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MHET 2/2, 175 (P481432)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/2, 175 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481432 |
| Museum no. | BM 082376 & BM 082377 |
| 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(bur3) _iku a-sza3 ab-sin2 gar_ | 1 bur3 of ikû field furrowed |
| 2 | 1(esze3) 2(iku) _iku a-sza3 kankal_ | 1 eše 2 iku of field Kankal, |
| 3 | i-na _a-gar3_ {d}mar-tu# | in the meadow of Martu |
| 4 | _ki_ ma-na-tum | from Manatum |
| 5 | {disz}dingir-szu-ba-ni | Ilu-šubāni, |
| 6 | _dumu_ a-bu-um-wa-qar | son of Abum-waqar |
| 7 | a-na er-re-szu-tim | for extispicy |
| 8 | u2-sze-s,i2 | he brought in. |
| 9 | _gu2 a-sza3 ab-sin2 gar_ | the bank of a furrow is located |
| 10 | sza-lu-sza i#-na# _[{gesz}ban2 {d}utu]_ | her whole body on the table of Šamaš |
| 11 | [i]-na pi2 ap-tim# | from the mouth of the Aptum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [i]-na# me-sze-qum# | in a suitable manner |
| 2 | _i3-ag2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 3 | _kankal# mu 2(disz)-kam_ | the harem manager for 2 years |
| 4 | i-ka-al-ma i-te-el#-li# | he sat down, and he went up. |
| 5 | u2-ul i-na-nim | he did not establish. |
| 6 | u2-ul iq-bu-x-x | did not say |
| 7 | 1(iku) _iku 1(disz)-e sze i3-ag2-e_ | 1 iku 1 he shall measure the barley. |
| 8 | 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ x x x | 1 shekel of silver |
| 9 | 6(disz) _ezem# {d}utu 2(ban2) zi3-da_ | 6 festivals of Šamaš, 2 ban2 flour |
| 10 | [n ...] uzu x i-pa-qi2-is-<si2> | ... he will recite |
| 11 | x x ZA x [...] | ... ... |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | _gu-za_ | throne |
| 2 | _alam {d}inanna_ | the image of Ištar |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | _igi_ mi-lik-{d}utu | before Ilik-šamaš |
| 2 | _iti gan-gan-e3_ | The month of Kislimu |
| 3 | _mu_ alam# {d}inanna#_ | the name of the statue of Ištar |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _dub# 2(bur3) iku a-sza3# ab-sin2 gar_ | A tablet of 2 bur3 iku of field furrows placed. |
| 2 | 1(esze3) 2(iku) _iku a-sza3 kankal_ | 1 eše 2 iku of field Kankal, |
| 3 | _ki_ ma-an-na-tum | from Manatum |
| 4 | _dumu-munus_ ia-si-dingir | daughter of Yasi-ilum |
| 5 | {disz}dingir-szu#-ba-ni# | Ilu-šubāni |
| 6 | _dumu_ a-bu-um-wa-qar | son of Abum-waqar |
| 7 | _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu#-[tim] | the field for cultivation |
| 8 | [a]-na sza-lu-usz u2-sze-s,i2 | to another he shall bring out |
| 9 | _[gu2 a-sza3] ab-sin3# gar#_ | a field of furrows planted |
| 10 | ($ blank space $) sza-lu-sza# | her second |
| 11 | i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu#_ | with the bow of Šamaš |
| 12 | i-na ap-ti-im# | in Aptum |
| 13 | i-na me-sze-qum | with a reed fence |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _i3-ag2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 2 | _kankal# mu 2(disz)-kam_ i-ka-al-ma | the market price for 2 years he will weigh out, and |
| 3 | [i]-te-el-li | he went up. |
| 4 | u2-ul# i-na-nim | he did not establish. |
| 5 | u2#-ul iq-bu-UD-su2 | did not say to him |
| 6 | 1(iku) _iku 1(disz)-e sze i3-ag2-e_ | 1 iku 1 he shall measure the barley. |
| 7 | [1(disz)] _gin2 ku3-babbar x a-sza3_ | 1 shekel of silver ... field |
| 8 | [n]+5(disz)# _ezem {d}utu 2(ban2) zi3-da_ | n+5 festivals of Šamaš, 2 ban2 flour |
| 9 | _{uzu}ur2_ i-pa-qi2-is-si2# | he will recite the incantation. |
| 10 | [...] _alam {d}inanna_ x x x | ... the image of Ištar ... |
| 11 | [...] x x x ri-gi-im | ... rejoicing |
| 12 | [_igi_ mi]-lik-{d}utu | before Ilik-šamaš |
| 13 | [_igi_ ...]-{d}utu _dumu_ dingir-na-da | before ...-šamaš, son of Ilī-nada |
| 14 | _[iti] gan-gan-e3 | The month of Kislimu |
| 15 | _u4# 2(u) 4(disz)?-kam_ | 24th day |
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