MHET 2/6, 921 (P510295)

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 097034

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. [... _GAN2 a]-sza3# sza3-ba e2_ ra-bi?-im
2. [i]-ta# {d}utu-ba-ni
3. [...] _GAN2# a-sza3_ i-na bi-ri-it na-ri-im
4. [i]-ta _a-sza3_ geme2-{d}utu _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ hi-e-lim
5. [u3 i]-ta _a-sza3_ hu-za-la-tum _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ su-mu-e-ra-ah#
6. [_1(disz)] sag-geme2_ asz-szu-mi-ia-li-bur
7. [_1(disz)] sag-geme2_ {d}ma-mi-re-me-ni
8. [...] _{gesz}na2-ni 1(disz) {gesz}na2_ u2-DU-um
9. [...] _{gesz}gu-za-ni 1(disz) {gesz}ka-kara4_
10. _4(disz) {gesz}dilim2-gal 2(disz) {gesz}dilim2_
11. 2(disz) sa3-ap-pu _zabar 1(disz) e2 {gesz}bala_
12. _1(disz) {gi}pisan szu-i 1(disz) {gi}pisan szu#-SAR#_
13. _1(disz) {na4}ur5 zi3-gu_
14. _ha-la_ ni-szi-i-ni-szu _lukur_ {d}utu
15. _4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 sza3-ba 2(esze3) GAN2 [a]-sza3#_
16. sza i-na masz-masz{ki}
17. _6(disz) sar e2_ sza bi-ri-szu-nu-ma
18. _1(disz) sag-ARAD_ lu-mur-gi-mil-{d}utu
reverse
1. _1(disz) sag-munus_ ha-bi-il-a-bi
2. _1(disz) ab2 1(disz) {gesz}ka-kara4_
3. _1(disz) {gesz}na2-ni 2(disz) {gesz}gu-za-ni_
4. _1(disz) {gi}pisan didli 1(disz) {gi}pisan szu-<i>_
5. _2(disz) [...] zabar# 1(disz) gir2 zabar_
6. [...] x
7. [...] _sza3#_ hi-ri-tim#
8. [...] wa-ar-ki
9. [...] _4(disz)# sar e2_ sza bi-ri-szu-nu-ma
10. [...] x
11. [... _{gesz}gu]-za-ni_
12. [... sa3-ap]-pu _zabar_
13. [...] {d}utu
14. [... _sza3_] hi-ri-tim
15. [...] x x wa-ar-ki
16. [...] x sza bi-ri-szu-nu-ma
17. [_1(disz) sag]-ARAD#_ lu-mur-sza-{d}e2-a 1(disz) _amar_
18. [...] x _2(disz) {gesz}gu-za-ni_
19. [...] _4(disz) {gi}pisan_ sza? _esir?_
20. [...] _gir2_ 1(disz) na-asz-pa-ku
21. [...] x na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu
left
1. [... lu?]-mur#-gi-mil#-{d}utu
2. [...] _2(disz) {gesz}gu-za-ni_
3. [... sa3]-ap-pu
4. [...] u3 bur-sin

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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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: MHET 2/6, 921

[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 097034
Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0088

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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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
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2018-08-26 at 03:41:37	Woestenburg, Els	Atf	Woestenburg, Els		CDLI	approved
2018-08-26 at 03:40:53	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_1902-1011-88) (W_1902-1011-88)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/6, 921 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510295.

MHET 2/6, 921 artifact entry (No. P510295). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510295 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/6, 921 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510295 (Accessed: December 10, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 921 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510295},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510295},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MHET 2/6, 921 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P510295.

MHET 2/6, 921 artifact entry (No. P510295). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510295 (Original work published 2018)

MHET 2/6, 921 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510295 (Accessed: December 10, 2025).

@misc{2023MHET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 921 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510295},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510295},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P510295
M1  - 2025/12/10/
TI  - MHET 2/6, 921 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510295
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