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MHET 2/6, 910 (P510284)

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 097288

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. _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2 [... a]-gar3 1(esze3) GAN2-ta_
2. a x x x x x x {i7}ir-ni-na
3. i-ta _a-sza3_ x x [...]-isz-me-a-ni
4. [...] x x x x
5. [_a-sza3_ szu]-{d#}mar#-tu# _dumu#_ dingir#-szu#-[...]
6. _ki#_ szu#-{d}mar-tu _dumu_ dingir-szu-x x
7. be-el _a-sza3#_
8. {disz}a-x-x-pa-tim
9. a-na# er-re#-[szu-tim ...]
10. a-na _gu2-un_ a#-[na ...]
11. ib2-ta-e# [...]
12. u4 buru14-[sze3]
13. _a-sza3 gu2-un#_ [...]
reverse
1. [...] x x [...]
2. _gu2#-un# a-sza3 i3-ag2-e
3. _sza3-ba gu2-un a-sza3_-szu
4. _1(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar_ ma-hi-ir
single ruling
5. _igi#_ ip-qa2-tum _dumu_ {d}iszkur?-tukul-ti#
6. _igi_ qur2-ru-du _dumu_ sig-{i7}ir-ni-na
7. _igi_ ARAD-{d}marduk _dumu e2-dub-ba-a_
single ruling
8. _iti [...] u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_
9. [_mu alan-a-ni] szu-silim-ma [...]-e-ne-a_ [...]
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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Condition Description:
Join Information:
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Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: MHET 2/6, 910

[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 097288
Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0342

Provenience

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

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ammi-saduqa.15.--.15
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

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

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

The British Museum Collection (W_1902-1011-342) (W_1902-1011-342)

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, 910 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510284.

MHET 2/6, 910 artifact entry (No. P510284). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510284 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/6, 910 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510284 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 910 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510284},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510284},
}

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M1  - 2025/12/9/
TI  - MHET 2/6, 910 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/6, 910 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510284.

MHET 2/6, 910 artifact entry (No. P510284). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510284 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/6, 910 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510284 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).

@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 910 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510284},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510284},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510284
LB  - CDLI:P510284
M1  - 2025/12/9/
TI  - MHET 2/6, 910 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510284
ER  -