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MHET 2/6, 909 (P510283)

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 097266

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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Text

tablet
obverse
1. _a-sza3_ [ma]-la ma-s,u2-u2
2. _a-gar3_ is,-s,i2-a-tum
3. _a-sza3_ {munus}la-ma-as-sa3-ni _lukur#_ {d#}utu#
4. _dumu-munus_ a-bu-um-wa-qar
5. _ki_ la-ma-as-sa3-ni _lukur_ {d}utu
6. be-el-ti _a-sza3_
7. {disz}be-el-szu-nu _sanga_
8. _dumu#_ u2-tul-esz18-dar
9. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
10. a-na _gu2-un_ a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
11. u2-sze-s,i
12. _u4 buru14-sze3_
13. _a#-sza3_ a-na pi2-i szu-ul-pi2-szu
14. i-sza-ad-da-du-ma
reverse
1. _1(bur3) GAN2 1(disz)-e 6(asz) sze gur {gesz#}ban2# {d}utu#_
2. i-na _ka2 ga2-gi4-a i3-ag2-e_
3. _3(disz) ezen {d}utu 2(ban2) kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda#_
4. i-pa-qi2-id
single ruling
5. _igi_ u2-tul-esz18-dar _sanga_ {d}sze sza x x
6. _igi_ ur-{d}sag#-ku5 _gala#-mah_
7. _igi_ ARAD-i-ba-ri _dumu_ e-tel-pi4-{d}utu
single ruling
8. _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_
9. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e alan-a-ni szu#-silim#-ma x_
seal 1
(uninscribed)
seal 2
(uninscribed)

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, 909

[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 097266
Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0320

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ammi-saduqa.15.02.15
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2018-08-21 at 11:16:09	Woestenburg, Els	Atf	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI	approved
2018-05-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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The British Museum Collection (W_1902-1011-320) (W_1902-1011-320)

Seals

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)	-	-

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/6, 909 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510283.

MHET 2/6, 909 artifact entry (No. P510283). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510283 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/6, 909 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510283 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 909 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510283},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510283},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
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M1  - 2025/12/9/
TI  - MHET 2/6, 909 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/6, 909 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510283.

MHET 2/6, 909 artifact entry (No. P510283). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510283 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/6, 909 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510283 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).

@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 909 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510283},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510283},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510283
LB  - CDLI:P510283
M1  - 2025/12/9/
TI  - MHET 2/6, 909 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510283
ER  -