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MHET 2/1, 066 (P481322)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/1, 066 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481322 |
| Museum no. | BM 082425 & BM 082425A |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | _2(disz) 1/3(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a_ | 2 1/3 sar 5 shekels built-up house |
| 2 | _da e2_ nu-ur2-{d}utu _dumu_ sipa _kusz7_ | adjacent to the house of Nur-šamaš, son of the shepherd, |
| 3 | u3 _da e2_ ip-t,ur-{d}suen | and next to the house of Ipṭur-Sîn, |
| 4 | _dumu_ {d}suen-ib-ni _kusz7_ | son of Sîn-ibni, cubit |
| 5 | _1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar e2 kislah_ | 1 1/2 sar, the house of the kislah; |
| 6 | _da e2_ nu-ur2-{d}utu _kusz7_ | adjacent to the house of Nūr-šamaš, it is cold. |
| 7 | u3 _da e2_ mu-s,i2-im | and next to the house of the dowry |
| 8 | sza {d}suen-ib-ni _kusz7_ | of Sîn-ibni cubits |
| 9 | _1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar <<1/2(disz) gin2>> e2 kislah_ | 1 1/2 sar <1/2> shekels, the storehouse; |
| 10 | _da e2_ ip-t,ur-{d}suen | adjacent to the house of Ipṭur-Sîn, |
| 11 | _dumu_ sin-ib-ni | son of Sin-ibni, |
| 12 | u3 _da e2 kislah_ sza nu-ur2!-{d}utu | and next to the estate of Nur-šamaš |
| 13 | _1(disz) 5/6(disz) sar e2 kislah_ | 1 5/6 sar, the estate of Kislah; |
| 14 | _da e2_ na-wi-ru-um-i3-li2-ma? | adjacent to the house of Nawirum-ilīma? |
| 15 | u3 _da e2 dumu-me_ i-ku-pi4-sza | and next to the house of her sons, |
| 16 | ($ blank space $) _nigin2? 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a_ | total: 2 1/3 sar 5 shekels built house |
| 17 | ($ blank space $) _nigin2? 4(disz) 5/6(disz) sar <<[x] gin2>> e2 kislah#_ | total: 4 5/6 sar ... shekels, the storage house; |
| 18 | ($ blank space $) _szu-nigin2 7(disz) sar_ <<e2 x>> | total: 7 sar |
| 19 | ($ blank space $) <<x>> _1(u) 5(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a_ | 15 shekels built-up house |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ($ blank space $) _u3 e2 kislah_ | and the estate of Kislah |
| 2 | mi-im-ma an-ni-im | all this |
| 3 | _ha-la_ sza-at-{d}a-a _lukur {d}utu_ | share of Šat-Aya, nadītu of Utu |
| 4 | _dumu-munus_ a-wi-il-dingir | daughter of Awil-ilī |
| 5 | {disz}{d}marduk-mu-ba-li-it, | Marduk-muballiṭ |
| 6 | disz <<u3>> {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu-me_ ip-t,ur-sin | Sîn-iddinam son of Ipṭursin |
| 7 | u3 sza-at-{d}a-a _dumu-munus_ a-wi-il-dingir | and Šat-Aya, daughter of Awīl-ilum |
| 8 | isz-tu pe2-e a-da _ku3-sig17_ | from the window with the gold |
| 9 | zi-zu ga-am-ru ma-la ma-s,u2#-u2# | Your life is abundant, as much as is needed |
| 10 | zi-ta-szu-nu ga-me-er-tam | their totality, |
| 11 | il-te-qu2-u2 li-ba-szu-nu t,u2-ub | they have taken, their heart is well. |
| 12 | _u4-kur2-sze3_ a-hu-um a-na a-hi-im | In the future, a brother to a neighbor |
| 13 | a-na _a-sza3 e2 u3 {gesz}kiri6_ x-ip-tu | to the field, house and orchard ...-iptu |
| 14 | u2-ul e-ra-ga-mu _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk | I did not enter. The name of Šamaš and Marduk |
| 15 | u3 a-pil-sin it-mu-u2 | and Apil-sin heard. |
| 16 | _igi_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2 | before Lipit-Ištar |
| 17 | _igi_ sza-mu-uh-{d}suen | before Šamuh-Sîn |
| 18 | _igi_ {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni | before Ninšubur-bani |
| 19 | _igi_ {d}iszkur-re-me-ni | before Adad-remeni |
| 20 | _igi_ {d}utu-di-ku5 | before Šamaš-diku |
| 21 | _dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,ir | son of Šamaš-naṣir |
| 22 | _igi_ be-li-su2-nu | before Bēlīssunu |
| 23 | _dumu-munus_ ur-{d}da-mu | daughter of Ur-Damu |
| 24 | _igi_ a-wi-il-dingir _dumu_ {d}utu-pi4-dingir | before Awil-ilī, son of Šamaš-pî-ilum |
| 25 | _igi_ {d}a-a-szi-ti _munus ugula lukur-hi-a igi_ u-bar-{d}nin-urta _dub-sar_ | before Aya-šiti the foreman of the nadītu, before Ubar-Ninurta the scribe. |
| 26 | _igi_ da-mi-iq-tum _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-tab-ba-szu | before Amī-iqtum, daughter of Šamaš-tabbāḫu |
| 27 | _igi_ ia-ta-ru-um _dumu_ e-ma#-an-{d}suen _igi_ i-din-sin | before Yatarum, son of Eman-Sin, before Iddin-sin |
| 28 | _igi_ la-ma-si2 _dumu-munus_ i3-li2-ma-en-nam | before Lamassi, daughter of Ilī-mannam |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _dub 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 e2 [du3]-a#_ | A tablet of 2 1/3 sar and 5 shekels of built houses. |
