MHET 2/6, 880 (P510255)

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 097009 & BM 097009A

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. _1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar e2-du3-a#_ [...]
2. _da e2_ u-bar-lu-lu _dumu_ nu-ur2#-[i3-li2-szu]
3. u3# _da e2_ be-el-szu-nu _dumu_ [szu-mi-ki]
4. _sag#-bi 1(disz)-kam sila dagal_ {d}bu#-[ne-ne]
5. _sag#-bi 2(disz)-kam e2_ geme2#-[{d}utu]
6. _dumu-munus_ li-pi2-it-[isz-tar2]
7. _ki#_ be-el-szu-nu [_dumu_ szu-mi-ki]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x
2'. _mu#_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 sa-am-[su2-i-lu-na _lugal_]
3'. _in-pa3-de3-[mesz_]
  single ruling
4'. _igi_ sin-ha-s,i2-ir _dumu_ e-ri-ba-am
5'. _igi_ sin-i-din-nam _dumu_ ip-qu2-{d}sza-la
6'. _igi_ isz-me-{d}suen _dumu_ ri-isz-{d}utu
7'. _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ ni-id-na-at-sin#
  coll. Woestenburg; Dekiere reads: _dumu_ [{d}EN].ZU-na-s,i-ir#
8'. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}utu _dumu_ sin-u2-te-er [...]
9'. _igi_ sin-mu-sza-lim _dub-sar_
  single ruling
10'. _iti sig4-a u4 2(disz)-kam_
11'. _mu sig4# kilib#? x ki?_
envelope
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. _da# e2_ u-bar#-[lu-lu _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu]
2'. u3# _da e2_ be#-[el-szu-nu _dumu_ szu-mi-ki]
3'. _sag-bi sila dagal_ [{d}bu-ne-ne]
4'. _egir-bi e2_ geme2-[{d}utu]
5'. _dumu-munus_ li-pi2-it-{d}esz18-dar
6'. _ki#_ [be]-el#-szu-nu _dumu_ {disz}szu-mi#-[ki]
7'. {disz}u#-bar#-[lu]-lu _dumu_ nu-ur2-[i3-li2-szu]
8'. _in-szi#-in#-sa10_
9'. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
10'. _1(u) 9(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
11'. _in-na-an-la2#
12'. _sza3-ga-ni al-du10_
13'. _inim-bi al-til_
14'. _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_
15'. _inim nu-ga2-[ga2]-a#_
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [_mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 sa-am-su2]-i#-lu-na _lugal_
  rest broken
seal 1
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ ib-ni#-{d}utu
seal 2
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ isz-me-{d}suen
seal 3
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ dingir-szu-ba-[ni]
seal 4
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3#_ sin-ha-s,ir
seal 5
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ sin-i-din-nam

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  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MHET 2/6, 880

    [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 097009 & BM 097009A
  • Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0063 & 1902-10-11, 0063A

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-08-06 at 10:52:27 Woestenburg, Els Atf Jagersma, Bram 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) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -
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, 880 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 30, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P510255.
MHET 2/6, 880 artifact entry (No. P510255). (2018, May 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510255
MHET 2/6, 880 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510255 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).
@misc{2018MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-09]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {may 30},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 880 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510255},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510255},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2018/5/30/
PY  - 2018
ID  - P510255
LB  - CDLI:P510255
M1  - 2025/12/9/
TI  - MHET 2/6, 880 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510255
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/6, 880 Artifact Entry.” 2018. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 30, 2018. https://cdli.earth/P510255.
MHET 2/6, 880 artifact entry (No. P510255). (2018, May 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510255
MHET 2/6, 880 artifact entry (2018) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510255 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).
@misc{2018MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-09]},
	year = {2018},
	month = {may 30},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 880 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510255},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510255},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2018/5/30/
PY  - 2018
ID  - P510255
LB  - CDLI:P510255
M1  - 2025/12/9/
TI  - MHET 2/6, 880 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510255
ER  -
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