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MHET 2/2, 163 (P481420)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/2, 163 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481420 |
| Museum no. | BM 017082 & BM 017082A |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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(bur3)# _iku a-sza3_ i-na _a-sza3 garim_ | 1 bur3 iku of field in the field of garim |
| 2 | i-ta _GAN2_ x {d}utu-sze-me | from the field of Šamaš-šeme |
| 3 | u3 i-ta dingir-szu-a-bu-szu | and with Ilu-šū-abūḫṣû, |
| 4 | _sag-bi_ ma-asz-ka3-nu-um dingir-szu-a-bu#-szu# | Its head is Maškanum. Ilu-šābu-abūḫṣu |
| 5 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam_ bu-ur-tum _lukur {d}utu#_ | Its second head is that of a nadītu of Šamaš. |
| 6 | 1(iku) _iku a-sza3_ | 1 iku of field |
| 7 | i-ta na-am-ka-ri-im | from the river |
| 8 | u3 i-ta {i7}lugal | and from the Lugal canal |
| 9 | _sag-bi e_ {d}szul-gi | its top is above Šulgi |
| 10 | _ki_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu _dumu_ {d}utu-zi-mu | from Ilu-šū-abūḫszu, son of Šamaše-zimu. |
| 11 | {disz}{d}suen-ta-ia-ar | Sîn-tayyar |
| 12 | _dumu_ ak-sza-ia | son of Akšaya, |
| 13 | _in-szi-in-sa10_ | he bought. |
| 14 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 6(disz)# 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2#_ | 6 1/3 shekels of silver he paid. |
| 2 | _{gesz}gan-na ib2-ta-bala#_ | a threshing floor he crossed |
| 3 | _inim-bi al-til_ | Its word is finished. |
| 4 | _sza3-ga-ni al-du10#_ | his heart is satisfied. |
| 5 | _u4-kur2-sze3# lu2 lu2-ra inim# [nu-um-ga2-ga2-a]_ | In the future, one man against the other will not raise a claim |
| 6 | _mu_ {d}utu# {d}amar#-[utu] | year: “Šamaš, Marduk |
| 7 | {disz}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 | Hammurapi |
| 8 | u3 _iri_ zimbir{ki} _in#-[pa3-de3-mesz]_ | and the city of Sippar they chose |
| 9 | _igi_ {d}utu-sze-me _dumu_ na-bi#-{d}[...] | before Šamaš-šeme, son of Nabi- |
| 10 | _igi_ ib-ni-{d}mar-tu _dumu_ a-wa-ti-ia | before Ibni-Amurrum, son of Awatiya |
| 11 | _igi_ dingir#-szu-mu-ba-li2-it, | before Ilšu-muballiṭ |
| 12 | [_dumu_] {d}utu-tab-ba-szu | son of Šamaš-tabbāzu |
| 13 | [_igi_ {d}suen]-sza-du-ni | before Sîn-šaduni |
| 14 | _dumu#_ ARAD-{d}mar-tu | son of Warad-Amurrum |
| 15 | _igi_ {d}utu-we-di-ku _dumu_ {d}utu-sze-me | before Šamaš-wēdīku, son of Şpḫi-šeme |
| 16 | _igi_ na-hu-um-{d}da-gan | before Naḫum-Dagan |
| 17 | _dumu_ sin-i-qi2-sza-[am] | son of Sin-iqisham |
| left | ||
| 1 | _iti ab-e3 u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam_ | The month of Addarum, the day 14 |
| 2 | _mu_ ra-pi2-qum{ki} in-dab_ | the year (in which) Rapiqum was seized. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(bur3) _iku a-sza3_ i-na ta#-wi#-ir-tum | 1 bur3 iku of field in Tawirtum |
| 2 | i#-ta# _GAN2_ x x [... {d}utu]-sze-me | from the field ... Šamaš-šeme |
| 3' | _[sag]-bi 1(disz)!-kam_ ma-[asz-ka-num] | Its first head is Mashkanum. |
| 4' | _[sag-bi 2(disz)-kam]_ bu-ur-tum _lukur {d}utu#_ [...] | Its second head is a nadītu of Šamaš. |
| 5' | 1(iku)# _iku a-sza3_ [...] | 1 iku field ... |
| 6' | i-ta na-am-ka#-[ri-im] | from Namkarum |
| 7' | u3 i-ta {i7}[lugal] | and from the royal canal |
| 8' | _sag-bi e_ {d}szul-gi | its top is above Šulgi |
| 9' | _ki_ dingir-szu-a-bu-[szu] | from Ilshu-abushu |
| 10' | _dumu#_ {d}utu-[zi-mu] | son of Šamaš-zimu |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | _[{gesz}]gan#-na# ib2-[ta-bala]_ | a threshing floor he crossed |
| 2' | _inim-bi al-til sza3#-[ga-ni al-du10]_ | Its word is finished, its heart is satisfied. |
| 3' | _u4-kur2-sze3# lu2-lu2-[ra]_ | In the future, against another man |
| 4' | _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-[a] | will not raise a claim |
| 5' | _mu_ {d}utu {d}[amar-utu] | year: “Šamaš, Marduk |
| 6' | {disz}ha-[am-mu-ra-pi2 ...] | Hammurapi |
| 7' | u3# {iri}[zimbir{ki}] | and Sippar |
| 8' | _igi_ x [...] _dumu_ a-wa-[ti]-szu | before ..., son of his words |
| 9' | _igi_ ib-ni#-[{d}mar-tu] | before Ibni-Amurrum |
| 10' | _igi_ dingir-szu-mu-ba-li2#-it,# | before Ilšu-muballiṭ |
| 11' | _dumu_ {d}utu-tab-ba#-szu# | son of Šamaš-tabbāzu |
| 12' | _igi_ {d}suen-sza-du-ni _dumu_ ARAD-{d}mar-tu | before Sîn-šadūni, son of Warad-Amurrum |
| 13' | _igi_ {d}utu-we-di-ku | before Šamaš-wediku |
| 14' | _dumu_ {d}utu-sze-me | son of Šamaš-šeme |
| 15' | _igi_ na-hu-um-{d}da-gan# _dumu_ sin-i-[qi2-sza-am] | before Nahum-Dagan, son of Sin-iqišam |
| left | ||
| 1 | _[iti] ab-e3 u4 [1(u) 4(disz)-kam]_ | The month of Addarum, the day 14 |
| 2 | _[mu] ra#-pi2-qum{ki} _in-dab_ | year: “Rapiqum was seized.&us201d |
| 3 | _<kiszib>_ dingir-szu-mu-ba-li2-it, | Seal of Ilu-šumu-balliṭ |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}utu-[sze-me] | Šamaš-šeme |
| 2 | _dumu_ na-[bi-{d}utu] | son of Nabi-šamaš |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}[...] | servant of |
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