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MHET 2/2, 204 (P481461)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/2, 204 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481461 |
| Museum no. | BM 017448 & BM 017448A |
| 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 | 2(esze3) _iku a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ {d}szakkan2 | 2 eše iku of field in the Šakkan meadow |
| 2 | _ki_ ru-ut-tum _lukur {d}utu_ | from Ruttu, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 3 | _dumu-munus_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 | daughter of Hammurapi |
| 4 | {disz}ARAD-sa3 _ra2-gab_ | Urad-sa, the courier |
| 5 | _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim | the field for cultivation |
| 6 | a-na _gu2_ u2-sze-s,i2 | to the neck he shall bring out |
| 7 | 10(gesz2) _sze gur gu2 a-sza3_ | 10 00 gur of barley, the side of the field |
| 8 | i-na _ka2#_ ga2-gi-im | at the gate of Gagim |
| 9 | i-na pi4 a-ap-tim | from the mouth of the Aptum |
| 10 | _i3-ag2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] _ezem 1(ban2) zi3-da-ta_ | ... the festival, 1 ban2 of flour each |
| 2 | 1(disz) _uzu-ta-am3_ | 1 meat each, |
| 3 | i-pa-qi2-si2 | he shall replace. |
| 4 | _igi_ e-la-li | before Elali |
| 5 | _igi_ u2-s,ur-me-e-{d}utu | before Uṣur-mē-šamaš |
| 6 | _igi_ {d}nanna-tum | before Nanna-tum |
| 7 | _iti sig4-a u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam_ | The month of Simanu, the day 18 |
| 8 | _mu bad3_ {iri}ba-s,um{ki} _ba-du3_ | year: “The wall of Baṣum was erected. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 2(esze3) _iku a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ {d}[szakkan2] | 2 eše iku of field in the Šakkan meadow |
| 2 | _ki_ ru-ut-tum _lukur {d}utu_ | from Ruttu, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 3 | _dumu-munus_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 | daughter of Hammurapi |
| 4 | {disz}ARAD-sa3 _ra2-gab_ | Urad-sa, the courier |
| 5 | _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim | the field for cultivation |
| 6 | a-na _gu2_ u2-sze-s,i2 | to the neck he shall bring out |
| 7 | 10(gesz2) _sze gur gu2 a-sza3_ | 10 00 gur of barley, the side of the field |
| 8 | i-na pi4 ap-ti-im | in the mouth of Aptum |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | _[1(disz) uzu]-ta_ i-pa-qi2-si2# | he will sacrifice 1 meat each. |
| 2' | _igi_ e-la-li_ | before Elali |
| 3' | _igi_ u2-s,ur-me-e-{d}utu | before Uṣur-mē-šamaš |
| 4' | _igi_ {d}nanna-tum | before Nanna-tum |
| 5' | _iti sig4-a u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam_ | The month of Simanu, the day 18 |
| 6 | _mu bad3_ {iri}ba-s,um{ki} | year: “The wall of Baṣum.&us201d |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ARAD-sa3 | her servant |
| 2 | x [...] | |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}[...] | servant of |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | [e]-la-li | Elali |
| 2 | _dumu_ e2-a-ba-tum# | son of Ea-batum |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}e2-a | servant of Ea. |
| 4 | u3 {d}nin-szubur | and Ninshubur |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | [u2]-s,ur-me-e-[{d}utu] | Uṣurmē-šamaš |
| 2 | [_dumu_ {d}utu-tab]-ba#-e | son of Šamaš-tabbê |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | [...] x [...] | |
| 2 | [_dumu_] {d}utu-ma-[...] | son of Šamaš-ma- |
| 3 | _ARAD_ e2-babbar | servant of the Ebabbar. |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | [...] x x | |
| 2 | [...] x-ba-e# | ... he will ... |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}mar-[tu] | servant of Amurru |
| seal 6 | ||
| 1 | [...] gi/zi? [...] | ... reed |
| 2 | [...] dingir [...] | ... god ... |
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