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MHET 2/3, 423 (P385870)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/3, 423 |
|---|---|
| ID | P385870 |
| Museum no. | BM 092663 & BM 092663A |
| 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 | _6(disz) sar kislah_ i-na _a-gar3_ bu-sza | 6 sar of cress in the meadow of Busha, |
| 2 | i-ta be-le-su2-nu | from Bēlessunu |
| 3 | u3 i-ta geme2-{d}utu _lukur_ {d}utu | and with Geme-Šamaš, nadītu of Šadâm |
| 4 | _sag-bi i7 bahar2_ | its top is the canal of the potter’s vessel |
| 5 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam kaskal_ isz-ku-un-esz18-dar{ki} | its second head: road to Iškūn-išar. |
| 6 | _ki_ {d}utu-na#-s,ir | from Šamaš-nāṣir |
| 7 | _dumu_ mu-ha-ad-du-um | son of Muhaddum |
| 8 | {disz}geme2-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-igi-ma-tim | Šamaš-igimātum, |
| 9 | _in-szi-in-sa10_ | he bought. |
| 10 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 11 | _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_ | he paid 1 shekel of silver. |
| 12 | _sza3-ga-ni al-du10_ | his heart is good |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _inim-bi al-til_ | Its word is finished. |
| 2 | _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_ | In the future, a man against another |
| 3 | _inim nu-um ga2-ga2-a_ | a claim not to be brought |
| 4 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk | year: “Šamaš, Marduk, |
| 5 | u3 sa-am-su2-i-lu-na _lugal_ | and Samsu-iluna the king |
| 6 | it-mu-u2 | they heard. |
| 7 | _igi_ ip-qu2-sin | before Ipqusin |
| 8 | _igi_ sin-i-din-nam _dumu_ mat-ta-tum | before Sîn-iddinam, son of Mattatum |
| 9 | _igi_ {d}utu-he2-gal _dumu_ im-gur-sin | before Šamaš-hegal, son of Imgur-sin |
| 10 | _igi_ a-ha-am-nir-szi _dumu_ sin-i-din-[nam] | before Aham-nirši, son of Sin-iddinam |
| 11 | _igi_ sin-isz-me-a-ni | before Sîn-išmeanni |
| 12 | _igi_ ta-ri-ba-tum _dub-sar!_ | before Tarībatum, scribe |
| 13 | _igi_ ni-id-nu-sza _dub-sar!_ | before Nidnusha, scribe |
| 14 | _mu kur gu2-si-a_ | year: “The land of Gusia. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _6(disz) sar kislah_ i-na _a-gar3_ bu-sza | 6 sar of cress in the meadow of Busha, |
| 2 | i-ta _{gesz}kiri6_ be-le-su2-nu _lukur_ {d}utu | from the garden of Bēlessunu, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 3 | _dumu-munus_ mat-ta-tum | daughter of Mattatum |
| 4 | u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ geme2#-{d}utu _lukur_ {d}utu | and adjacent to the field Geme-Šamaš, nadītu of Šadâm |
| 5 | _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-igi-[ma]-tim | daughter of Šamaš-igimātim |
| 6 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam i7 bahar2_ | its head is 1 canal of the potter’s vessel; |
| 7 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam kaskal_ isz-ku-un-esz18#-dar#{ki} | Its second head is the road to Iškun-Eshtar. |
| 8 | _ki_ {d}utu-na#-s,i#-ir | from Šamaš-nāṣir |
| 9 | _dumu_ mu-ha-ad#-du-um | son of Muḫaddum |
| 10 | {disz}geme2-{d}utu _lukur_ {d}utu | Seleucus, nadītu of Šamaš |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | _sza3#-ga#-ni# al#-[du10]_ | his heart is satisfied. |
| 2' | _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra#_ | In the future, a man against another |
| 3' | _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_ | shall not make a claim |
| 4' | _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk | year: “Šamaš, Marduk, |
| 5' | u3 sa-am-su2-i-lu-na _lugal_ | and Samsu-iluna the king |
| 6' | it-mu-u2 | they heard. |
| 7' | _igi_ ip-qu2-sin _dumu_ lugal-{d}utu | before Ipqusin, son of Lugal-šamaš |
| 8' | _igi_ {d}utu-he2-gal2 _dumu_ im-gur-sin | before Šamaš-ḫegal, son of Imgur-sin |
| 9' | _igi_ i-bi-sin _dumu_ mat-ta-tum | before Ibisin, son of Mattatum |
| 10' | _igi_ a-ha-am-nir-szi _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam | before Aḫam-nirši, son of Sin-iddinam |
| 11' | _igi_ sin-isz-me-a-ni _dumu_ sig-esz18-dar | before Sin-išmeanni, son of Sîn-Ishtar |
| 12' | _igi_ ni-id-nu-sza _dub-sar_ | before Nidnusha, scribe |
| 13' | _iti du6-ku3 u4 2(u)-kam_ | The month of Tašritum, the day 20 |
| 14' | _mu sa-am-su2-i-lu-na lugal kur gu2-si-a an-ga-a_ | year: “Samsu-iluna, the king of the land of Gusia, this |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | im-[...] | ... ... |
| 2 | _dumu_ x [...] | son of ... |
| 3 | _ARAD_ [...] | servant of .... |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | <_kiszib3_> a-ha-nir-szi | seal of Aḫanirši |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | <_kiszib3_> sin-re-me-ni | Seal of Sin-remeni |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | <_kiszib3_> {d}utu-na-s,ir | Seal of Šamaš-nāṣir |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | <_kiszib3_> ip-qu2-sin | seal of Ipqusin |
| seal 6 | ||
| 1 | <_kiszib3_> {d}utu#-he2-gal | Seal of Šamaš-hegal |
| seal 7 | ||
| 1 | <_kiszib3_> i-bi#-sin | seal of Ibbisin |
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