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MHET 2/3, 378 (P370430)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/3, 378 |
|---|---|
| ID | P370430 |
| Museum no. | BM 082408 & BM 082409 |
| 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 | a-na _2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ | for 2 iku of field |
| 2 | _sza3-ba 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ | therefrom: 1 eše 2 iku of field |
| 3 | sza {d}a-a-ku-zu-ub-ma-tim _lukur_ {d}utu | of Aya-kuzub-mātum, nadi—šamaš |
| 4 | _dumu-munus_ s,i-li2-akszak{ki} | daughter of Ṣillī-akšak |
| 5 | {disz}a-li2-ta-li-mi _dumu_ i-t,ur#-asz-du-um | Ali-talim, son of Itur-ašdum |
| 6 | isz-ri-qu2-ma i-ku-lu | they smashed and ate. |
| 7 | {disz}{d}a-a-ku-zu-ub-ma-tim _lukur_ {d}utu | Aya-kuzub-mātim, naditu of Utu |
| 8 | _di-ku5-mesz_ babila2{ki} | judges of Babylon |
| 9 | _di-ku5-mesz_ zimbir{ki} | judges of Sippar |
| 10 | im-hu-ur-ma | received, and |
| 11 | _di-ku5-mesz_ a-wa-ti-sza i-mu-ru-ma | judged her case, and |
| 12 | ra#-bi#-a-an {iri}hal-hal-la{ki} | mayor of Halhalla |
| 13 | u3# szi-bu-ut iri{ki} | and the inhabitants of the city |
| 14 | [szi-b]-su2-nu ki-ma _2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ | their dwellings as 2 iku of field |
| 15 | {disz}{d}a-a-ku-zu-ub-ma-tim-ma | Aya-kuzub-mātim |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | iq-bu-ma | spoke, and |
| 2 | _2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ qa2-du bi-ir-tim | a field of 2 ikû together with a threshing floor |
| 3 | a-na {d}a-a-ku-zu-ub-ma-tim | to Ayakkuzubmātum |
| 4 | _dumu-munus_ s,il2-li2-akszak{ki} | daughter of Ṣillī-akšak |
| 5 | u2-bi-ir-ru-ma id-di-nu | they brought back and gave. |
| 6 | _u4 kur2-sze3_ u2-ul i-ta-ar-ma | in the future he shall not return, and |
| 7 | {disz}a-li2-ta-li-mi | Ali-talīmi, |
| 8 | u2-ul i-ra-gu-mu | shall not raise a claim. |
| 9 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk | year: “Šamaš, Aya, Marduk, |
| 10 | u3 sa-am-su2-i-lu-na it-mu-u2 | and Samsu-iluna heard. |
| 11 | _igi_ nu-ra-tum _dumu_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum | before Nuratum, son of Sîn-annunitum |
| 12 | _igi_ ap-pa-an-dingir! _dumu_ e-tel-pi2-esz18-dar | before Appan-il, son of Etel-pî-Ištar |
| 13 | _igi_ {d}suen-im-gur _dumu_ i3-li2-i-din-nam | before Sîn-imgur, son of Ilī-iddinam |
| 14 | _igi_ {d}suen-ga-mil _dumu_ ARAD-{d}suen | before Sîn-gāmil, son of Warad-Si}n |
| 15 | _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 6(disz)-kam_ | The month of Nisannu, the day 6 |
| 31 | _mu i7 sa-am-su2-i-lu-na-na-qa2-ab-nu-hu-usz-ni-szi mu-ba-al_ | year: “The canal Samsu-iluna-qabnuḫušnīši was dug. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [...] x [...] | |
| 2 | _di-ku5-mesz_ babila2{ki} | judges of Babylon |
| 3 | u3# _di-ku5-mesz_ zimbir[{ki}] | and the judges of Sippar |
| 4 | im#-hu-ur-ma | received, and |
| 5 | [... a]-wa-ti-sza i-mu#-ru-ma | ... heard her words, and |
| 6 | ra#-bi-a-an {iri}hal-hal-la{ki#} | mayor of Halhalla |
| 7 | u3 szi-bu-ut iri{ki} | and the inhabitants of the city |
| 8 | ki-ma _2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ | as 2 iku of field |
| 9 | sza {d}a-a-ku-zu-ub-ma-tum-ma# | of Aya-kuzubmatum |
| 10 | {disz}a-li2-ta-li-mi | Ali-talīmi, |
| 11 | a-na la i-qi2-im | to not give |
| 12 | u4-mi ma-du-tim | a long time |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | isz-ri-qu2-ma i-ku-lu | they smashed and ate. |
| 2 | szi-bu-su2-nu iq-bu-u2-ma | their witnesses spoke, and |
| 3 | _di-ku5-mesz_ i-na _e2_ {d}utu | judges in the temple of Šamaš |
| 4 | di#-nam u2-sza-hi-zu-szu-[...] | Judge a case for him |
| 5 | _2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ qa-du bi#-[ir-tim] | 2 iku of field together with irrigation work |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | _dumu_ x [...] | son of ... |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}na#-[bi-um] | servant of Nabium. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | dingir [...] | god |
| 2 | _dumu_ [...] | son of |
| 3 | _ARAD#_ [...] | servant of .... |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-im-gur-ra-an-[ni] | Sîn-imgurrani |
| 2 | _dumu_ i3-li2-i-din-nam | son of Ilī-iddinam, |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}lugal-i-x | servant of Lugal-. |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-[...] | Sin- |
| 2 | _dumu_ x [...] | son of ... |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | [...] dingir# | ... god |
| 2 | [_dumu_ ...] | son of ... |
| 3 | [_ARAD_ {d}na]-bi-[um] | servant of Nabium. |
Sources & licences
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