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MHET 2/2, 226 (P481483)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/2, 226 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481483 |
| Museum no. | BM 017098 & BM 017098A |
| 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 | 5(disz) _sar e2 kislah_ sza e-e-nu-um _iri_ | 5 sar, the storehouse of Enum, the city |
| 2 | _ha-la_ dingir-szu-ba-ni | share of Ilī-šubani, |
| 3 | {disz}{d}suen-e-ri-ba-am | Sîn-eribam |
| 4 | [u3] {d}utu-ba-ni _dumu-mesz_ SIG-{d}iszkur# | and Šamaš-bani, sons of Ipiq-Adad |
| 5 | [zi]-zu ga-am-ra | I want to proclaim your name |
| 6 | [li]-ib#-ba#-szu-nu t,a3-ab | their heart is glad. |
| 7 | [qa2]-qa2-ar-szu mi#-it-ha-ri#-isz# | his field in equal measure |
| 8 | [... usz]-ta-ga-am#-ma#-lu [...] | ... he made abundant ... |
| 9 | _iti du6-ku3_ wa-asz-bu-um | month: “Dukūnum Wašbum, |
| 10 | _lu2_ [...] x x x x te-eb | A man ... ... |
| 11 | x x x [...] x | |
| 12 | u2-ba-al# x x | he will weigh out |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la PI x [...] | not ... ... |
| 2 | i-na sza-al-[...] sza# ki-isz!-da-ti-szu | In the ... of his kišdatu |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_ | he shall pay the silver. |
| 4 | _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ SIG-{d}iszkur | before Sîn-iddinam, son of Ipiq-Adad |
| 5 | _igi_ szu-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}utu | before Šū-ilišāku, son of Nur-Šadân |
| 6 | _igi_ dingir-lam-lu-lim _dumu_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2 | before Ilum-lam-lu-lim, son of Lipit-Ištar |
| 7 | _igi_ {d}iszkur-i-din-nam _dumu_ ku-bu-rum | before Adad-iddinam, son of Kubrum |
| 8 | _igi#_ na#-bi#-{d}utu _dumu_ bur-sin | before Nabi-šamaš, son of Bursin |
| 9 | _igi_ {d}suen#-re-me#-ni _dumu_ ib-bi-lum | before Sîn-rēmeni, son of Ibbilum |
| 10 | _igi_ nu-ur2-a-li-szu _dumu_ e-ri-ba-am | before Nur-ališu, son of Erībam |
| 11 | _igi_ sin-ma-gir _dumu_ {d}sze-rum-i3-li2 | before Sin-magir, son of Šerum-ilī |
| 12 | _igi_ sze-rum-ba-ni | before Šerum-bani |
| 13 | _mu szu-nir mah ku3-sig17_ | the name of the magnificent šunir priestess of gold |
| envelope | ||
| 1 | 5(disz)# [_sar e2 kislah_] | 5 sar, the house of the kislah; |
| 2 | _ha-la_ [dingir-szu-ba-ni] | share of Ilu-shubani |
| 3 | {disz}{d}suen-e-ri-[ba-am] | Sîn-eribam |
| 4 | u3 {d}utu-ba-ni _dumu-mesz_ [SIG-{d}iszkur] | and Šamaš-bani, sons of Ipiq-Adad |
| 5 | zi-zu ga-am-ru li-[ib-ba-szu-nu t,a3-ab] | Your fullness of life is sweet to them. |
| 6 | qa3-qa3-ar-szu sza x [...] | his head which |
| 7 | mi-it-ha-ri-isz# [...] | ... together ... |
| 8 | usz#-ta-ga-am-ma-[lu] | they have piled up. |
| 9 | i-na# _iti du6-ku3_ wa#-[asz-bu-um] | In the month of Dukû, the wailing |
| 10 | _lu2#_ [...] | ... a man ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | <_kiszib_> {d}utu-ba-ni | Seal of Šamaš-bani |
| 2 | <_kiszib_> sin-e-ri-ba-am | Seal of Sîn-eribam |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}utu | for Utu, |
| 2 | {d}a-a | Aya |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | nu-ur2-[...] | ... pomegranate |
| 2 | _dumu {d#}EN#?-[...] | son of Bel- |
| 3 | _ARAD_ e2-[...] | servant of E-. |
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