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MHET 2/2, 238 (P481495)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/2, 238 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481495 |
| Museum no. | BM 092650 & BM 092650A |
| 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 | 1(esze3)# 2(iku)# _iku a-sza3 a-gar3_ eb2-le-e | 1 eše2 2 iku field, meadow of Eblâ |
| 2 | i-ta _a-sza3_ a-hu-szi-na _dumu_ a-hu-wa-qar | from the field of Ahušina son of Ahu-waqar |
| 3 | u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ a-hu-wa-qar _dumu_ {d}suen-sze#-me# | and adjacent to the field of Ahu-waqar, son of Sîn-šeme |
| 4 | _sag-bi e a-gar3_ qa2-ab-li-im# | its top is above the meadow of Qablim |
| 5 | _sag-bi i7_ mu-usz-ki-ni-im | the head of the Muškinum canal |
| 6 | _ki_ il-ta-ni _lukur {d}utu_ | from Iltani, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 7 | _dumu-munus_ e-ri-ba-am | daughter of Erībam, |
| 8 | {disz}erisz-ti-{d}utu _lukur {d}utu_ | Erishti-Šamaš, nadītu-priest of the god Utu |
| 9 | _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-ta-ia-ar | daughter of Sîn-tayyar |
| 10 | i-na _har ku3-babbar_-sza | from her silver ring |
| 11 | _in-szi-in-sa10_ | he bought. |
| 12 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 13 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 1/2 mina of silver |
| 14 | _in-na-an-la2_ | he shall pay. |
| 15 | _inim-bi al-til_ | Its word is finished. |
| 16 | _sza3-ga-ni al-du10_ | his heart is good |
| 17 | _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_ | In the future, a man against another |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_ | shall not make a claim |
| 2 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}amar-utu | year: “Šamaš, Aya, Marduk, |
| 3 | {disz}ha-am#-mu-ra#-pi2# | Hammurapi |
| 4 | u3 {iri}zimbir{ki} _[in]-pa3#-de3#-[mesz]_ | and Sippar they chose |
| 5 | _igi_ dingir-pi4-{d}[a]-a _[sanga] {d}utu#_ | before Ilī-pî-Aya, priest of Šamaš |
| 6 | _igi_ {d}suen-[ba]-ni _sanga {d}utu#_ | before Sîn-bani, sanga priest of Šamaš |
| 7 | _igi_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu | before Adad-manšum, son of Ilu-zu-abūssu |
| 8 | _igi_ bur-sin _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-me-e | before Bur-sin, son of Sîn-šeme |
| 9 | _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur | before Ilu-šubāni, son of Ibbi-Ninszubur |
| 10 | _igi_ {d}suen-ba-ni* _ugula lukur {d}utu-mesz_ | before Sîn-bani, foreman of the nadītu of the gods |
| 11 | _igi_ bur-nu-nu _ugula lukur {d}utu-mesz_ | before Burnunu, foreman of the nadītu-priests of the gods |
| 12 | _igi_ e-la-lum | before Elalum |
| 13 | _igi_ u2-s,ur-me-e-{d}utu _i3-du8 ka2_ ga-gi-im# | before Uṣur-mē-šamaš, gatekeeper of the granary |
| 14 | _igi_ {d}utu-e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ szu-mu-li-ib-szi | before Šamaš-erībam, son of Shumul-libši |
| 15 | _igi_ SIG-e2-a _dub-sar_ | before Ipiq-Ea, scribe |
| 16 | _iti# gan#-gan-e3 u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam_ | The month of Kislimu, the day 25 |
| 17 | _mu# ugnim elam-ma{ki}_ | year: “The army of Elam |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(esze3) 2(iku) _iku# a-sza3 | 1 eshe3 2 iku field |
| 2 | i-na _a-gar3#_ eb2-li-im | in the Eblum meadow |
| 3 | i-ta _a-sza3_ a-hu-szi-na _dumu_ a#-hu#-wa#-qar | from the field of Ahušina son of Ahu-waqar |
| 4 | u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ a-hu-wa-qar _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-me | and adjacent to the field of Ahu-waqar son of Sîn-šeme |
| 5 | _sag-bi e# a-gar3_ qa2-ab-lu-um | its top is above the meadow of Qablium |
| 6 | _sag-bi i7_ mu-usz-ki-ni-im | the head of the Muškinum canal |
| 7 | _ki_ il-ta-ni _lukur {d}utu_ | from Iltani, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 8 | _dumu-munus_ e-ri#-ba-am | daughter of Erībam |
| 9 | {disz}e-ri#-isz-ti-{d}utu _lukur {d}utu_ | Erishti-Šamaš, nadītu of Šadâm |
