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MHET 2/2, 251 (P481508)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/2, 251 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481508 |
| Museum no. | BM 082259 & BM 082260 |
| 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 | u3 i-ni-ib er#-s,i-tim# | and innib of the netherworld |
| 3 | _ki_ ru-tum | from Rutum |
| 4 | {disz}sin-i-din-nam | Sin-iddinam |
| 5 | _dumu_ im-gur-{d}suen# | son of Imgur-Sin |
| 6 | _a-sza3_ a-na e-re#-szu-tim# | a field for cultivation |
| 7 | 1(disz) i-ni-ib er#-s,i-tim# | 1 I-nib-Erṣitum |
| 8 | [...] _sze gur_ | ... barley |
| 9 | [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_ | with the bow of Šamaš |
| 2 | i-na pi4 a-ap-ti#-[im] | from the mouth of the Aptum |
| 3 | _i3-ag2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 4 | 3(disz) _ezem 2(ban2) zi3#_ x [...] | 3 festivals, 2 ban2 flour ... |
| 5 | 1(disz) _uzu-hi_ | 1 cut of meat |
| 6 | i-pa-qi2-is-si2# | he will redeem her |
| 7 | _igi#_ e-li-la#-[...] | Before Elila-... |
| 8 | [_igi_] ARAD-sa3 | before her servant |
| 9 | [_mu_ ha]-am-mu-ra-[pi2 nu-hu-usz-ni-szi] | year: “Ḫammurapi to Nuhušnishi |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 2(esze3) _iku a-sza3_ | 2 eše iku field |
| 2 | u3 i-ni-ib er-s,i-tim | and the gods of the netherworld, |
| 3 | _ki_ ru-ut-tum _lukur {d}utu#_ | from Ruttu, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 4 | {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam# | Sîn-iddinam |
| 5 | _dumu_ im-gur-{d}suen# | son of Imgur-Sin |
| 6 | _a-sza3_ a-na _gu2#-[un_ ...] | the field for the talent ... |
| 7 | u2-sze-s,i2# [...] | he brought out ... |
| 8 | _nam a-sza3_ [...] | the province of the field ... |
| 9 | 1(disz) i-ni-[ib er-s,i-tim] | 1: Inib-Ershitum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(gesz2) [n? _sze gur_ ...] | 60+ gur of barley ... |
| 2 | i-na [pi4 a-ap-tim] | from the mouth of the Apsu |
| 3 | _i3-ag2#-[e]_ | he will pay. |
| 4 | 3(disz) _ezem [2(ban2) zi3_ ...] | 3 festivals, 2 ban2 flour ... |
| 5 | 1(disz) _uzu_ i-pa-qi2#-[is-si] | 1 meat of Ipaqissi |
| 6 | _igi#_ e#-la#-li | before Elali |
| 7 | _igi#_ ARAD-sa3 | before her servant |
| top | ||
| 1 | _mu i7_ ha-am#-mu-ra-pi2 nu-hu-usz-ni-szi# | year: “Ḫammurapi to Nuhušnīši |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] {d}EN [...] | ... Bel |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | dingir [...] | god |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | _ARAD_ [...] | servant of .... |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | im-ta-a-a-an | he shall pay. |
| 2 | [...] {d}nin-urta x [...] | ... Ninurta |
| 3 | [...] {d}x | ... the god |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [_dumu_] {d}suen-e-[...] | son of Sin-e- |
| 3 | [_ARAD_] dingir {d}mar-tu | servant of the god of Martu. |
Sources & licences
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