MHET 2/6, 903 (P510277)

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 096984

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. _3(disz) 2/3(disz) [sar ...] e2 kislah_
2. sza 3(disz) [...]
3. u3 1(disz) [...] x
4. _da e2_ [...] a-lim
5. u3 _da_ [...]-di#-id a-lim
6. _sag-bi x [...] egir_ sza in szi x
7. sza a-na _usz e2_ sza-ak-nu [...]
8. _egir-bi 1/2(disz) ninda 3(disz) kusz3_ szu-x x x
9. sza a-na _usz e2_ sza-ak-[nu]
10. _e2_ ra-bi-a-an sza3-gu4{ki}
11. u3 _lu2-mesz_ szi-bu-ut a-lim [...]
12. _ki_ ra-bi-a-an sza3-gu4{ki}
13. u3 _lu2-mesz_ szi-bu-ut a-lim [...]
14. be-lu _e2_
15. {disz}{d}suen-re-me-ni _dumu_ a-bu-wa-qar
16. _in-szi-in-sa10_
17. _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_
18. _1(u) 1(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar_
19. [...] x x x ul i-ba?-az-za x
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _igi_ za? / ha?-[...]
2'. _igi_ puzur4#-{d}ak _dumu_ [...]
3'. _igi_ {d}szu-bu-la-a-bi _dumu_ ri-x-[...]
4'. _igi_ ta-ri-bu _dumu_ dumu-{i7}zimbir{ki}
5'. [_igi_] be#-el#-szu-nu _dumu_ szu-nu-ma-dingir
6'. [_igi_ szu]-mu-um-li-ib-szi _dumu_ ri-isz-{d}iszkur
7'. [_igi_ ib]-ni-{d}iszkur _dumu_ {d}iszkur-be-el-i3-li2
8'. [_igi_ ar-ra]-bu _dumu_ {d}iszkur-szar-ri-i3-li2
9'. [_igi_ ...] _dumu_ {d}iszkur-be-el-i3-li2
10'. [_igi_ ...]-ni-szu _dumu_ e2-dub-ba-a dumu_ a-bu-wa-qar
11'. [_igi_ ...] x-i3-li2 _dumu e2-dub-ba-a dumu_ {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi _dumu_ dumu-{d}a-am-ma-a
12'. [_igi_ ...]-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ ARAD-ku-bi
13'. [_igi_ ...] x-li2-[i]-qi2-sza-am _dumu_ dingir-szu-ib-ni
14'. _igi_ ri-isz#-{d}suen#? _dumu_ e-t,i-rum
  single ruling
  blank space
15'. [_iti gan]-gan#-e3 u4 2(disz)-kam_
16'. _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e alan-a-ni masz2 gaba ta-ba szu-a an-da-a u3# alan-a-ni szu-silim-ma ab-be2-e-a e2-tur3-kalam-ma-sze3 in-ne-en-ku4-ra_
seal 1
1. NI-[...] NI x [...]
2. _dumu_ szum-ma-x-[...]
3. ARAD {d}x [...]
seal 2
1. [...] szu? du? ki asz#-szu
2. [_dumu_] {d}suen-ib-[...]
3. [ARAD] {d}suen#
4. [u3] {d}nin-szubur#
seal 3
1. [...] szu? a am [...]
seal 4
1. [...] a#-am-ma
2. [...] HI ni
3. [...] la
4. [...] {d}mar-tu
seal 5
1. x-ka-{d}nin-szubur
2. _dumu_ ARAD-ku-bi
3. ARAD {d}suen
4. u3 {d}nin-szubur
seal 6
1. i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-[am]
2. _dumu_ dingir-szu-ib-ni
3. ARAD {d#}suen#
seal 7
1. {d}AG? ur4? [...]
2. en gal nun sag [...]
3. [...] sag [...]
seal 8
1. x x x [...]
2. _dumu_ su-mu-um-[li-ib-szi]
3. ARAD {d}x [...]

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, 903

    [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 096984
  • Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0038

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2018-09-05 at 04:00:20 Woestenburg, Els Atf Woestenburg, Els CDLI 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

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -
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, 903 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510277.
MHET 2/6, 903 artifact entry (No. P510277). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510277 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/6, 903 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510277 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 903 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510277},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510277},
}


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