MHET 2/6, 913 (P510287)

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 097153

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. _2(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2_
2. _sza3 3(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3_
3. _a-gar3_ sze-um s,a-al-mu-um
4. _sza3_ er-s,e-et zimbir{ki}-am-na-ni
5. i-ta _a-sza3 dumu-mesz_ ba-gi-ni
6. u3 i-ta be-el-szu-nu _dumu_ dingir-da-mi-iq
7. _a-sza3_ ARAD-{d}marduk _erin2_ tu-uk-ri-isz _dumu_ sze-le-bu
8. _ki_ ARAD-{d}marduk _dumu_ sze-le-bu
9. be-el _a-sza3_
10. {disz}{d}na-bi-um-na-s,i-ir _ugula masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_
11. a-na er-re-szu-tim a-na _gu2#-un#_
12. a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam#_
13. u2-sze-s,i
14. _u4 buru14#-sze3_
15. _a-sza3_ ma-la [pi2-i] szu#-ul-pi2-szu#
16. i-sza-ad-[da]-du#-ma#
17. _1(bur3) GAN2-e [... sze] gur_
reverse
1. [_gu2]-un# a-sza3 i3-ag2-e_
2. [_sza3-ba gu2]-un# a-sza3_-szu
3. [n] _gin2 ku3#-babbar_ ma-hi-ir
4. _igi_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ ab-di-{d}i-ba-ri#
5. _igi_ sza-al-lu-rum _dumu_ e-t,i-rum
6. _igi_ ta-ri-bu _dumu_ dingir-szu-ib#-ni
7. _igi_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ {d}suen#-isz-me-ni
  single ruling
8. _iti NE-NE-gar u4 2(disz)-kam_
9. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal#-e du11-ga mah {d}utu lugal-a-ni-ta# i7-da_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2-nu-hu-usz-ni-[szi ...]
seal 1
1. [...] dingir x [...]
2. [...] x NI? [...]
seal 2
1. ARAD-{d}marduk#
2. _dumu_ sze-le-[bu]
3. ARAD {d}ne3-eri11#-[gal]
seal 3
1. ARAD-i3-li2-[szu]
2. _dumu_ ab-du-{d}i-[ba-ri]
3. ARAD {d}mar.[tu]

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
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MHET 2/6, 913

    [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 097153
  • Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0207

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

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Cite this Artifact
“MHET 2/6, 913 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510287.
MHET 2/6, 913 artifact entry (No. P510287). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510287 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/6, 913 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510287 (Accessed: June 22, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 913 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510287},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510287},
}


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