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MHET 2/6, 861 (P510237)

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 097682

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. _e2_ ma-la ma-s,u2-u2#
2. e-zu-ub 2(disz) ru-ug-[bi-i?]
3. _ki_ {d}suen-a-ha-am-i-din-nam
4. u3 lu-mur-i3-li2
5. _dumu-mesz_ dumu-zimbir{ki}
6. {disz}i-bi-{d}nin-szubur
7. _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam#
8. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu a-na _zu2-kesz2_
9. u2-sze-s,i2
reverse
1. _1/2(disz) gin2# 1(u)# [n sze] ku3#-babbar_
2. ki-s,i-ir [...]
3. _i3-la2-[e_]
4. _iti apin-du8#-[a u4] [n] 5(disz)#-kam_
5. i-ru-ub
6. _igi_ be-li-a#-[bi?]-li
7. _igi_ na-am#-[ra-am-sza-ru]-ur
8. _dumu_ mu-[...]
9. _igi_ a-wi-il#-[...]
10. _iti apin#-[du8-a u4 n-kam_]
11. _mu_ sa-am-su2-i-lu#-[na ...]

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, 861

[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 097682
Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0736

Provenience

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

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.01.08.05+
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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
2018-07-30 at 11:30:22	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_1902-1011-736) (W_1902-1011-736)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/6, 861 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510237.

MHET 2/6, 861 artifact entry (No. P510237). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510237 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/6, 861 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510237 (Accessed: February 7, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 861 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510237},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510237},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/6, 861 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510237.

MHET 2/6, 861 artifact entry (No. P510237). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510237 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/6, 861 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510237 (Accessed: February 7, 2026).

@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 861 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510237},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510237},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510237
LB  - CDLI:P510237
M1  - 2026/2/7/
TI  - MHET 2/6, 861 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510237
ER  -