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MHET 2/2, 247 (P481504)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/2, 247 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481504 |
| Museum no. | BM 082267 |
| 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 | 2(esze3) _iku a-sza3_ | 2 eše iku field |
| 2 | i-na sza na-ha-nu-um{ki} | in Nahanum |
| 3 | _ki_ a-ma-at-ka-la-tim _lukur {d}utu_ | from Amatkalatum, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 4 | _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-dingir | daughter of Šamaš-ilum |
| 5 | {disz}usz-ta-asz-ni-dingir | Ustaš-nī-ilum, |
| 6 | _dumu_ a-hi-na-ar-pi2-szu | son of Ahi-narpišu, |
| 7 | a-na _gu2-un_ u2-sze-s,i2 | for a talent he shall bring out |
| 8 | 8(gesz2) _sze gur gu2-un a-sza3_ | 8 00 gur of barley, the yield of the field |
| 9 | i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_ | with the bow of Šamaš |
| 10 | i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im | at the gate of the granary |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _i3-ag2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 2 | 3(disz) _ezem {d}utu 1(disz) uzu_ | 3 festivals of Šamaš, 1 meat |
| 3 | u3 _2(ban2) zi3-da-ta-am3_ | and 2 ban2 of flour each |
| 4 | i-pa-qi2-id | he shall appoint. |
| 5 | _igi_ a-pil2-ku-bi _{lu2}szitim_ | before Apil-Kūbi, builder |
| 6 | _igi_ {d}a-a-ku-zu-ub-ma-tim _munus dub-sar_ | before Aya-kuzub-mātim, the scribe |
| 7 | _igi_ geme2-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ a-pil2-i3-li2-szu | before Geme-šamaš, daughter of Apil-ilī’s |
| 8 | _igi_ e-li-e-ri-is-sa | before Elī-erissa |
| 9 | _dumu-munus_ er3-ra-bi sze ir | the daughter of Erra, the barley rations |
| 10 | _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam_ | The month of Addarum, the day 22 |
| 11 | _mu ugnim esz3-nun-na{ki}_ | year: “The army of Ešnunna. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] x [...] | |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}nin-[...] | servant of Nin- |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] dingir | ... god |
| 3 | [...] | |
Sources & licences
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