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MHET 2/2, 206 (P481463)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/2, 206 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481463 |
| Museum no. | BM 092595 & BM 092595A |
| 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 | 3(iku) _iku a-sza3 a-gar3 1(esze3) 3(iku)-ta_ | 3 iku of field, meadow, 1 eše3 3 [iku each], |
| 2 | _us2-sa-gu a-sza3_ dingir-pi4-{d}suen | to the border of the field of Ilī-pî-Sin |
| 3 | u! _us2-sa-du a-sza3_ puzur4-{d}utu _{lu2}azlag2_ | and adjacent to the field of Puzur-šamaš, the smith |
| 4 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma_ dingir-pi4-{d}suen | It is the 1st (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month). Ilī-pî-Sin |
| 5 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3_ {d}sze-rum-i3-li2 | Its second head is the field Šerum-ilī |
| 6 | _dumu_ nu-hi-ia | son of Nuhiya |
| 7 | _ki_ {d}utu-igi-ma-tim _dumu_ sa-bi-bu#-[um] | from Šamaš-igimātum son of Sabibum |
| 8 | {disz}be-el-ta-ni _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus_ dingir-pi4#-{d}suen# | Beltani, nadītu of Šamaš, daughter of Ilum-pî-Sin |
| 9 | i-na _har ku3-babbar_-sza _in-szi-in-sa10_ | with her silver ring bought. |
| 10 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 11 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na#-[an-la2] | he paid to him 1/3 mina 5 shekels of silver. |
| 12 | _inim-bi al-til sza3-ga-ni al-du10_ | Its word is finished, its heart is satisfied. |
| 13 | _u4#-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra | In the future, a man against another |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _inim# nu#-um#-ga2-ga2-a | will not raise a claim |
| 2 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}amar-utu | year: “Šamaš, Aya, Marduk, |
| 3 | u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 it#-ma | and Hammurapi he said: |
| 4 | _igi_ er3-ra-mu-ba-li2-it, | before Erra-muballiṭ |
| 5 | _igi_ {d}utu-ba-ni _dumu-me_ dingir-szu-i-bi-szu | before Šamaš-bāni, sons of Ilu-zu-ibbi-ši |
| 6 | _igi_ dingir-szu-na-s,ir _dumu_ sin-e-ri-ba-am | before Ilu-šunaṣir, son of Sin-eribam |
| 7 | _igi_ nanna-tum _dumu_ inim-{d}utu | before Nanna-tum, son of Inim-šamaš |
| 8 | _igi_ na-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ dingir-ra-[...] | before Nabi-šamaš, son of Ilī-ra- |
| 9 | _igi_ inim-{d}nanna _dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,ir | before Inim-Nanna, son of Šamaš-nāṣir |
| 10 | _igi_ {d}suen-re-me-ni _dumu_ {d}iszkur-pi2-lah | before Sîn-rēmeni, son of Adad-pilah |
| 11 | _igi_ {d}suen-ga-mil _dumu_ ARAD-{d}suen | before Sîn-gāmil, son of Warad-Si}n |
| 12 | _igi_ ib-ni-{d}en-lil2 _dub-sar_ | before Ibni-Enlil, scribe |
| 13 | _mu bad3_ {iri}ba-s,um{ki} | year: “The wall of Baṣum.&us201d |
| envelope | ||
| 1 | 3(iku) _iku a-sza3 a-gar3 1(esze3) 3(iku)-ta_ | 3 iku of field, meadow, 1 eše3 3 [iku each], |
| 2 | _us2-sa-gu a-sza3_ dingir-pi4#-{d}suen | to the border of the field of Ilī-pî-Sin |
| 3 | u3 _us2-sa-du a-sza3_ puzur4-{d}utu _{lu2}azlag2_ | and adjacent to the field of Puzur-šamaš, the smith |
| 4 | _sag#-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3_ {d}sze-rum-i3-li2 _dumu_ nu-hi-ia | Its first head is the field of Šerum-ilī son of Nuhiya. |
| 5 | _sag#-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma_ dingir-pi4-{d}suen | Its second head (is) Ilī-pî-Suen. |
| 6 | _ki_ {d}utu-i-in-ma-tim _dumu_ sa-bi-bu-um u3 dumu-{d}iszkur | from Šamaš-inmātum son of Sabibum and Mar-Adad |
| 7 | {disz}be-el-ta-ni# _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus_ [dingir]-pi4#-{d}suen | Beltani, nadītu of Šamaš, daughter of Ilum-pî-Sin |
| 8 | i-na _har ku3-babbar_-sza _in-szi-in-sa10_ | with her silver ring bought. |
| 9 | _sa10# til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 10 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an#-[la2] | he paid 1/3 mina 5 shekels of silver. |
| 11 | _inim#-bi al-til sza3-ga-ni [al-du10]_ | Its word is finished, his heart is happy. |
| 12 | _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra | In the future, one man against another |
| 13 | _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a | will not raise a claim |
| bottom | ||
| 1 | <_kiszib_> {d}utu-igi-ma-tim | Seal of Šamaš-igimātim |
| 2 | <_kiszib_> puzur4#-{d}utu | Seal of Puzur-šamaš |
| reverse | ||
| 2 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}amar-utu | year: “Šamaš, Aya, Marduk, |
| 3 | u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 it-ma | and Hammurapi said: |
| 4 | _igi_ er3-ra-mu-ba-li2-it,# | before Erra-muballiṭ |
| 5 | _igi_ {d}utu-ba-ni _dumu-me_ dingir-szu#-i#-bi#-szu# | before Šamaš-bāni, sons of Ilu-shu-ibbi-szu |
| 6 | _igi_ dingir-szu-na-s,ir _dumu_ {d}suen-e#-[ri-ba-am] | before Ilu-šunaṣir, son of Sîn-eribam |
| 7 | _igi_ na-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ dingir-ra-[...] | before Nabi-šamaš, son of Ilī-ra- |
| 8 | _igi_ {d}nanna-tum _dumu-munus_ inim-{d}utu | before Nanna-tum, daughter of Inim-šamaš |
| 9 | _igi_ inim#-{d}nanna _dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,ir# | before Inim-Nanna, son of Šamaš-nāṣir |
| 10 | _igi_ {d}suen-re-me-ni _dumu_ {d}iszkur-pi2-la#-ah# | before Sîn-rēmeni, son of Adad-pilah |
| 11 | _igi_ {d}suen-ga-mil _dumu_ ARAD-{d}suen | before Sîn-gāmil, son of Warad-Si}n |
| 12 | _igi_ ib-ni-{d}en-lil2 _dub-sar_ | before Ibni-Enlil, scribe |
| 13 | _iti# gan-gan-e3 u4# [n-kam]_ | The month of Kislimu, the day n |
| 14 | _mu# bad3_ ba-s,um#{[ki]} | year: “The wall of Baṣum. |
| left | ||
| 1 | <_kiszib_> {d}suen-re-me-ni | Seal of Sîn-remeni |
| 2 | <_kiszib_> sin-ga-mil | Seal of Sin-gamil |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | dingir#-szu#-i#-bi#-szu# | Ilshu-ibbišu |
| 2 | _dam-gar3_ | merchant |
| 3 | _dumu#_ i-pi2-iq-[...] | son of Ipiq- |
| 4 | _ARAD_ {d}pirig x x [...] | servant of Pirig |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}nanna-tum | Nanna-tum |
| 2 | _dumu_ inim-{d}utu | son of Inim-šamaš |
| 3 | _ARAD e2-babbar_ | servant of the Ebabbar. |
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