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MHET 2/2, 212 (P481469)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/2, 212 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481469 |
| Museum no. | BM 017469 & BM 017469A |
| 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 | _a-sza3_ u3 ma-asz-ka-nu-um | the field and Maškanum |
| 2 | ma-la ma-s,u2-u2 | as much as there is |
| 3 | i-na _gu2 zimbir{ki}_ | on the bank of Sippar |
| 4 | sza ru-ut-tum _lukur {d}utu_ | of the crown, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 5 | _ki_ ru-ut-tum _lukur {d}utu_ | from Ruttu, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 6 | _dumu-munus_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 | daughter of Hammurapi |
| 7 | {disz}{d}MUSZ-ba-ni | Mušallim-bani, |
| 8 | _dumu_ {d}suen-[ma]-gir | son of Sîn-magir |
| 9 | _a-sza3_ a-na _gu2-un_ | the field as a yield |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-sze-s,i2# | he brought in. |
| 2 | _u4_-um _buru14-sze3_ | the day of the harvest |
| 3 | 1(iku) _iku a-sza3 4(gesz2) gur sze_ | 1 iku field, 240 gur barley |
| 4 | i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu#_ | with the bow of Šamaš |
| 5 | _i3-ag2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 6 | _igi_ ARAD-sa3 | before her servant |
| 7 | _igi_ u2-s,ur-me-e-{d}utu | before Uṣur-mē-šamaš |
| 8 | _[i3]-du8# ka2_ ga-gi4-im{ki} | gatekeeper of Gagim |
| 9 | _iti sig4-a u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_ | The month of Simanu, the day 15 |
| 10 | _mu ti-igi-da {d}en-lil2 u3 i7 zimbir{ki} mu-un#-[ba-al-la]_ | the year in which Enlil and the Sippar canal were dug. |
| envelope | ||
| 1 | _a-sza3_ u3 ma-asz-ka-nu-um | the field and Maškanum |
| 2 | ma-la ma-s,u2-u2 | as much as there is |
| 3 | sza ru-ut-tum _lukur {d}utu_ | of the crown, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 4 | _ki_ ru-ut-tum _lukur {d}utu_ | from Ruttu, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 5 | _dumu-munus_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 | daughter of Hammurapi |
| 6 | {disz}{d}MUSZ-ba-ni | Mušallim-bani, |
| 7 | _dumu_ sin-ma-gir | son of Sin-magir |
| 9 | [a]-na _gu2-un_ | for the oxen |
| 10 | u2-sze-s,i2# | he brought in. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _u4 buru14-sze3_ | at harvest time |
| 2 | 1(iku) _iku a-sza3 4(gesz2) gur sze_ | 1 iku field, 240 gur barley |
| 3 | i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_ | with the bow of Šamaš |
| 4 | _i3-ag2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 5 | _igi_ ARAD-sa3 | before her servant |
| 6 | _igi_ u2-s,ur-me-e-{d}utu# | before Uṣur-mē-šamaš |
| 7 | _i3-du8# ka2_ ga-gi4-im# | the gatekeeper of the “Gagim’s Gate&us201d |
| 8 | _mu# ti-igi-da {d}en-lil2 u3# i7 [zimbir{ki}]_ | year following: “Enlil and the Sippar canal |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | [...]-e?-[...] | ...(?) |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}suen-ma-[gir] | son of Sîn-magir |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}[...] | servant of |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | ARAD-sa3 | her servant |
| 2 | _dumu_ x x | son of |
| 3 | _ARAD_ dingir {d}mar-[tu] | servant of the god Amurru. |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | dingir# [...] | god |
| 2 | _dumu_ [...] | son of |
| 3 | _ARAD_ [...] | servant of .... |
Sources & licences
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