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MHET 2/2, 157 (P481414)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/2, 157 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481414 |
| Museum no. | BM 082248 & BM 082249 |
| 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 | 3(iku)# _iku a-sza3_ | 3 iku of field |
| 2 | i-na ha-ra-ma-tum | in the ḫaramatum |
| 3 | i-ta _a-sza3_ ka-ab-ra?-tim# | from the field Kabratum |
| 4 | u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur | and adjacent to the field of Ibni-Adad |
| 5 | _ki_ be-le-su2-nu | from Bēlessunu |
| 6 | _dumu-munus_ dingir-a-bu-um# | daughter of Ilum-abum |
| 7 | {disz}ip-qu2-sza [_dumu_] u-bar-rum | Ipquša, son of Ubarrum |
| 8 | _a-sza3_ a-na# e-re-szu-tim | a field for cultivation |
| 9 | [a]-na _gu2_ u2-sze-s,i2# _u4 buru15-sze3#_ | to the bank he shall bring out; at harvest time |
| 10 | 3(gesz2) _gur sze gu2_ | 300 gur of barley per talent |
| 11 | i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im | at the gate of the granary |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _i3-ag2-e 3(disz) ezem_ | he will pay. 3 festivals |
| 2 | 1(ban2) _dabin_ | 1 seah of barley flour |
| 3 | u3 mi-sze-er-tum# | and mišertum |
| 4 | i-pa-qi2-si2 | he shall replace. |
| 5 | _igi_ ti-sza-na-tum | before Tišanatum |
| 6 | _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-i-bi | daughter of Ilšu-ibbi |
| 7 | _igi_ be-li-nu-um _dumu_ ma-ni-ni | before Belinum, son of Maninum |
| 8 | _igi_ {d}nanna-x-x _dumu#_ x x | before Nanna-..., son of |
| 9 | [...] x nu-ru#-[...] | ... a torch(?) |
| 10 | _igi_ la-ma-si2 | before Lamassi |
| 11 | _dumu#-munus_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu | daughter of Warad-ilišu |
| 12 | _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-[ni] | son of Ilšu-bani |
| left | ||
| 1 | _mu erin2 a2-dam_ ma3-[al]-gi4{ki} | year: “The troops, the slaves of Malgium |
| envelope | ||
| 1 | _dub 3(iku) iku a-sza3_ | A tablet of 3 iku of field |
| 2 | i-na ha-ra-ma-tim | in the quarters |
| 3 | i-ta _a-sza3_ ka-ab-ra-tim | from the field Kabratum |
| 4 | u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur | and adjacent to the field of Ibni-Adad |
| 5 | _ki_ be-le-su2-nu | from Bēlessunu |
| 6 | _dumu-munus_ dingir-a-bu-um | daughter of Ilum-abum |
| 7 | {disz}ip-qa-sza# _dumu_ u-bar-ru-[um] | Ipqaša, son of Ubarrum |
| 8 | _a-sza3#_ a-na e-re#-[szu-tim] | a field for cultivation |
| 9 | a-na _gu2_ u2-sze#-[s,i2] | to the neck he shall bring out |
| 10 | 3(gesz2) _gur sze#_ [...] | 300 gur of barley ... |
| 11 | i-na _ka2_ [ga-gi-im] | at the gate of the granary |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _i3-ag2-[e_ ...] | he will pay. |
| 2 | 3(ban2) _dabin_ u3# [mi-sze-er-tam] | 3 seahs of barley flour and mashertam-flour |
| 3 | i-pa-[qi2-si] | he shall replace |
| 4 | _igi_ be-li-nu-[um] | before Belinum |
| 5 | _dumu_ ma-ni-[ni] | son of Manini |
| 6 | _igi_ {d}nanna-[...] | before Nanna- |
| 7 | _dumu_ nu-ru-[...] | son of Nuru- |
| 8 | _igi_ ti-sza-[na-tum] | before Tishanatum |
| 9 | _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-i#-[bi] | daughter of Ilšu-ibi |
| 10 | _igi_ la-ma-si2# | before Lamassi |
| 11 | _dumu-munus_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu | daughter of Warad-ilišu |
| 12 | _mu erin a2-dam#_ ma3-al-gi4{[ki]} | year: “The troops, the slaves of Malgium |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | dingir-{d}utu | Ilum-šamaš |
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