| 10 | _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-ta-ia-ar# | daughter of Sîn-tayyar |
| 11 | i-na _har ku3-babbar_-sza _in-szi-in-sa10_ | with her silver ring bought. |
| 12 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 13 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ in-na-an-la2_ | he paid 1/2 mina of silver. |
| 14 | _inim-bi al-til_ | Its word is finished. |
| 15 | _sza3-ga-a-ni al-du10_ | his heart is satisfied |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_ | In the future, a man against another |
| 2 | _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_ | shall not make a claim |
| 3 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}amar-utu | year: “Šamaš, Aya, Marduk, |
| 4 | {disz}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 | Hammurapi |
| 5 | u3 {iri}zimbir{ki} _in-pa3-de3-mesz_ | and Sippar they chose. |
| 6 | _igi_ dingir-pi4-{d}[a]-a _sanga {d}utu_ | before Ilī-pî-Aya, priest of Šamaš |
| 7 | _igi_ {d}suen-ba-ni _sanga {d}utu_ | before Sîn-bani, sanga priest of Šamaš |
| 8 | _igi_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu | before Adad-manšum, son of Ilu-zu-abūssu |
| 9 | _igi_ bur#-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-me- | before Bur-Sin, son of Sîn-šeme |
| 10 | _igi_ dingir-szu#-ba#-ni _dumu_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur | before Ilu-šubāni, son of Ibbi-Ninshubur |
| 11 | _igi_ {d}suen#-ba#-ni _ugula lukur {d}utu-mesz_ | before Sîn-bani, foreman of the nadītu of the god Šamaš |
| 12 | _igi#_ bur#-nu-nu _ugula lukur {d}utu-mesz_ | before Burnunu, foreman of the nadītu-priests of the gods |
| 13 | _igi#_ ARAD#-sa3 | before her servant |
| 14 | _igi#_ u2#-[s,ur-me]-e#-{d}utu sza _ka2_ ga-gi-im# | before Uṣur-mē-šamaš of the gate of the granary |
| 15 | _igi_ {d}utu#-e#-ri#-ba-am | before Šamaš-eribam |
| 16 | _dumu_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi | son of Sumum-libši, |
| 17 | _igi_ SIG-e2-a _dub-sar_ | before Ipiq-Ea, scribe |
| 18 | _iti gan-gan-e3 u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam_ | The month of Kislimu, the day 25 |
| 19 | _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal-e ugnim elam-ma{ki}_ | year: “Ḫammurapi, the king, the army of Elam, |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-ba-[ni] | Sîn-bani |
| 2 | _[sanga] {d}utu_ | sanga priest of Šamaš |
| 3 | _[dumu]_ {d}asal*-lu2*-hi*-ma#*-[an-szum2?] | son of Asalluhi-manšum |
| 4 | _ARAD#_ ha-am-mu-ra#-[pi2] | servant of Hammurapi. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}iszkur-ma-an-[szum2] | Adad-manšum |
| 2 | _dumu_ dingir-szu-a-bu-[szu] | son of Ilšu-abushu |
| 3 | _ARAD_ sza3 {d}x [...] | servant of the god |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | bur-sin | (a kind of container) |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-mi | son of Sîn-šeme, |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | dingir-szu-ba-ni _dam-gar3#_ | Ilshu-bani, merchant |
| 2 | _dumu_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur | son of Ibbi-Ninšubur |
| 3 | _ARAD_ sza3 {d}ku-bi# | servant of Kūbu. |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-ba-ni# | Sîn-bani |
| 2 | _ugula lukur {d}utu-mesz_ | foreman: nadītu of the gods Šamaš |
| 3 | _dumu_ {d}utu-dingir | son of Šamaš-ilum |
| 4 | _ARAD#_ e2-babbar | servant of the Ebabbar. |
| seal 6 | ||
| 1 | ARAD-sa3# | her servant |
| 2 | _dumu_ [...] | son of |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}[...] | servant of |
| seal 7 | ||
| 1 | {d}utu-e-ri-[ba-am] | Šamaš-eribam |
| 2 | _dumu_ szu-mu-um-li-[ib-szi] | son of Shumum-libši |
| 3 | _ARAD_ e2-babbar | servant of the Ebabbar. |
| seal 8 | ||
| 1 | ARAD-{d}suen# | Warad-Sin |
| 2 | _sanga {d}[utu*] | sanga priest of Shamash |
| 3 | _dumu_ li-pi2-it-[isz8-tar2] | son of Lipit-Ištar |
| 4 | _ARAD_ {d}a*-[a*] | servant of Aya. |
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