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MHET 2/2, 164 (P481421)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/2, 164 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481421 |
| Museum no. | BM 017047 & BM 017047A |
| 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(disz) 1/2(disz) _sar e2 ki-u4_ li-tir li-im#-t,i3# | 1 1/2 sar, a house on the street, may it be destroyed, |
| 2 | _da e2_ {d}be-el-i3-li2-a | adjacent to the house of Bel-ilīya, |
| 3 | u3 _da e2_ a-pil2-i3-li2-szu | and adjacent to the house of Apil-ilišu |
| 4 | _dumu_ ba-am-ta-nu-um | son of Bamtanum |
| 5 | _sag-bi sila dagal ka2_ la-ru-zu-um | its top on the broad street of the gate of Larum |
| 6 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma ka2_ ru-ba-tum# | Its second head is the Rubatum Gate. |
| 7 | _ki_ ra-bu-ut-{d}utu ra-bi-a-nu-um | from Rabūt-Šamaš, the chief household administrator |
| 8 | {disz}puzur4-{d}utu | Puzur-Šamaš |
| 9 | {disz}a-ha-am-ar-zi | Aḫam-arzi |
| 10 | {disz}x x x x-nu-um | -num |
| 11 | {disz}a-pil2-i3-li2-szu | Apil-ilišu |
| 12 | {disz}e-tel-pi4-sza | Etel-piša |
| 13 | {disz}ma-ah-nu-ub-dingir | Mahnub-ilī, |
| 14 | u3 {d}utu-ni-szu | and Utu-nišu |
| 15 | _ab-ba iri{ki}-mesz | the father of the cities |
| 16 | {disz}sin-ta-ia-ar me# [...] | Sin-tayyar |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _in-szi-in#-[sa10]_ | he bought. |
| 2 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3#_ | as its full price |
| 3 | 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar# in-na-an-la2_ | he paid 3 shekels of silver. |
| 4 | _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_ | In the future, a man against another |
| 5 | _inim nu-ga2-ga2-a mu_ {d}utu u3 {d}<amar-utu> | no claim, year: “Šamaš and Marduk |
| 6 | u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_ | and Hammurapi, the king |
| 7 | _in-pa3-de3-mesz_ la-ru-zu-um x | they have sworn. Larsum |
| 8 | _igi_ ia-hu-mu-{d}da-gan | before Yaḫumu-Dagan |
| 9 | _dumu_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am | son of Sin-iqišam, |
| 10 | _igi_ sin-kur-i | before Sin-kuri |
| 11 | _dumu_ ARAD-{d}mar-tu | son of Warad-Amurrum |
| 12 | _igi_ {d}utu-we-di-ku | before Šamaš-wediku |
| 13 | _dumu_ {d}utu-sze-me | son of Šamaš-šeme |
| 14 | _igi_ {d}utu-i-din-nam | before Šamaš-iddinam |
| 15 | _dumu_ [...] x-til-x | son of ... |
| 16 | _iti ezem {d}iszkur-ra u4# 8(disz)#-kam#_ | The month of Adad’s festival, the day 8 |
| 17 | _mu_ ra-pi2-qum{ki} | the year (in which) Rapiqum |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _sar e2 ki-u4_ | 1 1/2 sar, the house of Ki’u |
| 2 | li-tir li-im-t,i3 | May my sin be undone. |
| 3 | _da e2_ {d}be-el-i3#-li2-a | adjacent to the house of Bel-ilīya |
| 4 | u3 _da e2_ a-pil2-i3-li2-szu | and adjacent to the house of Apil-ilišu |
| 5 | _dumu_ ba-am-ta-nu-um | son of Bamtanum |
| 6 | _sag-bi sila dagal ka2_ la-ru-zu#-um | its top on the broad street of the gate of Larum |
| 7 | _sag-bi ka2_ ru-ba-tum# | The top of the gate of the rabatum |
| 8 | _ki_ ra-bu-ut-{d}utu ra-bi-a-nu-um | from Rabūt-Šamaš, the chief household administrator |
| 9 | {disz}puzur4-{d}utu | Puzur-Šamaš |
| 10 | {disz}a-ha-am-ar-zi | Aḫam-arzi |
| 11 | {disz}x x x x-nu-um# | -num |
| 12 | {disz}a-pil2-i3-li2-szu | Apil-ilišu |
| 13 | {disz}e-tel-pi4-sza | Etel-piša |
| 14 | {disz}ma-ah-nu-ub-dingir | Mahnub-ilī, |
| 15 | u3 {d}utu-ni-szu | and Utu-nišu |
| 16 | _ab-ba-mesz_ a-li-im | the seas of the city |
| 17 | {disz}{d}suen#-ta-ia-ar | Sîn-tayyar |
| 18 | _dumu_ akszak{ki}-ia | son of Akšak, |
| 19 | _in-szi-in-sa10_ | he bought. |
| 20 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) _gin2# ku3-babbar in-na#-an#-[la2]_ | he paid 3 shekels of silver. |
| 2 | _u4#-kur2#-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_ | In the future, a man against another |
| 3 | _inim nu-ga2-ga2-a_ | shall not make a claim |
| 4 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu u3 ha-[am-mu-ra]-pi2 _lugal_ | year: “Šamaš, Marduk and Ḫammurapi, the king, |
| 5 | _[in]-pa3#-de3-mesz#_ | they have sworn |
| 6 | _[igi_ ia]-hu#!-mu-{d}da-gan# | before Yaḫumu-Dagan |
| 7 | _[dumu_ sin]-i#-qi2-sza-am# | son of Sin-iqisham |
| 8 | [_igi_ ...] x | Witness: ... |
| 9 | [_dumu_ ...]-qi2#-sza-am | son of ...-qisham |
| 10 | [_igi_ sin-kur]-i | before Sin-kuri |
| 11 | [_dumu_ ARAD-{d}mar]-tu | son of Warad-Amurrum |
| 12 | [_igi_ {d}we-di]-ku | before Wediku |
| 13 | [_dumu_ {d}utu-sze]-mi# | son of Šamaš-šeme |
| 14 | [_igi_ {d}utu-i-din]-nam | before Šamaš-iddinam |
| 15 | [_dumu_ ...]-til | son of ...til |
| 16 | _igi_ x x [...] NI | before ... ... |
| 17 | _iti ezem {d}iszkur-ra u4 8(disz)#-kam_ | The month of Adad’s festival, the day 8 |
| 18 | _mu_ ra-pi2-qum{ki} _mu-un-dab-ba_ | the year (in which) Rapiqum was seized. |
| top | ||
| 1 | _kiszib_ x x x x | seal of , |
| left | ||
| 1 | _kiszib_ ia-hu-mu-{d}da-gan | Seal of Yaḫumu-Dagan |
| 2 | _kiszib_ {d}utu-we-di-ka | Seal of Šamaš-wedīka |
| right | ||
| 1 | _kiszib_ {d}utu-i-din-na | Seal of Šamaš-iddina |
| 2 | _kiszib_ {d}suen-[...] | Seal of Sîn- |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-[sza-du-ni] | Sîn-šaduni |
| 2 | _dumu_ ARAD-{d}mar-[tu] | son of Warad-Amurrum |
Sources & licences
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