MHET 2/6, 877 (P510253)

Legal tablet & envelope 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 097005 & BM 097005A

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. _2(disz) sar e2-du3-a_ [...] x
2. _da e2_ sza-ma-ia-tum _dumu#_ {d#}iszkur#-ba-ni
3. u3 _da e2_ dumu-mesz i-din-{d}iszkur#
4. u3 _da e2_ la-ma-sa3-ni _lukur_ {d}utu# _dumu-munus_ i-din-{d}utu
5. _sag-bi sila dagal_
6. _egir-bi e3_ ha-da-an-szu-li-ik-szu-[ud]
7. sza-pi-ir _aga-usz-mesz_
8. _ki_ la-ma-sa3-ni _lukur_ {d}utu
9. {disz}sig-an-nu-ni-tum u3 ARAD-ku-bi _dumu-mesz_ i-din-{d}utu
10. {disz}be-le-su2-nu _lukur_ {d}utu
11. _dumu-munus_ ta-ri-ba-tum
12. i-na _har ku3-babbar_-sza
13. _in-szi-in-sa10_
14. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
15. _1/3(disz) ma-na 6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
16. _in-na-an-la2_
17. _inim-bi al-til#_
reverse
1. _sza3-ga-ni al-du10#_
2. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra inim nu-um-[ga2-ga2-a_]
3. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk u3 sa-am-su2-i-lu-na
4. _in-pa3-mesz_
5. _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}gibil6 _dumu_ gi#-mil#-{d}utu#
6. _igi_ e-tel-pi4-{d}na-bi-um _dumu_ e-[tel]-lum#
7. _igi_ lu-usz-ta-mar-{d}suen _dumu_ ARAD#-{d}esz18#-dar#
8. _igi_ _dumu_ er-s,e-tim# _dumu_ {d}utu#-[...]
9. _igi_ a-wi-il-{d}iszkur _dumu_ [...]
10. _igi_ {d}suen#-[e-ri]-isz _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen
11. _igi_ li#-[wi-ir]-babila2{ki} _dub-sar_
  single ruling
  blank space
12. _iti ab-e3# u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam_
13. _mu gibil-2(disz)-kam egir a2-ag2-ga2_ ia-di-ha-bu-um u3 mu-ti-hur-sag
envelope
obverse
  broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x dingir a? ni pa TAR x [...]
seal 1
1. [nu-ur2]-{d}gibil6#
2. [dumu gi]-mil-{d}[utu]
3. [ARAD e2-babbar]
seal 2
  (uninscribed)
1. [_kiszib3_] sig-an-nu-ni-tum
seal 3
  (uninscribed)
1. [_kiszib3_] ARAD#-ku-bi
seal 4
  (uninscribed)
1. [_kiszib3_] la-ma-sa3-[ni]

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MHET 2/6, 877

    [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 097005 & BM 097005A
  • Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0059 & 1902-10-11, 0059A

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-08-05 at 10:29:19 Woestenburg, Els Atf Ferwerda, G. Th. (Bert) CDLI approved View
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View

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    There is no external resource for this artifact yet.

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) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/6, 877 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 30, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P510253.
MHET 2/6, 877 artifact entry (No. P510253). (2018, May 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510253
MHET 2/6, 877 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510253 (Accessed: December 10, 2025).
@misc{2018MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-10]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {may 30},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 877 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510253},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510253},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2018/5/30/
PY  - 2018
ID  - P510253
LB  - CDLI:P510253
M1  - 2025/12/10/
TI  - MHET 2/6, 877 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510253
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/6, 877 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 30, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P510253.
MHET 2/6, 877 artifact entry (No. P510253). (2018, May 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510253
MHET 2/6, 877 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510253 (Accessed: December 10, 2025).
@misc{2018MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-10]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {may 30},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 877 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510253},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510253},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2018/5/30/
PY  - 2018
ID  - P510253
LB  - CDLI:P510253
M1  - 2025/12/10/
TI  - MHET 2/6, 877 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510253
ER  -
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