MHET 2/6, 915 (P510289)

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 097149

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. _1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2_
2. i-na me-eh-ri _an-ta_ sza a-bi-e-szu-uh
3. i-ta _a-sza3_ qi2-isz-ti-{d}marduk _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam
4. u3 i-ta _a-sza3 dumu-mesz_ pir-hu-um
5. _a-sza3_ dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula gidri dumu_ qa2-aq-qa2-di
6. _ki_ dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula gidri_
7. be-el _a-sza3_
8. {disz}ib-ni-{d}marduk _dumu szitim _dumu_ el-me-szum
9. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
10. a-na _gu2-un_ a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
11. _ib2-ta-e3_
12. _u4 buru14-sze3_
13. _a-sza3_ pi2-i szu-ul-pi2-szu#
14. i-sza-ad-da-du-ma
reverse
1. _1(bur3) GAN2-e 8(asz) sze gur {gesz}ban2 {d}utu_
2. _gu2-un a-sza3 i3-ag2-e_
3. _igi_ dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula gidri erin2 elam-ma{ki}_
4. _igi_ be-el-szu-nu _lu2 ka2-gal_
5. _igi_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba _dumu e2-dub-ba-a_
  single ruling
6. _iti sig4-a u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam_
7. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e {uruda}ki-lugal-gub-ba# ib2-diri-ga_
seal 1
1. ARAD-{d}[utu]
2. _ugula szitim_
3. _dumu_ {d}suen-im-gur-an-ni
4. ARAD sza a-bi-e-szu-uh
seal 2
1. {d}utu babbar
2. MI MI x
3. zu? zu?

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, 915

    [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 097149
  • Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0203

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) - -

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/6, 915 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510289.
MHET 2/6, 915 artifact entry (No. P510289). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510289 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/6, 915 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510289 (Accessed: December 13, 2025).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 915 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510289},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510289},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510289
LB  - CDLI:P510289
M1  - 2025/12/13/
TI  - MHET 2/6, 915 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510289
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/6, 915 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510289.
MHET 2/6, 915 artifact entry (No. P510289). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510289 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/6, 915 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510289 (Accessed: December 13, 2025).
@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 915 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510289},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510289},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510289
LB  - CDLI:P510289
M1  - 2025/12/13/
TI  - MHET 2/6, 915 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510289
ER  - 
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