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MHET 2/2, 237 (P481494)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/2, 237 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481494 |
| Museum no. | BM 092647 & BM 092647A |
| 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 | 4(iku) _iku a-sza3_ bi-ri-it _i7_ | 4 iku of field between the river |
| 2 | _us2-sa-du a-sza3_ nu-ur2-{d}utu | adjoining the field of Nur-šamaš, |
| 3 | _a-sza3_ hu-za-la-tum | field Ḫuzalatum |
| 4 | _ki_ hu-za-la-tum | from Ḫuzalatum |
| 5 | {disz}dumu-er-s,i-tum | Dumu-erṣitum |
| 6 | _dumu_ {d}szi-bu-um-ha-s,i2-ir | son of Šibum-haṣir |
| 7 | _a-sza3_-am a-na e-re-szu-tim | a field for cultivation |
| 8 | u2-sze-s,i | he brought in. |
| 9 | sza-lu-ut-sza-szu | his offspring |
| 10 | _u4 buru14-sze3_ i-na _ka2_ ga!-gi4-im | at harvest time at the gate of Gagim |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _i3-[ag2-e]_ | he shall pay. |
| 2 | _igi_ sin-e-ri-ba-am | before Sîn-eribam |
| 3 | _dumu_ na-ma-tum | son of Namatum |
| 4 | _igi_ sin-i-a | before Siniya |
| 5 | _dumu_ e-tel-pi4-{d}utu# | son of Etel-pî-šamaš |
| 6 | _igi_ hu-za-lum# | before Ḫuzalum |
| 7 | _dumu_ nu-ur2-ra-tum | son of Nurratum |
| 8 | _igi_ li-pi2-it-{d}mar-tu | before Lipit-Amurru |
| 9 | [_dumu_] {d}utu-tab-ba-szu | son of Šamaš-tabbāzu |
| 10 | _igi#_ SIG-qa2-tum | before SIG-qatum |
| 11 | _dumu_ i-ba-lu-ut, | son of Ibaluṭ |
| left | ||
| 1 | _iti apin-du8 u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam | The month of Arahsamna, the day 18 |
| 2 | _mu us2-sa alan_ {d}sza-la | year following: “The statue of Šala |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 4(iku) _iku a-sza3_ bi-ri-it _i7_ | 4 iku of field between the river |
| 2 | i#-ta# _a-sza3_ nu-ur2#-{d}utu | from the field Nur-šamaš |
| 3 | _a-sza3_ hu#-za-la-tum | field Ḫuzalatum |
| 4 | _ki_ hu-za-la-tum _dumu_ su2-mu-ra#-ah | from Ḫuzalatum son of Sumurraḫ |
| 5 | {disz}dumu-er-s,i-tim | Dumu-erṣītim |
| 6 | _dumu_ {d}szi-bu-um-ha-s,i2-ir | son of Šibum-haṣir |
| 7 | a-na e-re-szu-tim | for cultivation |
| 8 | a-na sza#-lu#-usz | to Šalluš |
| 9 | u2-sze-[s,i] | he brought in. |
| 10 | _u4 buru14-sze3_ [i]-na# ga-gi4-im | at harvest time in the reedbed |
| 11 | sza-lu-sza-szu# x _i3-ag2-e_ | ... he will weigh out. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [_igi_] {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am | before Sîn-eribam |
| 2 | _dumu_ na-ma-tum | son of Namatum |
| 3 | _igi_ {d}suen-ni#-ia# | before Sîn-niya |
| 4 | _dumu_ e-tel-pi4-{d}utu | son of Etel-pî-šamaš |
| 5 | _igi_ hu-za-lum | before Ḫuzalum |
| 6 | _dumu_ nu-ra-tum | son of Nuratum |
| 7 | _igi_ li-pi2-it-{d}mar-tu | before Lipit-Amurru |
| 8 | _dumu_ {d}utu-tap-pa-szu | son of Šamaš-tappāzu, |
| 9 | _igi_ SIG-qa2-tum | before SIG-qatum |
| 10 | _dumu_ i-ba-lu-ut, | son of Ibaluṭ |
| 11 | _iti apin-du8 u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam | The month of Arahsamna, the day 18 |
| 12 | _mu us2-sa alan_ {d}sza-la | year following: “The statue of Šala |
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