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MHET 2/2, 158 (P481415)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/2, 158 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481415 |
| Museum no. | BM 016853 |
| 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 | 1(disz) _sar_ 1(u) 4(disz) _gin2 e2 du3-a_ | 1 sar 14 shekels built-up house |
| 2 | i-na _ga2-gi4-a{ki}_ | in Gagia |
| 3 | _da_ sin-[... _dumu]-munus#_ asz-di-ba-lu-tim | next to the property of ..., daughter of Ašdibalutum |
| 4 | u3# [_da_ ...] x-ka _dumu_ {d}utu-ra-bi | and next to ..., son of Šamaš-rabi |
| 5 | _sag#-[bi_ ...] la-ma-sa3-ni# | Its top ... is lamassani. |
| 6 | [_dumu-munus_] asz-di-ba-lu#-tim# | daughter of Aszdi-balutum |
| 7 | u3 [ba-la]-tum# [_dumu_ dingir-szu]-na-s,i-ir | and Balatum, son of Ilshu-nashir |
| 8 | _ki_ ARAD#-{d}nanna _dumu_ [...] | from Warad-Nanna son of |
| 9 | {disz}erisz-ti-{d}a-a _lukur# {d}utu#_ | Erishti-Aya, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 10 | _dumu-munus#_ ru-tu#-[...] | daughter of Rutu- |
| 11 | i-na _har# ku3-[babbar ... in-szi]-in-sa10_ | with a silver ring ... he bought. |
| 12 | _sa10 til-la#-[bi]-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 13 | 1(disz) 1/3(disz)# _gin2# [ku3-babbar] in-na-an-la2_ | 1 1/3 shekels of silver he paid. |
| 14 | _sza3-ga-a-ni al-du10_ | his heart is satisfied |
| 15 | _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2-lu2-ra_ | in the future, against another man |
| 16 | _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_ | shall not make a claim |
| 17 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}amar-utu | year: “Šamaš, Aya, Marduk, |
| 18 | {disz}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 | Hammurapi |
| 19 | u3# _iri_ zimbir{ki} | and the city of Sippar |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _in-pa3-de3-mesz_ | they have sworn |
| 2 | _igi_ dingir-pi4-{d}a-a _sanga {d}utu_ | before Ilī-pî-Aya, sanga priest of Šamaš |
| 3 | _igi_ [e-tel-pi4-na]-bi#-um _sanga {d}utu_ | before Etel-pīnabium, sanga priest of Šamaš |
| 4 | _igi_ [...] _sanga {d}utu_ | before ..., sanga priest of Šamaš |
| 5 | _igi_ [...] _lukur {d}utu-mesz_ | before ..., nadītu of the gods |
| 6 | [_igi_ ...] hu-nu-bu-um | Witness: ... Hunubum |
| 7 | [_igi_ ...] _dumu_ sa3*-bu-um-dingir* | Before ..., son of Sabum-ili |
| 8 | [_igi_ ...-ma]-an-szum2 _dumu#_ ka*-[lu-mu-um] | before ...-manshum, son of Kalumum |
| 9 | [_igi_ ...] e#-ri-ba-am | Before ... he entered. |
| 10 | [...]-x i-ku-pi2-sza# | ... she smote her |
| 11 | [_igi_ ...]-sze-me _dumu_ x lu2-ti [...] | Before ...-sheme, son of ... man ... |
| 12 | [_igi_ ...] {d}nanna*-lu2-ti* | before ... Nanna-lūti |
| 13 | [_igi_ ...] _dumu_ sin-illat-su2 | before ..., son of Sin-tillassu |
| 14 | [_igi_ ...] _dumu_ {d}utu-x | before , son of Šamaš-x |
| 15 | [_igi_ ...] ip-qu2-sza | Before ... he shaved. |
| 16 | [_igi_ ...] _dumu-munus_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu | before ... daughter of Nur-ilišu |
| 17 | [_igi_ ...] _dumu#-munus_ nu-ur2-{d}utu | before , daughter of Nur-šamaš |
| 18 | [_igi_ ...] x _dumu-munus_ sin re-me-ni | before ..., daughter of merciful Sin |
| 19 | [...] din akszak{ki}-i-din#-nam | ... of Akšak-iddinam |
| 20 | _igi_ i-ri-ba-[...]-ni _dumu_ sza-i3-li | before Iriba-..., son of Ša-ili |
| left | ||
| 1 | _igi_ sin#-i-mi-ti _ku3-dim2_ | before Sin-imitti, the silversmith |
| 2 | [_igi_ ...]-i3-li2-szu _dub-sar | Witness: ...-ilishu, scribe |
| 3 | _iti apin-du8-a_ | month: “Piglet-festival,’ |
| 4 | _mu iri a2-dam_ ma3-al-gi-a{ki} | year: “The city was a slave-girl of Malgium. |
| envelope | ||
| 1' | _sag#-bi_ x [...] | Its head ... ... |
| 2' | _dumu-munus_ asz-di-[ba-lu-tim] | daughter of Aszdi-balutum |
| 3' | u3 ba-la-[tum ...] | and life |
| 4' | _ki_ ARAD-{d}nanna [_dumu_ ...] | from Warad-Nanna son of |
| 5' | {disz}erisz-ti-{d}[a-a _lukur {d}utu_] | Erishti-Aya, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 6' | _dumu-munus_ ru-tu#-[...] | daughter of Rutu- |
| 7' | i-na _har ku3-babbar_ [...] | from the silver ring ... |
| 8' | _in-szi-in#-[sa10]_ | he bought. |
| 9' | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3#-[babbar in-na-an-la2]_ | 1 1/3 shekels of silver he paid. |
| 10' | _sza3-ga-a-ni [al-du10]_ | his heart is glad. |
| 11' | _inim nu-ga2#-[ga2-a]_ | will not raise a claim |
| 12' | _mu_ {d}[utu {d}a-a {d}amar-utu] | year: “Šamaš, Aya, Marduk |
| 13' | u3 ha#-[am-mu-ra-pi2 ...] | and Hammurapi ... |
| 14' | _igi_ dingir#-[pi4-{d}a-a _sanga {d}utu_] | before Ilī-pî-Aya, priest of Šamaš |
| top | ||
| 1 | _<kiszib>_ ARAD-{d}nanna | Seal of Warad-Nanna |
| left | ||
| 1 | _<kiszib>_ lu2-{d}utu# | Seal of Lu-Šamaš |
| 2 | _<kiszib>_ a-pa-a | Seal of Apâ |
| 3 | _<kiszib>_ sin-e-[...] | Seal of Sin-e- |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | e-te-el-pi4-{d}na-bi-um* | Etel-pî-Nabium |
| 2 | _dumu_ sza-lim-pa-li-ih-szu# | son of Šalim-palihšu |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}na-bi-um | servant of Nabium. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-ba-ni* | Sîn-bani |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}utu-dingir | son of Šamaš-ilum |
| 3 | _PA lukur {d}utu-me#_ | PA, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 4 | _ARAD_ e2-babbar# | servant of Ebabbar. |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | sa3-bi-um-[a-bi*] | its sabium |
| 2 | i3-[du8 ga2-gi4-a*] | doorkeeper of the reed workers |
| 3 | _ARAD_ e2-babbar# | servant of Ebabbar. |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | ka-lu-mu-um# | Kalumum |
| 2 | _ARAD#_ e2-babbar [...] | servant of the Ebabbar. |
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