MHET 2/6, 897 (P510271)

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 097386

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. _e2_ ma#-la ma-s,u2-[u2]
2. _e2_ {munus}il-ta-ni _lukur_ {d}utu#
3. _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni
4. _ki_ {munus}il-ta-ni be-el-ti# [_e2_]
5. {disz}be-el-ze-ri
6. _dumu_ i-na-pa-le-e-szu
7. _e2_ a-na _zu2-kesz2_
8. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
9. u2-sze-s,i2
reverse
1. _zu2-kesz2 mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu
2. _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
3. _i3#-la2#-e_
4. u2-ra-am i-se-er
5. a-su2-ra-am u2-da-na-[an]
6. _igi_ {d}utu u3 {d}a-a
7. _iti diri sze-sag11-ku5 u4# [n-kam_]
8. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal#_ [...] bad3-da udinim{ki}-ke4# _<erin2>_ da-mi-iq-i3-[li2-szu ...] _<bi2>-in-du3-a i#-[in-gu-la_]
seal 1
  (uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ {munus}il-ta-ni

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MHET 2/6, 897

    [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 097386
  • Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0440

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
2018-08-21 at 11:16:09 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) - -

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/6, 897 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510271.
MHET 2/6, 897 artifact entry (No. P510271). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510271 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/6, 897 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510271 (Accessed: August 9, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 897 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510271},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510271},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
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ID  - P510271
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M1  - 2025/8/9/
TI  - MHET 2/6, 897 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/6, 897 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510271.
MHET 2/6, 897 artifact entry (No. P510271). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510271 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/6, 897 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510271 (Accessed: August 9, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 897 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510271},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510271},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510271
LB  - CDLI:P510271
M1  - 2025/8/9/
TI  - MHET 2/6, 897 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510271
ER  - 
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