MHET 2/3, 407 (P355841)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/3, 407 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355841 |
| Museum no. | BM 078693 & BM 078400 |
| 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)
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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(ese3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na hu-ra-ni-im | 1 ese3 3 iku field in the road |
| 2 | i-ta _a-sza3_ ARAD-e2-a-bi-sza | from the field Warad-Eabiša |
| 3 | u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ dumu-sza-ba-ia | and adjacent to the field of Dumušabaya |
| 4 | _ki_ a-na-{d}utu-li-s,i2 | from Ana-Šamaš-liṣi |
| 5 | _dumu_ mi-na-tum | son of Inatum |
| 6 | {disz}{d}iszkur-szar-rum | Adad-šarrum |
| 7 | _dumu_ dingir-kal-na-<s,i2>-ir | son of Ilum-kal-nāṣir, |
| 8 | u2-sze-s,i2 | he brought in. |
| 9 | a-na pi4 tup-pi2-szu | into the mouth of his tablet |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la-bi-ri-im | old |
| 2 | i-na _ka_ zimbir{ki} | at the gate of Sippar |
| 3 | _sze i3-ag2-e_ | he will measure the barley. |
| 4 | _igi_ i3-li2-i-din-nam | before Ilī-iddinam |
| 5 | _dumu_ sza-{d}a-a | son of Ša-Aya |
| 6 | _igi_ s,il2-li2-{d}utu | before Ṣillī-šamaš |
| 7 | _dumu_ i-t,ur-{d}e2-a | son of Itur-Ea |
| 8 | _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 5(disz)-kam_ | The month of Addarum, the day 5 |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _1(ese3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na hu-ra-ni-im | 1 ese3 3 iku field in the road |
| 2 | i-ta _a-sza3_ ARAD-e2-a-bi-sza | from the field Warad-Eabiša |
| 3 | u3 i-ta _a#-sza3#_ dumu-sza-ba-ia | and from the field of Dumušabaya |
| 4 | _ki_ a-na-{d}utu-li-s,i2# | from Ana-Šamaš-liṣi |
| 5 | _dumu_ mi-na-tum | son of Inatum |
| 6 | {disz}{d}iszkur-szar-rum | Adad-šarrum |
| 7 | _dumu#_ dingir-kal-na-s,ir | son of Ili-kalnaṣir |
| 8 | [u2#]-sze-s,i2 | he brought out. |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | _iti du6-ku3 u4 5(disz)-kam#_ | The month of Tašritum, the day 5 |
| 2' | _mu {gesz}tukul szu-nir ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar_ | year: “The šunir weapon, gold, and silver |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ARAD-e2-a#-[...] | Warad-Ea- |
| 2 | ugula lukur {d}[utu?] | foreman: nadītu of Utu(?) |
| 3 | ARAD e2-[babbar ...] | servant of the Ebabbar temple |
| 1 | [_kiszib3_ ...]-{d}utu | Seal of ...-šamaš |
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