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MHET 2/6, 916 (P510290)

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 097265

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

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3#_
2. _a-gar3__ ba-x-[...] tum#
3. _a-sza3_ i3-li2-im-gur-an-ni#
4. _dumu_ dumu-u4-2(u)-kam
5. _ki_ i3-li2-im-gur-an-ni [...]
6. be-el _a-sza3#_
7. {disz}ARAD-{d}szu-nir _ugula gidri dumu_ ARAD-ku#-bi
8. _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim
9. [a]-na# gu2-un a-na mu 1(disz)-kam
10. [ib2]-ta#-e3-a
11. [u4] buru14-sze3#
12. [a-sza3 a]-na pi2-i szu-ul-pi-szu#
13. [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. i-na _sza3 gu2-un a-sza3_-szu
4. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ma-hi-ir
single ruling
5. _igi_ qi2-isz-ti-i3-li2-ia! _ugula gidri_
6. _igi_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am _ugula gidri_ x x [...]
7. _igi_ ta-ri-bu _dumu_ dingir-szu-ib-ni
single ruling
blank space
8. _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 [n-kam_]
9. [_mu_] am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-[...] [alan]-a-ni du10-bi i3-musz3-[a_ ...]
seal 1
(uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am
seal 2
(uninscribed)
1. _kiszib3_ ta-ri-bu

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)

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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, 916

[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 097265
Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0319

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.17+b.01.--
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

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 11:16:10	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_1902-1011-319)

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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“MHET 2/6, 916 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510290.

MHET 2/6, 916 artifact entry (No. P510290). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510290 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/6, 916 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510290 (Accessed: June 4, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 916 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510290},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510290},
}

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“MHET 2/6, 916 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510290.

MHET 2/6, 916 artifact entry (No. P510290). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510290 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/6, 916 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510290 (Accessed: June 4, 2025).

@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 916 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510290},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510290},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P510290
LB  - CDLI:P510290
M1  - 2025/6/4/
TI  - MHET 2/6, 916 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510290
ER  -

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