MHET 2/6, 919 (P510293)

Administrative 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 096963

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...]-tum
2'. [...] _dumu_ i-din-{d}iszkur
3'. [...] x-{d}szu-bu-la _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ra-bi
single ruling
4'. [... a-gar3_] na-gu-u2
5'. [...]-ri-isz _dumu_ i3-li2-sukkal
6'. [...] {disz}a-wi-il-{d}iszkur _dumu_ na-qi2-mu
single ruling
7'. [... a-gar3_] na-gu-u2
8'. [...] x ku-rum _dumu_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi
9'. ki#-ma {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni _dumu_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu
single ruling
10'. _a#-gar3#_ a-s,a-ri-i _sza3_ na-gu!-u2
11'. [... {d}]kab#-ta-na-s,i-ir _dumu_ {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim
12'. [ki]-ma# {disz}{d}utu-ba-ni _dumu_ {d}er3-ra-ga-sze-er
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [...] _sza3#_ na-[gu-u2]
2'. [...] _dumu_ gaz-{d}suen
3'. ki#-ma x-ri-a _dumu_ a-hu-szi-na
single ruling
4'. [...] _a-gar3_ na-gu-u2 _sza3_ sza _dumu-munus_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu
5'. {disz}ak-ba-rum _dumu_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu
6'. ki-ma ip-qu2-{d}iszkur _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu
single ruling
7'. [...] _GAN2# a-gar3_ a-s,a-ri-i _sza3_ na-gu-u2
8'. {disz}{d}suen-be-el-i3-li2 _dumu_ dingir-szu-na-s,i2-ir
9'. ki-ma _dumu_ sin-ri-isz _dumu_ s,il2-li2-ia
single ruling
10'. _2(iku)# GAN2 a-gar3_ na-gu-u2 _sza3_ da-asz-szu da-bi-il
11'. {disz}ip-qu2-an-nu-ni-tum _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}marduk
12'. ki-ma {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni _dumu_ pa-la-{d}utu
single ruling
13'. _1(iku) GAN2 a-gar3_ na-gu-u2 _sa10 ku3-babbar_
14'. _sza3_ sza am?-mi-isz-ta-mar _dumu_ i-na-x-x
single ruling
15'. _1(esze3) GAN2 a-gar3_ na-gu2-u2 _sa10 ku3-babbar_
16'. _sza3_ sza ib-ni-{d}utu _dumu_ si pa zi bu
single ruling
17'. _1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2_ {disz}a-wi-il-{d}iszkur _dumu_ e-t,i-rum
18'. u3 ARAD-{d}ul-masz-szi-tum _dumu_ dingir-szu-na-s,i-ir
single ruling
19'. _6(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ na-gu-u2
20'. _sza3_ s,i-bi-it _2(u) 1(dusz) sza3-tam_ zimbir{ki}
21'. _ugula mar-tu_ a-pil-i3-li2-szu
22'. e-zu-ub _a-sza3_ s,i-ib-ti-szu-nu _a-gar3_ a-hi-e
23'. sza na-du-u2-ma la in-na-am-ru
single ruling
reverse
column 1
1. _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-gar3_ ba-al-li-rum _sza3_ na-gu-u2
2. {disz}szu-mu-um-li-<ib>-szi _ugula mar-tu szu-ku6_ be2-eh-ri-im
3. u3 {d}iszkur-szar-rum _dumu_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi
4. ki-ma li-i-bi-i3-li2 _dumu_ u2-pa-qum
single ruling
blank space
single ruling
5. [...] na-gu-u2
6. [... na]-s,i-ir
single ruling
7. [...] _sza3#_ na-gu-u2
8. [...] x x _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}marduk
single ruling
9. [...]-mi _dumu ugula dam-gar3_
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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): Administrative
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: MHET 2/6, 919

[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 096963
Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0017

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2018-08-26 at 03:40:52	Woestenburg, Els	Atf	Firth, Richard		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_1902-1011-17) (W_1902-1011-17)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/6, 919 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510293.

MHET 2/6, 919 artifact entry (No. P510293). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510293 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/6, 919 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510293 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510293},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/6, 919 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510293.

MHET 2/6, 919 artifact entry (No. P510293). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510293 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/6, 919 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510293 (Accessed: December 9, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 919 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510293},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510293},
}

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