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MHET 2/1, 087 (P481339)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/1, 087 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481339 |
| Museum no. | BM 017346 |
| 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 _1/3(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ | for 1/3 sar the built house |
| 2 | sza _da e2_ hu-szu-tum _nin_ {d}utu | that is next to the house of Hušutum, the mistress of Šamašētu, |
| 3 | _dumu-munus_ e2-a-ba-la-t,i3 | daughter of Ea-balaṭi |
| 4 | u3 _da e2_ hu-na-ba-tum | and adjacent to the house of Hunabatum |
| 5 | sza [e-ri]-isz-ti-{d}a-a _nin_ {d}utu | belonging to Erišti-Aya, the mistress of Šamšī |
| 6 | _dumu-munus_ e#-mu-uq-i3-li2-ia | daughter of Emuq-ilīya |
| 7 | _ki_ be-le-su2-nu _nin_ {d}utu | from Bēlessunu, the mistress of Šamaš |
| 8 | _dumu-munus_ {d}[utu]-sipa | daughter of Shamash-sipa |
| 9 | i-sza-mu {disz}be-le-su2-nu _nin#_ [{d}utu] | Bēlessunu, the sister of Šamaš |
| 10 | _dumu_ {d}utu-sipa a-na [e]-ri-isz-ti-{d#}a#-a# | son of Šamaš-sipâ, to Erishti-Aya |
| 11 | _dumu-munus_ e-mu-uq-i3-li2-ia# | daughter of Emuq-iliya |
| 12 | ir-gu-um-ma _di-ku5-mesz#_ | he took, and the judges |
| 13 | i-na _e2-babbar-ra_ di-nam | in the Ebabbar, a lawsuit |
| 14 | u2-sza-hi-zu-szu-nu-ti-i-ma | he brought them to me, and |
| 15 | u2-ul i-ta-ar-ma | he will not return, and |
| 16 | {disz#}be#-[le]-su2#-nu | Belessunu |
| 17 | [_dumu-munus_] {d}utu-sipa# | daughter of Šamaš-sipa |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na e-ri-isz-ti-{d}a-a | to Erišti-Aya |
| 2 | _dumu-munus_ e-mu-uq-i3-li2-ia | daughter of Emuq-ilīya |
| 3 | u2-ul i-ra-ga-am ba-aq-ru-sza# | shall not raise a claim against her. |
| 4 | u3 ru-gu-mu-sza na-as2-hu | and her rugūmuša is removed. |
| 5 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu sin-mu-ba-li2-it, | year: “Šamaš, Marduk, Sin-muballiṭ, |
| 6 | u3# _iri_ zimbir{ki} it-mu-u2 | and the city of Sippar heard |
| 7 | _igi_ ARAD-sin _sanga_ {d}utu | before Urad-sin, sanga priest of Šamaš |
| 8 | [_igi_] sza-lim-pa-li-ih-{d#}amar-utu _sanga_ {d}utu | before Šalim-pāliḫ-Marduk, sanga priest of Şmaš |
| 9 | _igi_ {d}utu-ta-ia#-ar | before Šamaš-tayyar |
| 10 | [_igi_ {d}]nin#-szubur-[ma]-an#-szum2 _ugula lukur_ {d}utu | before Ninshubur-manšum, foreman of the nadītu-priest of Šamaše |
| 11 | _igi#_ im#-lik-sin _dumu_ {d}utu-mu-di | before Imlik-sin, son of Šamaš-mudi |
| 12 | _igi_ i-ba-lu-ut, sza _ka2_ ga-gi-im | before Ibaluṭ, of the gate of Gagim |
| 13 | _igi#_ {d#}utu#-tab#-ba#-e sza _ka2_ ga-gi-im | before Šamaš-tabbê of the Gagim gate |
| 14 | [_igi_ i-da-du]-um _i3-du8_ | before Idādum, gatekeeper |
| 15 | [_igi_ ...] x# _maszkim di-[ku5]_ | Witness: ..., responsible official of the judge. |
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