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MHET 2/2, 239 (P481496)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/2, 239 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481496 |
| Museum no. | BM 081220 & BM 081220A |
| 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_ ma-la ma-s,u2-u2 _a-gar3_ x [...] | the field as much as there is, the meadow ... ... |
| 2 | _a-sza3_ erisz-ti-{d}a-a | field of Erišti-Aya, |
| 3 | _ki_ erisz-ti-{d}a-a _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-ba-ni-szu | from Erišti-Aya daughter of Ilu-shu-banīszu |
| 4 | {disz}lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ka | Lu-Ninšubur |
| 5 | a-na er-re-szu-tim | for extispicy |
| 6 | a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_ u2-sze-s,i2 | for 1 year he shall redeem |
| 7 | _u4 buru14-sze3_ | at harvest time |
| 8 | 4(gesz2) _sze gur_ i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_ | 400 gur of barley, (measured) by the ban2 of Šamaš |
| 9 | i-na _ka2 ga2-gi4-a_ | at the gate of the granary |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _i3-ag2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 2 | 4(disz) _ezem 4(ban2) zi3#-da#_ | 4 festivals, 4 ban2 flour |
| 3 | 2(disz) _uzu_ i-pa-qi2-is-si | 2 cuts of meat for Ipaqissu |
| 4 | _sze-gesz-i3_ i-ri-isz-ma | sesame he roasted, and |
| 5 | 5(disz) _sila3 i3-gesz_ i-pa-aq-qi2-is | 5 qû of sesame oil he shall pour out. |
| 6 | _igi_ a-hu-um-ki-nu-um | before Aḫum-kinum |
| 7 | _igi_ ARAD-sa3 | before her servant |
| 8 | _igi#_ x-ni-szu-nu _dumu_ nu-ru-bu-um# | before ...nišunu, son of Nurubum |
| 9 | [_igi_ ...]-{d}utu _dumu_ sin-tab-ba-szu | before ...-šamaš, son of Sin-tabbās’s |
| 10 | _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_ | The month of Addarum, the day 15 |
| 11 | _mu ugnim lu2 elam#-[ma{ki}] | year: “Ugnim, the man of Elam, |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _a3-sza3#_ ma#-[la ma-s,u2-u2 _a-gar3_ ...] | as much field as there is, meadow ... |
| 2 | _a-sza3_ erisz-[ti-{d}a-a] | field of Erišti-Aya |
| 3 | _ki_ erisz-ti#-[{d}a-a _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-ba-ni-szu] | from Erišti-Aya daughter of Ilu-shu-banishu |
| 4 | {disz}lu2-{d}nin#-[szubur-ka] | Lu-Ninšubur |
| 5 | a-na er-[re-szu-tim] | for extispicy |
| 6 | a-na _mu [1(disz)-kam_ u2-sze-s,i2] | for 1 year he shall redeem |
| 7 | _u4 buru14-sze3_ | at harvest time |
Sources & licences
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