| 2 | _da e2_ nu-ur2-{d}utu [_dumu_] ri-i#-im _kusz7_ | adjacent to the house of Nur-šamaš son of Rīm, it is covered. |
| 3 | u3 _da e2_ ip-t,ur-{d}suen _kusz7_ | and adjacent to the house of Ipṭur-Sîn, a cubit |
| 4 | _1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar e2 kislah da e2_ nu-ur2-{d}utu _kusz7_ | 1 1/2 sar, the storehouse next to the house of Nūr-šamaš, is cold. |
| 5 | u3 _da e2_ mu-s,i2-im sza {d}suen-ib-ni | and next to the house of the dowry of Sîn-ibni, |
| 6 | _1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar e2 kislah da e2_ ip-t,ur-{d}suen | 1 1/2 sar, the storehouse next to the house of Ipṭur-Sîn, |
| 7 | u3 _da e2 kislah_ sza nu-ur2#-{d}utu _dumu_ sila# [_kusz7_] | and next to the house of the kislah belonging to Nur-šamaš son of Silah |
| 8 | _1(disz) 5/6(disz) sar e2 kislah da e2_ na-wi-ru-um-[i3-li2] | 1 5/6 sar, the storehouse next to the house of Nawirum-ilī |
| 9 | u3 _da e2 e2-an-na-da dumu-me_ i-[ku-pi4-sza] | and next to the house of Eannada, sons of Ikupisha |
| 10 | ($ blank space $) _szu-nigin2 [7(disz)] sar# 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a [e2 kislah_] | total: 7 sar 15 shekels built house, storehouse |
| 11 | mi-[im-ma] an#-ni-im zi-ti# sza#-[at-{d}a-a _lukur {d}utu_] | All this is the life of Šat-Aya, nadītu of Utu. |
| 12 | _dumu-[munus_ a-wi]-il#-dingir _dumu#_ ip-t,ur#-[{d}suen] | daughter of Awil-ilī, son of Ipṭur-Sîn |
| 13 | {disz}{d}marduk-mu-ba-li2-it, {disz}{d}suen-i-din#-nam# | Marduk-muballiṭ, Sîn-iddinam |
| 14 | _dumu-me#_ ip#-t,ur-{d}suen u3 sza-at-{d}a-a _lukur {d}utu_ | sons of Ipṭur-Sîn and Šāt-Aya, nadīlat-šumi |
| 15 | _dumu-[munus_] a#-wi#-il#-dingir isz-tu pe2-e | daughter of Awil-ilī from the window |
| 16 | a-di# _ku3#-sig17#_ zi-zu ga#-[am-ru] i#-zu-uz-zu-u2 | as long as the gold, your life will be long. |
| 17 | isz-tu pe2-e a-da _ku3#-sig17#_ zi#-ta-szu-nu | From the window with the gold, their ... |
| 18 | ga-me-[er]-tam il-te-qu2#-u2# [li-ba]-szu#-nu t,u2-ub# | They have taken a totality. Their heart is well. |
| 19 | _u4-[kur2-sze3_ a-hu-um a-na a-hi-im] | In the future, a brother to another brother |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | _igi_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2 _igi_ sza-mu-uh-{d}suen | before Lipit-Ištar, before Šamuh-Sîn |
| 2' | _igi_ {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni _ugula lukur-hi-a_ | before Ninšubur-bani, foreman of the nadītu |
| 3' | _igi_ {d}iszkur-re-me-ni _ra2-gaba | before Adad-remeni, the courier |
| 4' | _igi_ {d}utu-di-ku5 _dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,ir | before Šamaš-dikūti, son of Şpsil-nashir |
| 5' | _igi_ a-wi-il-dingir _dumu_ {d}utu-pi4-dingir | before Awil-ilī, son of Šamaš-pî-ilum |
| 6' | _igi_ ia-ta-ru-um _dumu_ e-ma-an-{d}suen | before Yatarum, son of Eman-Sîn |
| 7' | _igi_ i-din-{d}suen _igi_ u-bar-{d}nin-urta _dub-sar_ | before Iddin-Sîn, before Ubar-Ninurta, the scribe |
| 8' | _igi_ {d}a-a-szi-ti _ugula lukur-hi-a | before Aya-šiti, foreman of the nadītu |
| 9' | _igi_ da-mi-iq-tum _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-tab-ba-szu | before Amī-iqtum, daughter of Šamaš-tabbāḫu |
| 10' | _igi_ la-ma-si2 _dumu-munus_ an-ne2-ba-ab-<x> | before Lamassi, daughter of Ane-bāb-... |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...]-iq-ti? _igi_ be-li-su2-nu | ... their lord |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {munus}{d}a-a-szi-ti# | Aya-šiti |
| 2 | _dumu-munus_ bur-nu-nu | daughter of Burnunu |
| 3 | _geme2_ {d}utu | the slave woman of Šamaš |
| 4 | u3 {d}a-a | and Aya |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | [{d}nin]-szubur#-ba-ni | For Ninšubur-bani |
| 2 | [_gumu_ bur]-nu-nu | a kind of pig |
| 3 | [_ugula lukur] {d}utu_ | foreman: nadītu of Šamaš |
| 4 | [_ARAD_] e2#-babbar | servant of the Ebabbar. |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-en-nam! | Sîn-ennam |
| 2 | _sanga_ {d}utu | priest of Šamaš |
| 3 | _dumu_ {d}suen-i-mi-ti# | son of Sîn-imitti |
| 4 | _ARAD_ e2-babbar | servant of the Ebabbar. |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | i-da-[du]-um | Idadum |
| 2 | _dumu_ pa-la-{d}suen | son of Pala-Sin |
| 3 | _i3-du8_ sza3# [...] utu | the doorkeeper of ... ... |
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