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MHET 2/3, 439 (P365196)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/3, 439 |
|---|---|
| ID | P365196 |
| Museum no. | BM 092662 & BM 092662A |
| 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 | _e2_ ma-la ma-s,u2-u2 | a house as much as there is |
| 2 | i-na ga-gi-im | in the reedbed |
| 3 | da _e2 ka_ {d}a-a _dumu-munus_ a-pil-i3-li2-szu | next to the gate of Aya, daughter of Apil-ilišu |
| 4 | u3 _da e2_ la-ma-sa3-ni | and adjacent to the house of Lamasani |
| 5 | _dumu-munus_ be-la-nu-um | daughter of Belanum |
| 6 | _sag-bi sila_ | its top in the street |
| 7 | _egir-su2 ka_ {d}a-a-ma | After that, the mouth of Aya |
| 8 | _ki_ be-el-ta-ni _lukur_ {d}utu | from Bēltani, nadīrat of Utu |
| 9 | _dumu-munus_ si2-ia-tum | daughter of Siyatum |
| 10 | {disz}ka {d}a-a _lukur_ {d}utu | You, Aya, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 11 | _dumu-munus_ a-pil-i3-li2-szu | daughter of Apil-ilišu |
| 12 | i-na _har ku3-babbar_-sza | from her silver ring |
| 13 | _in-szi-in-sa10_ | he bought. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 2 | _4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_ | he paid 4 shekels of silver. |
| 3 | _inim-bi al-til_ | Its word is finished. |
| 4 | _u4 kur2-sze lu2 lu2-ra_ | If in the future a man against another man |
| 5 | _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_ | shall not make a claim |
| 6 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk | year: “Šamaš, Aya, Marduk, |
| 7 | u3 sa-am-su2-i-lu-na _lugal_ it-mu-u2 | and Samsu-iluna the king heard. |
| 8 | _igi_ pa-li-e-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}utu-na-ap-sze-ra | before Palī-Šamaš, son of Šadâna-apšera |
| 9 | _igi_ a-wi-il-{d}iszkur dub-<sar> _lukur_ {d}utu! | before Awīl-Adad, scribe, nadiŋir of Šamaš |
| 10 | _igi_ {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim _dumu_ puzur4-sin | before Sîn-bēl-aplim, son of Puzur-sin |
| 11 | _igi_ be-la-nu-um _dumu_ si-li-lum! | before Belanum, son of Sililum |
| 12 | _igi_ u2-s,ur-we-dam _dub-sar_ | before Ushur-wedam, scribe |
| 13 | _iti diri sze-sag11-ku5_ | extra month: “Harvest;’ |
| 14 | _mu bad3_ sza3-ah-na-a | year: “The wall of Šaḫnāya. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}[ka-{d}a-a _lukur_ {d}]utu | Ka-Aya, nadītu of Shamash |
| 2 | _dumu-munus_ a#-[pil2-i3-li2]-szu | daughter of Apil-ilišu |
| 3 | i#-na# _har# ku3#-babbar#_-sza# | with her silver bracelet |
| 4 | _in-szi-in-sa10_ | he bought. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 2 | _4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_ | he paid 4 shekels of silver. |
| 3 | _inim-bi al-til_ | Its word is finished. |
| 4 | _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_ | In the future, a man against another |
| 5 | _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_ | shall not make a claim |
| 6 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk | year: “Šamaš, Aya, Marduk, |
| 7 | u3 sa-am-su2-i-lu-na _lugal_ | and Samsu-iluna the king |
| 8 | _in-pa3-de3-mesz_ | they have sworn |
| 9 | _igi_ pa-li-e-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}utu-na-[ap-sze-ra-am] | before Palī-Šamaš, son of Šadâna-pšeram |
| 10 | _igi_ a-wi-il-{d}iszkur _dub-sar lukur#_ [{d}utu ...] | before Awīl-Adad, scribe of the nadib priestess of Šamaš |
| 11 | _igi_ {d}suen-be-el-ap-lim _dumu_ puzur4#-[sin] | before Sîn-bēl-aplim, son of Puzur-sin |
| 12 | _igi_ be-la-nu-um _dumu_ si-li-[...] | before Belanum, son of Sili-... |
| 13 | _igi_ u2-s,ur-we-dam _dub-[sar]_ | before Ushur-wedam, scribe |
| 14 | _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 [n-kam]_ | The month of Addarum, the day n |
| 15 | _mu#_ [...] sza#?-[ah-na-a{ki} ...] | year: “... Šaḫnāya |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | [{d}suen]-be-el-ap-li-[im] | Sîn-bēl-aplim |
| 2 | [_dumu_ pu3]-zur8#-[sin] | son of Puzur-sin |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}nin-szubur | servant of Ninšubur |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2 | [...] {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-[it,] | Sîn-muballiṭ |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | be-[...] | ... ... |
| 2 | _dumu-munus zi-[...] | daughter of Zi- |
| 3 | _ARAD?_ [...] | servant of |
| 4 | u3# {d}[...] | and the god |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | [...] sza-{d}[...] | ... Ša- |
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