MHET 2/6, 851 (P510227)

Legal tablet & envelope 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 096975 & BM 096975A

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

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tablet
obverse
1. _1(disz) sar# e2# du3#-a_
2. [_da e2_ ...]
3. [_1(disz) sag]-ARAD_ [{d}bu-ne2-ne2-tukul]-ti
4. sza# sa3#-mi-ia [_ad]-ta#-a-ni_
5. a-na e-ri-isz-ti-{d#}[a-a _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus]-a-ni_
6. u3 in-ba-tum _ama-a-ni_ [id-di]-nu
7. {disz}a-mur-gi-mil-esz18-dar _dumu_ [in]-ba-tum
8. a-di in-ba-tum ba-al-t,a3#-at# it-ta-na-szi-<szi>
9. [ul]-li-isz sza _dumu-mesz#-a-ni#_
10. i-na _mu 1(disz)-kam 1(asz) 1(barig) gur sze#-[ba n ma-na] siki-ba_
11. _2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-ba_ {disz}{d}utu-tab-ba-[we]-di-im
12. e#-tel-pi4#-[esz18]-dar#
13. u3 ARAD#-[{d}suen]
  lines 12-13 coll. Woestenburg
14. a-na erisz-ti-[{d}a-a ...] x [...] la? me
15. i-na-ad-di-nu-szi-im
16. a-hu-sza ap-lu-sza
17. sza _ka_ tup-pi2-sza
18. u3#-ul i-di-nu-ma
reverse
1. i#-na# ap#-lu#-ti-sza i-te-lu#!-u2
2. u3 {d}bu-ne2-ne2-tukul#-ti
3. a-na ki-is,-ri u2-ul i-na#-di#-nu#
4. sza# _szesz-a-ni_-sza-ma
5. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk#
6. u3 ha-am-mu-ra#-pi2# _in-pa3-de3-mesz_
7. _igi_ ip-qa2-tum _dumu_ e-tel-lum
8. _igi_ a-ha-am-nir-szi _dumu_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am
9. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}gibil6
10. _igi_ {d}iszkur-na-ap-sze-ra-am
11. _igi_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi
12. _igi_ sin-i-din-nam _dumu_ i-di-szum#
13. _mu usz8 bad3_ zimbir#[{ki}]
envelope
obverse
1. _1(disz) sar e2 du3-a da# e2# ki#? x x_
2. u3 _da e_ tu-ub-qa2-tum _dam-gar3_
3. _1(disz) sag-ARAD_ {d}bu-ne2-ne2-tukul-ti#
4. sza sa3-mi-ia _ad-ta-a#-[ni_]
5. a-na e-ri-isz#-ti-{d}a-a _lukur#_ [{d}utu] _dumu-munus-a-ni_
6. u3 in-ba-tum _dam-a-ni_ id-di-nu
7. {disz}a-mur-gi-mil-esz18-dar _dumu_ in-ba-tum
8. a-di in-ba-tum ba#-al#-t,a3#-at it-ta-na-szi-<szi>-ma
9. ul2#!-li#-isz sza ma-ri-sza-ma
10. a-na sza-at x x i-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_
11. _1(asz) 1(barig) gur# [sze] 1(disz)# 1/2(disz)# x siki#-ba# 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-ba_
12. [{disz}{d}utu]-tab-ba-we-di [{disz}]ARAD-{d}suen
  coll. Woestenburg; Dekiere reads: dumu ARAD{d}suen
13. [u3] e-tel-pi4-esz18-dar [...] x-ne-ne
14. i#-[na]-ad#-di-nu-szi-im
15. sza _ka_ tup-pi2-sza u2-ul id-di-[nu-ma]
16. i-na ap-lu-ti-sza i-te-[lu-u2]
17. {disz}{d}bu-ne2-ne2-tukul-ti
reverse
1. a-na ki-is,-ri u2-ul [i-na-di-nu]
2. sza a-hi-sza
3. il-kam mi-it-ha-ri#-[isz il-la-ku-u2]
4. _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk
5. u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
6. _in-pa3#-de3-mesz_
7. _igi_ ip#-qa2-tum _dumu_ e-tel-lum
8. _igi_ a-ha-am-nir-szi _dumu_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am
9. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}bil-gi _dumu_ a-wi-il-{d}utu
10. _igi_ a-wi-il-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}suen-pu-ut,-ra-am
11. _igi_ {d}iszkur-na-ap-sze-ra-am _dumu_ u-bar-ri(HU)-ia
12. _igi_ sin-i-din-nam _dumu_ i-di-szum
13. _igi_ ta-ri-bu-um _dumu_ {d}suen-isz-du
14. _igi_ {d}sin-i-din-nam _dumu_ i-di-szum
15. _igi_ ta-ri-bu#-um _igi_ {d}[bu]-ne2-ne2-a-bi _szesz-a-ni_
16. _igi#_ x [...] x x [...] x
17. _iti apin-du8-a [u4 n-kam_]
18. _mu usz8 bad3 zimbir{ki}_
seal 1
1. {d}utu
2. {d}a-a
seal 2
1. {d}bu-ne-ne-a-bi
2. dumu {d}suen-[ga-mil]
3. ARAD {d}x-x
seal 3
  no legend
seal 4
  no legend

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MHET 2/6, 851

    [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.

  • history: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 430-432

    [Suurmeijer2014property] Suurmeijer, Guido. 2014. “Property Transfer within the Family in Old Babylonian Sippar.” Phdthesis, Gent: Universiteit Gent.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 096975 & BM 096975A
  • Accession No.: 1902-10-11, 0029 & 1902-10-11, 0029A

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-14 at 09:53:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2019-03-08 at 08:33:29 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-09-16 at 14:39:38 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2018-08-22 at 09:15:45 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2018-07-21 at 06:13:39 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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    There is no external resource for this artifact yet.

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 012135 (composite) (P500567) - -
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, 851 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510227.
MHET 2/6, 851 artifact entry (No. P510227). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510227 (Original work published 2018)
MHET 2/6, 851 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510227 (Accessed: December 7, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-12-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {MHET 2/6, 851 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510227},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P510227},
}


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