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MHET 2/3, 415 (P355779)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/3, 415 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355779 |
| Museum no. | BM 078773 & BM 078774 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _1/2(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ i-na _kar_-im | a built house plot of 1/2 sar in the harbor |
| 2 | _da e2_ geme2-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-illat-su2 | adjacent to the house of Geme-šamaš, daughter of Ilu-shu-tillassu |
| 3 | u3 _da sila dagal-la_ {d}bu-ne2-ne2 | and next to the broad street of Bunene |
| 4 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma sila dagal-la_ nin-he2-gal2 | Its first head is the broad street of Nin-hegal. |
| 5 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma e2_ e-zi-ib-ti e2 | Its second head is the house of Ezibti, the house |
| 6 | dumu-i7-zimbir!{ki} _dumu_ ri-isz-{d}utu | Dumu-Izimbir, son of Rīš-Šamaše |
| 7 | _ki_ dumu-i7-zimbir{ki} _dumu_ ri-isz-{d}utu | from Dumu-Izimbir, son of Rīš-Šamaše |
| 8 | {disz}ka-{d}a-a _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu_ tam-sza-hu-um | Ka-Aya, nadītu of Šamaš, son of Tamšalum |
| 9 | i-na _har ku3-babbar-sza in-szi-in-sa10_ | with her silver bracelet he bought. |
| 10 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 11 | _1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_ | 12 1/2 shekels of silver he paid. |
| 12 | _inim-bi al-til_ | Its word is finished. |
| 13 | _sza3-ga-ni al-du10_ | his heart is good |
| 14 | _u4 kur2-e lu2 lu2-ra_ | If a change in the mind of a man |
| 15 | _inim nu-ga2-ga2-ia_ | shall not make a claim |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk | year: “Šamaš, Aya, Marduk, |
| 2 | u3 _lugal_ sa-am-su2-i-lu-na | and king Samsu-iluna |
| 3 | _in-pa3-de3-mesz_ | they have sworn |
| 4 | _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}utu _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur | before Nur-šamaš, son of Ibni-Adad |
| 5 | _igi_ {d}suen-be-el-ibila _dumu_ u-bar-{d}za-ba4-ba4 | before Sîn-bēl-apli, son of Ubar-Zababa |
| 6 | _igi_ x-[...]-x sin i? | before ..., the moon being ... |
| 7 | _igi_ i-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ ri-ba-am-dingir | before Ibbi-šamaš, son of Rībam-ilum |
| 8 | _igi_ sa-kum x _dumu_ lu2-{d}nanna | before Sakum, son of Lu-Nanna |
| 9 | _[igi]_ e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ dingir-szesz | before Erībam, son of Ilu-ahhe |
| 10 | _igi_ sig-{d}iszkur _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam | before Sîn-adad, son of Sin-iddinam |
| 11 | _igi_ dumu-zimbir{ki} _dumu_ u-bar-rum | before Dumuzimbir, son of Ubarrum |
| 12 | _iti udru{duru5} u4 7(disz)-kam_ | The month of Šabaṭu, the day 7 |
| 13 | _mu us2-sa ki-lugal-gub-ba_ | year following: “Ki-Lugal-gubâ |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _1/2(disz) sar# e2 du3-[a_ i-na _kar_-im] | a built house plot of 1/2 sar at the port |
| 2 | _da e2_ geme2#-{d#}[utu _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-illat-su2] | adjacent to the house of Geme-Šamaš, daughter of Ilu-shu-tillassu |
| 3 | u3 _da_ ri#-[bi-it {d}bu-ne2-ne2] | and next to the side road of Bunene |
| 4 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma [sila dagal-la_ nin-he2-gal] | Its top is the 1st: a wide loaf of Nin-hegal |
| 5 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma [e2_ e-zi-ib-ti _e2_ ...] | Its second head is the house of Ezibtu, the house ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | _igi_ ri-isz-[...] | before Rīš- |
| 2' | _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}[utu _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur] | before Nur-šamaš, son of Ibni-Adad |
| 3' | _igi_ {d}suen-be-el-[ibila _dumu_ u-bar-{d}za-ba4-ba4] | before Sîn-bēl-apli, son of Ubar-Zababa |
| 4' | _igi_ ma-an-nu-um-[...] | before Mannum- |
| 5' | _dumu_ [...] | son of |
| 6' | _igi_ i-bi-{d}utu# [dumu ri-ba-am-dingir] | before Ibbi-šamaš, son of Rībam-ilum |
| 7' | _igi_ sa-qum _dumu#_ [lu2-{d}nanna] | before Saqum, son of Lu-Nanna |
| 8' | _igi_ e-ri-ba-[am _dumu_ dingir-szesz] | before Erībam, son of Ilu-ahhesh |
| 9' | _igi_ sig-{d}iszkur# [dumu sin-i-din-nam] | before Sîn-Addu, son of Sin-iddinam |
| 10' | _igi_ dumu-zimbir#[{ki} _dumu_ u-bar-rum] | before Dumuzimbir, son of Ubarrum |
| 11' | _igi_ a-ha-[...] | before Aḫa-... |
| 12' | _iti udru{duru5} u4# [7(disz)-kam]_ | The month of Šabaṭu, the day 7 |
| 13' | _mu us2-sa ugnim# [ki-lugal-gub-ba]_ | year following: “The army of Ki-lugal-guba |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ sa-qum | seal of Saqum |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ i-bi-{d}utu | Seal of Ibbi-šamaš |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ dumu-{i7}zimbir#{ki} | Seal of Mār-Sippar |
Sources & licences
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