MHET 2/5, 634 (P372512)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/5, 634 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372512 |
| Museum no. | BM 017596B & VAT 01165 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| 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(disz) sar e2_ sza _ka2_ {d}nun-gal | for 2 sar of the house of the gate of Nungal |
| 2 | _da e2_ e2-ki-be2-gi | adjacent to the house of Ekibbegi |
| 3 | u3 _da e2_ bur-sin | and adjacent to the house of Bur-sin |
| 4 | sza ia-at-ra-tum _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-i-bi#-szu | of Yatratum, nadītu of Šamaš, daughter of Ilu-shu-ibbîši |
| 5 | _ki_ bur-sin i-sza-a-mu | with bursin he shall be satisfied. |
| 6 | {disz}im-gur-{d}en-lil2 u3 i3-li-sukkal# | Imgur-Enlil and Ili-sukkal |
| 7 | _dumu_ bur-sin a-na sza-at-ra-tum | son of Bursin, for the šatrtum |
| 8 | ir-gu-mu-ma _di-ku5-mesz babila2{ki}_ | he set up, and the judges of Babylon |
| 9 | u3 _di-ku5-mesz zimbir{ki}_ | and the judges of Sippar |
| 10 | ik-szu-du-u2-ma di-nam u2-<sza>-hi-zu-<szu>-nu-ti# | They gathered, and a verdict was given to them. |
| 11 | u2-ul i-ta-ar-ru-u2-ma | they shall not return, and |
| 12 | {disz}im-gur?-{d}en-lil2 u3 i3-li2-sukkal | Imgur-Enlil and Ili-sukkal |
| 13 | _dumu_ bur-sin a-na ia-at-ra-tum | son of Bursin to Yatratum |
| 14 | u2-ul i-ra-ga-mu | he will not be able to raise. |
| 15 | [_mu_] {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk | year: “Šamaš, Aya, Marduk, |
| 16 | [u3 ha]-am#-mu-ra-bi# [_lugal_] | and Hammurabi, the king |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] x-a _dumu_ x x x | ... son of ... |
| 2 | [...]-nu-szu | ... his |
| 3 | _igi_ kar? x mu? gim | before ..., like |
| 4 | _igi_ mu-na-wi-rum | before Munawwirum |
| 5 | _igi_ dingir-szu-i-bi-szu | before Ilu-šu-ibbīszu, |
| 6 | _igi_ ha x bi szu | before ... ... |
| 7 | _igi_ sin-isz-me-an-ni | before Sin-išmeanni |
| 8 | _igi_ bur-sin _igi_ im-gur-akszak{ki} | before Bursin, before Imgur-akšak |
| 9 | _igi_ {d}utu-an-dul7 _dub-sar_ | before Šamaš-andul, scribe |
| 10 | _mu bad3# gal ga2-gi4-a_ | year: “The great wall will be repaired. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na _2(disz) sar e2 ki-gal2_ | for 2 sar, the house of the foundations |
| 2 | _da# _ka2_ {d}nun-gal | adjacent to the gate of Nungal |
| 3 | u3#? _da e2_ e2-ki-be2#-[gi] | and next to the house of Ekibbegi |
| 4 | u3# _da# e2_ bur-{d}suen# | and adjacent to the house of Bur-Sin |
| 5 | sza# {disz}ia-at-ra-tum | of Iatratum |
| 6 | [_dumu]-munus#_ dingir-szu-i-bi-szu | daughter of Ilshu-ibbisu |
| 7 | [_ki_] {disz}bur-{d}suen i-sza-[mu] | with Bur-Sîn he shall pay. |
| 8 | [{disz}im]-gur#-{d}en-lil2 u3 [i3-li-sukkal] | Imgur-Enlil and Ili-sukkal |
Sources & licences
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