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MHET 2/2, 170 (P481427)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/2, 170 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481427 |
| Museum no. | BM 017441 & BM 017441A |
| 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(iku) _iku a-sza3_ i-na tu-ha-mu | 1 iku of field in Tuhamu |
| 2 | i-ta _i7_ {d}nin-pirig | from the river Ninpirig |
| 3 | u3 i-ta _a-gar3 1(disz) IM KAM_ | and from the meadow 1 tablet of the year |
| 4 | _ki_ e-ri-ib-{d}suen | from Erīb-Sîn |
| 5 | u3 {d}utu-ra-bi | and Utu-rabi |
| 6 | _dumu-munus_ zu-ur-zu-ri-<ia> | daughter of Zurzurīcia |
| 7 | {disz}e-ri-isz-ti-{d}utu | Erishti-šamaš |
| 8 | _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-ta-ia-ar# | daughter of Sîn-tayyar |
| 9 | i-na szi-we-ri-sza | on her neck |
| 10 | _in-szi-in-sa10_ | he bought. |
| 11 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 12 | 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 3 1/3 shekels of silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _in-na-an-la2_ | he shall pay. |
| 2 | _{gesz}gan-na ib2-ta-bala_ | a threshing floor he crossed over |
| 3 | _inim-bi al-til_ | Its word is finished. |
| 4 | _u4-kur2-sze3! lu2 lu2-ra_ | In the future, a man to another man |
| 5 | _inim nu-ga2-ga2 mu_ {d}utu {d}[amar-utu] | no claim, year: “Šamaš, Marduk |
| 6 | {disz}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 u3 _iri_ zimbir{ki} | Hammurapi and the city of Sippar |
| 7 | _in-pa-de3-mesz_ | they have sworn |
| 8 | _igi_ sin-sza-du-ni | before Sin-šadûni |
| 9 | _igi_ hu-za-lum | before Ḫuzalum |
| 10 | _igi_ {d}utu-we-di-ku | before Šamaš-wediku |
| 11 | _igi_ am-ri-i3-li2-szu | before Amrī-ilišu |
| 12 | _igi_ i-ba?-li2-ia# | before Ibaliya |
| 13 | _igi_ i-bi-{d}utu | before Ibbi-šamaš |
| 14 | _igi_ e-<ri>-ib-sin | before Ecribsin |
| left | ||
| 1 | _mu gu-za {d}inanna_ | the year (in which) the throne of Ištar |
| envelope | ||
| 1 | 1(iku) _iku a-sza3_ i-na tu#-[ha-mu] | 1 iku of field in Tuhamu |
| 2 | i-ta _i7_ {d}nin-[pirig] | from the river Ninpirig |
| 3 | u3 i-ta _a-gar3 1(disz) IM# [KAM]_ | and adjacent to the meadow, 1 tablet of the day |
| 4 | _ki_ e-ri-ib-{d}suen [...] | from Erīb-Sîn |
| 5 | u3 {d}utu-ra-bi | and Utu-rabi |
| 6 | _dumu-me_ zu-ur-zu-ri-ia | sons of Zūr-Zuriya, |
| 7 | {disz}e-ri-isz-ti-{d}utu _lukur [{d}utu]_ | Erishti-Šamaš, nadītu of Šadâm |
| 8 | _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-ta-ia-ar# | daughter of Sîn-tayyar |
| 9 | i-na szi-we-ri-sza | on her neck |
| 10 | _in-szi-in-sa10_ | he bought. |
| 11 | _sa10# til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 12 | 3(disz)# 1/3(disz)# _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 3 1/3 shekels of silver |
| 13 | _in-na-an-la2_ | he shall pay. |
| 14 | _{gesz}gan-na ib2-ta-bala_ | a threshing floor he crossed over |
| 15 | _inim-bi al-til_ | Its word is finished. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_ | In the future, a man against another |
| 2 | _inim nu-ga2-ga2 inim-bi al-til_ | he did not make a claim, that claim is finished. |
| 3 | mu_ {d}utu {d}[amar-utu] | year: “Šamaš, Marduk |
| 4 | {disz}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 u3 buranun{ki} | Hammurapi and the city of Bananun |
| 5 | _in-pa-de3-mesz_ | they have sworn |
| 6 | _igi_ hu-za-lum _dumu_ [dingir-szu]-ba#-ni | before Huzalum, son of Ilu-shubani |
| 7 | _igi_ i-bi-{d}suen [...] | before Ibbi-Sîn |
| 8 | _igi_ {d}utu-[...] | before Šamaš- |
| 9 | _igi_ sin-sza-du-[ni ...] | before Sin-šadûni ... |
| 10 | _igi_ {d}utu-we-di#-[ku] | before Šamaš-wediku |
| 11 | _igi_ hu-za-lum _dumu_ dingir#-[szu-ba-ni?] | before Ḫuzalum, son of Ilu-shubani |
| 12 | _igi_ am-ri-i3-li2-szu _dumu#_ [...] | before Amri-ilišu, son of ... |
| 13 | _igi#_ i#-ba#?-li2-ia _dumu_ x [...] | before Ibaliya, son of ... |
| 14 | _igi_ i-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ bu-s,i2-[ia] | before Ibbi-šamaš, son of Buṣiya |
| 15 | _igi_ e-ri-ib-{d}suen _dumu_ e2-a-ra-bi | before Erīb-Sîn, son of Ea-rabi |
| 16 | _mu gu-za {d}inanna_ | the year (in which) the throne of Ištar |
| 17 | _kiszib_ e-ri-ib-sin | seal of Erībsin |
| left | ||
| 1 | _kiszib_ ib-ni-{d}suen | Seal of Ibni-Sîn |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}utu-tab-ba-szu | Šamaš-tabbāzu, |
| 2 | _maszkim_ | the responsible official |
| 3 | _dumu_ zi-kir-i3-li2-szu | son of Zikir-ilišu, |
| 4 | _ARAD_ {d}[...] | servant of |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | hu#-za-lum | Ḫuzalum |
| 2 | _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni# | son of Ilšu-bani |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}mar-tu | servant of Marduk. |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | dingir x [...] | god ... |
| 2 | _dumu_ x [...] | son of ... |
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