MHET 2/6, 870 (P510246)

Administrative 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 096953

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. _a-sza3 sza3_ er-s,e-et zimbir{ki}-am-na-nim _bala-ri i7_ ir-ni-na
2. s,i-bi-it _erin2_ um-ma-tim zimbir{ki} _ugula_ a-li2-ta-li-mi
single ruling
3. _a-sza3 a-gar3 mu-bi_-im
single ruling
4. _1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 a-gar3_ na-gu-um {disz}dingir-szu-ni-szu _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
5. ki-ma sig-ir-ni-na _dumu_ {d}suen-ma-gir
6. _3(iku) GAN2 a-gar3_ na-gu-um sza i-din-{d}i-szum _dumu_ a-pil-i3-li2-szu
7. {disz}ARAD-ku-bi _dumu_ a-hu-la-ap-{d}utu ki-ma szar-rum-{d}iszkur _szesz-ni_
8. _3(iku) GAN2 a-gar3_ na-gu-um {disz}{d}utu-um-mi-a-ni _dumu_ im-gur-{iri}ba-ia{ki}
9. ki-ma im-gur-{iri}ba-ia{ki} _ad-ni_
10. _1(iku) GAN2 a-gar3_ na-gu-um {disz}sig-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ lu-la-tum
11. _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-gar3_ na-gu-um {disz}nu-banda3 ARAD-{d}suen _dumu_ hu-za-lum
12. ki-ma i-din-{d}i-szum _dumu_ a-pil-i3-li2-szu
13. _1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 a-gar3_ na-gu-um {disz}sig-{i7}ir-ni-na _dumu_ u2-x-dingir x
14. _3(iku) GAN2 a-gar3_ na-gu-um sza _ki_ ni-id-nu-sza i-tu-ru-szum
15. {disz}szu-{d}mar-tu _dumu_ a-bu-um-wa-qar ki-ma i-din-{d}mar-tu _dumu_ gi-mil-lum
16. _4(iku) GAN2 a-gar3_ na-gu-um sza {d}suen-re-me-ni _dumu_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum
17. {disz}ri-isz-{d}utu _dumu_ s,il2-li2-{d}utu
18. _3(iku) GAN2 a-gar3_ na-gu-um u3 szu sza ki-is,-s,um-ma-gir {disz}a-na-{d}utu-li-s,i _dumu_ {d}iszkur-be-el-i3-li2
19. ki-ma wu-du-ri-gim-szu _dumu_ ia-bu-hu
20. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-gar3_ na-gu-um {disz}sig-{d}lal3 _dumu_ sa-ap-hu-li-<ip>-hu-ur ki-ma sa-ap-hu-li!-<ip>-hu-ur _ad-ni_
21. _5(iku) GAN2 a-gar3_ na-gu-um {disz}{d}utu-be-el-i3-li2 _dumu_ szu-mi-ki ki-ma szu-mi-ki! _ad-ni_
22. _2(iku) GAN2 a-gar3_ na-gu-um sza a-si-mu-um {disz}ARAD-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din#-nam!
23. ki-ma szu-mi-ki _dumu_ ib-ni-e2-a
24. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-gar3_ na-gu-um {disz}{d}iszkur-szar-rum _dumu_ ri-isz-{d}utu ki-ma x x x
25. _1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 a-gar3_ na-gu-um {disz}{d}iszkur-i-din-nam _dumu_ ia-bu-um-wa-qar
26. ki-ma be-la-nu _dumu_ e2-idim-an-[na-ma-an-szum2]
27. _1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 a-gar3_ na-gu-um sza a-wi-il-dingir _dumu_ na-ki-mu {disz}x-[...]
28. ki-ma ARAD-{d}suen _dumu_ ARAD-[...]
29. _1(esze3)# GAN2 a-gar3_ na-gu-um {disz}a-wi-il-{d}na-bi-um _dumu_ x-[...]
30. ki-ma {d}mar-tu-na-s,i-ir# [...]
31. _[... GAN2] [a]-gar3_ na-gu-um# [...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-gar3#_ [...]
2'. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-gar3_ sze-gi6# {disz}x [...]
3'. ki-ma szesz-kal-lim
4'. _2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-gar3_ sze-gi6 _sza3_ sza sig-an-nu-ni-tum {disz}ib-ni-{d#}[...]
5'. ki-ma na-ka-rum _dumu_ {d}[...]
6'. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-gar3_ sze-gi6 {disz}ARAD-szu-nir _dumu_ ARAD-{d}suen ki-ma szesz-kal-lim
7'. _3(iku) GAN2 a-gar3_ sze-gi6 sza {d}suen-a-bu-szu _dumu_ mat-ta-tum#
8'. {disz}i3-li2-a-wi-lim-ra-bi _dumu_ szu-mi-ki <ki>-ma {d}suen-a-bu-szu _dumu_ a-wi-il-[...]
9'. _5(iku) GAN2 a-gar3_ sze-gi6 sza {d}utu-i-din-nam _dumu_ akszak{ki}-i-din-nam! {disz}a-pil-[...]
10'. _dumu_ u2-ba-ni-ia ki-ma {d}utu-be-el-i3-li2 _dumu_ akszak{ki}-i-din-[nam]
11'. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-gar3_ sze-gi6 {disz}{d}utu-ba-ni _dumu_ {d}iszkur-szar-rum ki-ma mu-na-wi-ir-szu
12'. _5(iku) GAN2 a-gar3_ sze-gi6 sza _ki_ a-wi-il-{d}iszkur sza kal? ku mu hu-za-ni-x-ma i-tu-ru-szum
