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MHET 2/2, 135 (P481378)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Amnanum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/2, 135 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481378 |
| Museum no. | BM 080097 & BM 080098 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der) |
| Coordinates | 33.0991, 44.2991 |
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(esze3) _iku a-sza3_ | for 2 eše iku of field |
| 2 | sza ki-ma szu-ku-ut-ti-sza | who, like her suckling, |
| 3 | u3 sze-wi-ri-sza | and her dowry |
| 4 | {disz}KA-{d}utu u3 ah-hu-szu# | KA-Šamaš and his brothers |
| 5 | a-na ta-ra-am-ul-masz-di | to Tarām-ulmašdi |
| 6 | id-di-nu-szi#-im | gave to her |
| 7 | _a-sza3_-sza 2(iku) _iku_ ma-t,i3-am | its field is 2 iku, deficit. |
| 8 | _di-ku5_ ik-szu-ud-ma | the judge confirmed, and |
| 9 | _a-sza3_-sza ma-t,i3-a*-am | her field is lost |
| 10 | [a-na] KA-{d}utu sin-ma-gir# | to KA-Šamaš, sin-magir |
| 11 | {disz}i-din-dingir u3 {d}utu#-na#-s,ir | Iddin-ilum and Šamaš-nāṣir |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a#*-[na] KA-{d}utu u2-ma*-la* | to KA-Šamaš he shall fill |
| 2 | _mu#_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu | year: “Šamaš, Marduk, |
| 3 | {disz}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal#_ | Hammurapi, the king |
| 4 | u3 _iri_ zimbir{ki} [it]-mu#-u2 | and the city of Sippar they built. |
| 5 | _igi_ i-bi#-{d}nin-szubur | before Ibbi-Ninšubur |
| 6 | _igi_ [nu-ur2]-{d}szakkan2 u3# lugal-{d}utu | before Nur-Šakkan and Lugal-Suen |
| 7 | _igi_ i3-li2-ma#-[ti]-di# | before Ilī-matidi |
| 8 | _igi_ qi2-isz-nu#-nu# u3 [bur-sin] | before Qišnunu and Bursin |
| 9 | _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}utu _dumu_ sin-sze-[me] | before Nur-Šamaš, son of Sin-šeme |
| 10 | x x | |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 2(esze3)* _iku#_ [...] x-ha-la{ki} | 2 eše3 iku ... x-hala |
| 2 | sza ki-ma# szu#-ku#-ut-ti-sza | who like her sucklings |
| 3 | u3 sze-wi-ri-sza | and her dowry |
| 4 | {disz}KA-{d}utu | KA-Šamaš |
| 5 | {disz}{d}suen-ma-gir | Sin-magir |
| 6 | {disz}i-din-dingir u3 {d}utu-na-s,ir | Iddin-ilum and Šamaš-nāṣir |
| 7 | a-na ta-ra-am-ul-masz-di id-di-nu | they gave to Tarām-Ulmašdi. |
| 8 | 2(iku) _iku a-sza3_ ma#-t,i3-ma | 2 iku of field is missing |
| 9 | _di-ku5-mesz_ ik-szu-du-ma | judges gathered, and |
| 10 | 2(iku) _iku a-sza3_-sza ma-t,im-ma x x | 2 iku of her field is missing and ... |
| 11 | a-na KA-{d}utu sin-ma-gir | to KA-Šamaš, sin-magir |
| 12 | {disz}i-din-dingir u3 {d}utu-na-s,ir | Iddin-ilum and Šamaš-nāṣir |
| 13 | mu-ul-la-am iq-ta-bu-ma | “It is enough, he said, and |
| bottom | ||
| 1 | <_kiszib_> qi2-isz-nu-nu | Seal of Qishnunu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(iku) _iku a-sza3_-sza ma-t,im-ma | 2 iku her field is missing, and |
| 2 | [u2]-ma*-al-lu-szi-im | he filled her |
| 3 | _mu#_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu | year: “Šamaš, Marduk, |
| 4 | {disz}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 [...] | Hammurapi |
| 5 | u3 _iri_ zimbir{[ki]} it#-mu-[u2] | and the city of Sippar heard |
| 6 | _igi_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ sin-e-ri-ba-am | before Ibbi-Ninšubur, son of Sin-erībam |
| 7 | _igi_ nu-u2-{d}szakkan2 u3 lugal#-{d}utu | before Nūr-Šakkan and Lugal-Sîn |
| 8 | _igi_ i3-li2-ma-ti-di | before Ilī-matidî |
| 9 | _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}utu _dumu_ sin-sze-me | before Nur-Šamaš, son of Sin-šeme |
| 10 | _igi_ qi2-isz-nu-nu u3 bur-sin | before Qišnunu and Bursin |
| 11 | _dumu-me_ sin-sze-me | sons of Sin-šeme |
| 12 | _igi_ s,il2-li2-{d}utu _dumu_ a-hu-wa-qar | before Ṣillī-šamaš, son of Ahu-waqar |
| 13 | _igi_ {d}iszkur#-ma-an-szum2 | before Adad-manšum |
| 14 | _dumu_ {d}utu-li-<wi>-ir | son of Šamaš-liwwir |
| 15 | _igi_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2 | before Adad-manšum |
| 16 | u3 ARAD-{d}nanna | and Warad-Nanna |
| 17 | <_kiszib_> KA-{d}utu | Seal of KA-Šamaš |
| left | ||
| 1 | <_kiszib_> s,il2-li2-{d}utu | Seal of Ṣillī-šamaš |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] s,i/ad? [...] | ... ṣid(?) |
| 2 | _dumu#_ tu-tu-ni-[szu] | son of Tutunishu |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}na-bi-um | servant of Nabium. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | lugal#*-{d}utu | Lugal-šamaš |
| 2 | _dumu#_ dingir-[szu-na]-s,i-ir#*] | son of Ilšu-nashir |
| 3 | _dam-gar3_ | merchant |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | lugal-{d}[utu] | Lugal-Šamaš |
| 2 | x-{d}suen | x-Suen |
| 3 | [...]-tu-[...] | ...-tu- |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | dingir-szu-na-s,i-[ir] | Ilu-šunaṣir |
| 2 | _dam-gar3_ | merchant |
| 3 | _dumu_ a-bu-um-[wa-qar] | son of Abum-waqar |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | i3*-li2*-tu-ra-am* | Ili-turam |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,i-ir* | son of Šamaš-naṣir |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}na-[bi-um] | servant of Nabium. |
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