_ geme2-{d}ma-mu
4. _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam sila dagal-la_ {d}bu-ne2-ne#
5. _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam e2_ li-pi2-it-esz18-dar
6. _ki_ geme2-{d}ma-mu _lukur_ {d}utu
7. _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-i-bi
8. {disz}be-le-su2-nu _lukur_ {d}utu in-bu-sza
9. i-na _har ku3-babbar_-sza
10. _in-szi-in-sa10_
11. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
12. _5/6(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-[an-la2_]
13. _inim-bi al-til_
14. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
15. _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_
reverse
1. _mu#_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk
2. u3 ha-am-[mu]-ra-pi2
3. _igi_ dingir#-[...] _sanga_ {d}utu
4. _igi_ sig#-[...] x-_mesz_?
5. _igi_ szu?-[x]-x _dumu_ sin-a-bu
6. _igi#_ [...] ma-s,i2-a-am-i3-li2
7. _igi_ [...] {d#}utu
8. [...]-x-me-sin?
9. [...]-x-um
10. [...]-ma-gir
11. [...] _dumu_ i3-li2-i-din-nam
12. [...-er]-s,e-tim
13. _igi_ [...] x _dumu#_ lugal-{gesz}szinig
14. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur# _dub-sar_
15. _iti szu-numun-a u4 2(u) 8(disz)?-kam_
16. _mu bad3 gal gu2 i7 idigna#_
envelope
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. _[da] e2_ [szu-mi-er-s,e-tim]
2'. [u3] _da_ [geme2-{d}ma-mu]_
3'. _sag#-bi [1(disz)-kam sila dagal-la_ {d}bu-ne2-ne2]
4'. _sag-bi 2(disz)#-[kam e2_ li-pi2-it-esz18-dar]
5'. _ki_ geme2-{d#}[ma-mu _lukur_ {d}utu]
6'. _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu#-[i-bi]
7'. {disz}be-le-[su2-nu _lukur_ {d}utu]
8'. _dumu-munus_ in#-[bu-sza]
9'. i-na _har# [ku3-babbar_-sza]
10'. _in-[szi-in-sa10_]
11'. _sa10 [til-la-bi-sze3_]
12'. _5/6(disz) [ma-na 8(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ...]
seal 1
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ x [...]
seal 2
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ [...]-er-s,e-tim

Consult previous versions and their differences
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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MHET 2/6, 859

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 097120
  • Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0174

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2019-03-08 at 08:30:38 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-07-30 at 11:32:12 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els CDLI approved View
2018-07-30 at 11:30:24 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els CDLI approved View
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/6, 859 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510235.
MHET 2/6, 859 artifact entry (No. P510235). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510235 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/6, 859 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510235 (Accessed: September 4, 2025).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 859 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510235},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510235},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510235
LB  - CDLI:P510235
M1  - 2025/9/4/
TI  - MHET 2/6, 859 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510235
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/6, 859 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510235.
MHET 2/6, 859 artifact entry (No. P510235). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510235 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/6, 859 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510235 (Accessed: September 4, 2025).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 859 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510235},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510235},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510235
LB  - CDLI:P510235
M1  - 2025/9/4/
TI  - MHET 2/6, 859 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510235
ER  -
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