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MHET 2/1, 089 (P481341)
Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/1, 089 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481341 |
| Museum no. | BM 017430 & BM 017430A |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| 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 | _3(iku)_ GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na qe2-er-bi-it pa-hu-s,um | a field of 3 iku in the middle of the paḫuṣum district |
| 2 | i-ta _a-sza3_ {d}lal3-sze-me | from the field of Lal-šeme |
| 3 | u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am | and adjacent to the field of Sîn-eribam |
| 4 | i-na du-un-nim u3 ma-asz-ka-nim | In battle and battle |
| 5 | ma-la ma-s,u2-u2 ki-ma [isz]-te#-en | as much as is needed, like an ox |
| 6 | zi-it-ti isz-me-'e-dingir a-bi-sza# | the life of Išme-ilī, her father |
| 7 | ma-la i-ka-asz-sza-da-asz-szi# | as long as he lives |
| 8 | u3 u2-ni-a-tim ma-la sza-lu-ur-[tum] | and utensils, as much as šalurtum |
| 9 | i-szu-u2 u3 <i>-ra-asz-szu-u2 | he has, and he will become angry. |
| 10 | ga-am-ra-tim {disz}sza-lu-ur-tum | full-grown Šalurtum |
| 11 | a-na geme2-{d}utu _lukur {d}utu_ dumu-munus-a-ni_ | to Geme-Šamaš nadītu of Šadâtu his daughter |
| 12 | i-na bu-ul-t,i3-sza id-di#-isz-szi-im | in her life he gave her |
| 13 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk {disz}{d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, | year: “Šamaš, Marduk, Sîn-muballiṭ, |
| 14 | u3 {iri}zimbir{ki} it-mu-u2 | and Sippar they heard. |
| 15 | sza pi2-i t,up-pi2-im an-ni-im | according to this tablet |
| 16 | u2-ma-ak-ka-ru | he shall destroy. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _igi_ i-di-szum _dumu_ x x x [...] | before Idišum, son of ... |
| 2 | _igi_ su2-na-bu-um _dumu_ ba-za-zi-ia | before Sūnabum, son of Bazaziya |
| 3 | _igi_ sa-bi-ru-um _dumu_ isz-hi#-dingir | before Sabirum, son of Ishhi-ili |
| 4 | _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ {d}[nanna-ma]-an-szum2 | before Ilu-šubāni, son of Nanna-mansum |
| 5 | _igi_ ni-id-nu-sza _dumu_ sza-[ru-usz]-ki-in! | before Nidnuša, son of Šarruškin |
| 6 | _igi_ e-tel-pi4-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}[suen]-i-din-nam | before Etel-pī-šamaš, son of Sîn-iddinam |
| 7 | _igi_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ mu-ha-du-um#! | before Warad-ilīšu, son of Muḫadum |
| 8 | _igi_ ib-ni-e2-a _igi_ ta-ri-ib-nu-nu | before Ibni-Ea, before Taribnunu |
| 9 | _igi_ _dumu-me_ a-mur-{d}suen# | before the sons of Amur-Sîn |
| 10 | _igi_ nu-ri-ia _dumu_ ma-nu-um-ki-ma#-[{d}suen] | before Nuriya, son of Mannum-kima-Sîn |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [_3(iku)_ GAN2 a-sza3_] i#-na# qe2-er-bi-it pa-hu-s,um | 3 iku of field in the middle of the paḫuṣum district |
| 2 | [i-ta _a-sza3_ {d}]lal3#-sze-me | from the field of Lal-šeme |
| 3 | [_dumu_ ur-{d}nin]-si4#-an-na | son of Ur-Ninsianna |
| 4 | [u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ {d}suen]-e-ri-ba-am | and adjacent to the field of Sîn-eribam |
| 5 | [_dumu_ ...] ki# | son of ... with |
| 6 | [i-na du-un-nim u3 ma-asz]-ka-nim | in battle and battle |
| 7 | [ma-la ma-s,u2]-u2# ki-ma [isz]-te#-en | as much as there is left, like an eagle |
| 8 | [zi-it-ti isz-me-'e-dingir ...] _dumu_ x x-i3-li2-szu | from Išme'e-ilī ... son of ...-ilishu |
| 9 | [ma-la i-ka-asz-sza-da-asz-szi u3 u2-ni]-a-tim | as much as he will achieve, and the utensils |
| 10 | [ma-la sza-lu-ur-tum] ir-szi-a | as much as a šalurtu has brought |
| 11 | [u3] ab-ba#-asz-szi-a | and Abbašiya |
| 12 | [ga-am-ra-tim] sza-lu-ur-tum um-ma-sza | a šalurtu-demon, her mother |
| 13 | [a-na] geme2-{d}utu _lukur {d}utu_ dumu-munus-a-ni_ | to Geme-Šamaš nadītu of Šadâtu his daughter |
| 14 | [i-na] bu-ul-t,i3-sza id-di-isz-szi-im | in her life he gave her |
| 15 | [_mu_] {d}utu {d}marduk {disz}{d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, | year: “Šamaš, Marduk, Sîn-muballiṭ, |
| 16 | [u3] {iri}zimbir{ki} it-mu-u2 | and Sippar they heard |
| 17 | sza# pi2#-i t,up-pi2-im | according to the wording of the tablet |
| 18 | [an-ni]-im u2-ma-ak-ka-ru | this they shall make binding. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [_igi_ ...] _dumu_ [...] x-{d}suen | before ... son of ...-Sîn |
| 2 | [_igi_ su2-na-bu-um] _dumu_ ba-za-zi-ia | before Sūnabum, son of Bazaziya |
| 3 | _igi_ sa#-bi-ru-um _dumu_ isz-hi-dingir | before Sabirum, son of Ishhi-ili |
| 4 | _igi_ nu-ri-a _dumu_ ma-nu-um-ki-ma#-{d}suen | before Nuriya, son of Mannum-kima-Sîn |
| 5 | _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | before Ilšu-bani, son of Nanna-manshum |
| 6 | _igi_ ni-id-nu-sza _dumu_ sza-ru-usz-ki-in | before Nidnusha, son of Šarruškīn |
| 7 | _igi_ e-tel-pi4-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam | before Etel-pī-šamaš, son of Sîn-iddinam |
| 8 | _igi_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ mu-ha-du-um | before Warad-ilīšu, son of Muḫadum |
| 9 | _igi_ ib-ni-e2-a _igi_ ta-ri-ib-nu-nu | before Ibni-Ea, before Taribnunu |
| 10 | _igi_ _dumu-me_ a-mur-{d}suen | before the sons of Amur-Sîn |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] ni | ... his own |
| 2 | [...] utu | ... nanny goat |
| 3 | ur2-{d}[...] | Ur- |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib_ su2#-[na]-bu#-um# | Seal of Su-nabum |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib#_ i#-di#-szum# | Seal of Idišum |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib_ ni-id-nu-sza | seal of Nidnusha |
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