13'. {disz}a-hu-szi-na _dumu_ ma-an-na-tum ki-ma a#-pil-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ u2?-ta-ti-ia
14'. _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-gar3_ sze-gi6 sza AN KA KA-illat-su2 sza _ki?_ {d}na-bi-um-ma-<lik?> _ugula szitim-mesz_
15'. i-tu-ru-szum
16'. _{disz}ugula_ a-li2-ta-li-mi ki-ma a-bu-um-wa-qar _dumu?_ ma-ni-um
17'. _3(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ sze-gi6
18'. _4(iku) GAN2 a-gar3_ mi-er-ri-ga-at {disz}ib-ni-{d}utu _dumu_ ARAD-sa3 ki-ma zimbir#{ki}-t,a3-ab _dumu_ {d}suen-ga-mil
19'. _1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-gar3_ mi-er-ri-ga-at {disz}{d}utu-ba-ni _dumu_ {d}iszkur-szar-rum
20'. ki-ma mu-na-wi-rum _ad-ni_
21'. _1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-gar3_ mi-er-ri-ga-at _1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 a-gar3_ mi-er-ri-ga-at
22'. _3(iku) GAN2 a-gar3_ mi-er-ri-ga-at {disz}ARAD-{d}lal3 _dumu_ a-bu-um-wa-qar
23'. ki-ma ib-ni-{d}utu _dumu_ i-din-{d}iszkur u3 an-pi2-sza _dumu_ i3-li2-i-din-nam
24'. _1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-gar3_ mi-er-ri-ga-at _3(iku) GAN2 a-gar3_ mi-er-ri-ga-at _3(iku) GAN2 a-gar3_ mi-er-ri-ga-at
25'. _1(iku) GAN2 a-gar3_ x x x _sza3 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 sa10 ku3-babbar_ sza geme2-{d}nin-gal _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
26'. _ki e2-gal_ i-sza-mu-ma i-tu-ru-szum
27'. {disz}ARAD-{d}lal3 _dumu_ a-bu-um-wa-qar
28'. _5(iku) GAN2 a-gar3_ mi-er-ri-ga-at! {disz}ib-ni-{d}utu _dumu_ ARAD-sa3
29'. _2(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_
30'. _1(bur3) GAN2 a-gar3_ ka-bi-rum _igi_ {disz}{d}utu-tab-ba-szu _dumu_ ku-ub-bu-rum [...]
ku-ub- coll. Woestenburg; Dekiere reads szu-ub-
31'. ki-ma ip-qa2-tum _dumu_ dingir-na-di-bi
single ruling
32'. _mu bad3 an-da sa2_

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Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: MHET 2/6, 870

[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 096953
Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0007

Provenience

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

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Samsu-iluna.16.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-03-10 at 12:49:37	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2018-09-05 at 03:26:14	Woestenburg, Els	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved
2018-08-03 at 05:08:52	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI	Approved
2018-08-02 at 10:30:15	Woestenburg, Els	Transliteration	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI	Approved
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved

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British Museum Collection (W_1902-1011-7) (W_1902-1011-7)

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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/6, 870 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510246.

MHET 2/6, 870 artifact entry (No. P510246). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510246 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/6, 870 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510246 (Accessed: February 12, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“MHET 2/6, 870 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510246.

MHET 2/6, 870 artifact entry (No. P510246). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510246 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/6, 870 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510246 (Accessed: February 12, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 870 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510246},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510246},
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