MHET 2/2, 174 (P481431)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/2, 174 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481431 |
| Museum no. | BM 082261 & BM 082262 |
| 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(esze3) _iku a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ ma-ha-na | 1 eše iku of field in the meadow of Mahana |
| 2 | _ki_ ma-as-ma-ra-tum _lukur {d}utu_ | from Mašaratum, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 3 | _dumu-munus_ a-hu-szi-na | daughter of Aḫušina |
| 4 | {disz}ki-s,um-ma-gir | Kiṣum-magir |
| 5 | _dumu_ ma-ti-dingir | son of Ati-ili |
| 6 | _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu#-tim | the field for cultivation |
| 7 | a-na _gu2_ u2-sze-s,i2 | to the neck he shall bring out |
| 8 | _1(iku) iku 3(disz) 2(barig) sze gur_ | 1 iku 3 gur 2 barig barley |
| 9 | _gu2 a-sza3_ i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im# | the bank of the field at the gate of the granary |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ($ blank space $) _i3-ag2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 2 | _igi_ ip-qu2-sza _dumu_ ma-ti-dingir | before Ipquša, son of Ati-ili |
| 3 | _igi_ {d}suen-kur-i _dumu_ ARAD-{d}mar-tu# | before Sîn-kuri, son of Warad-Amurru |
| 4 | _igi_ ARAD-{d}mar-tu _dumu_ e-ri-ba-am#! | before Warad-Amurrum, son of Erībam |
| 5 | _igi_ u2-s,ur#-me-e-{d}utu | before Uṣur-mē-šamaš |
| 6 | _iti NE-NE-gar u4 5(disz)-kam_ | The month of Abu, the day 5 |
| 7 | _mu {gesz}gu-za {d}inanna babila2{ki} | year: “The throne of Ištar of Babylon |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(esze3) _iku a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ ma-ha-na | 1 eše iku of field in the meadow of Mahana |
| 2 | _ki_ ma-as-ma-ra-tum _lukur {d}utu_ | from Mašaratum, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 3 | _dumu-munus_ a-hu-szi-na | daughter of Aḫušina |
| 4 | {disz}ki-s,um-ma-gir | Kiṣum-magir |
| 5 | _dumu_ ma-ti-dingir | son of Ati-ili |
| 6 | _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim | the field for cultivation |
| 7 | a-na _gu2_ u2-sze-s,i2 | to the neck he shall bring out |
| 8 | _[1(iku)] iku# 3(disz)# 2(barig)# sze gur_ | 1 iku 3 gur 2 barig barley |
| 9 | [_gu2 a-sza3_]-im# | the bank of the field |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [i-na] _ka2_ ga-gi-im | at the gate of the granary |
| 2 | _i3-ag2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 3 | _igi_ u2-s,ur-me-e-{d}utu | before Uṣur-mē-šamaš |
| 4 | _igi_ ip-qu2-sza _dumu_ mu-ti-dingir | before Ipquša, son of Muti-ili |
| 5 | _igi_ {d}suen-kur-i _dumu_ ARAD-{d}mar-tu | before Sîn-kurī, son of Warad-Amurru |
| 6 | _igi_ ARAD-{d}mar-tu _dumu_ e-ri-ba-am | before Warad-Amurrum, son of Erībam |
| 7 | _iti NE-NE-gar u4 5(disz)-kam_ | The month of Abu, the day 5 |
| 8 | _mu {gesz}gu-za {d}inanna babila2{ki} | year: “The throne of Ištar of Babylon |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-kur-i | Sîn-kuri, |
| 2 | _dumu_ ARAD-{d}mar-tu | son of Warad-Amurrum |
| 3 | _sanga_ {d}i-ku-nu-um | sanga priest of Ikunum |
Sources & licences
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