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MHET 2/2, 256 (P481513)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/2, 256 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481513 |
| Museum no. | BM 016966 |
| 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)
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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 | {disz#}dingir-dingir-ri-sza | Ilī-dingir-riša |
| 2 | u3 szu-mi-ir-s,i-tim _dumu-me_ ARAD-sa3# | and Šumir-ṣitum, sons of her servant |
| 3 | a-na ba-szi-it _e2-a-ba#_ it#-tu-ru-ma | to the owner of the house returned, and |
| 4 | _di-ku5#-mesz lugal_ ik-szu-da-ma | the judges of the king arrived, and |
| 5 | _di-ku5#-mesz lugal_ a-na _e2 {d}utu_ | judges of the king for the temple of Šamaš |
| 6 | it,-ru-ud-su2!-nu-ti-ma | he sent to them, and |
| 7 | i-na _ka2 {d}utu_ u2-sza-am-gi-ru-szu-nu-ti | at the gate of Šamaš they made them submit. |
| 8 | ba-szi-it _e2-a-ba_ i-ma-t,i | the owner of the house shall die |
| 9 | u2-ul i-ta-szi-ma | he did not take, and |
| 10 | {disz}dingir-dingir-ri-sza | Ilī-dingir-riša |
| 11 | a-na szu-mi-ir-s,i-tim | to Šumir-ṣītum |
| 12 | u2-ul i-ra-gu2-um | shall not raise a claim. |
| 13 | u3 szu-mi-ir-s,i-tim | and Sumer |
| 14 | u2#-ul i-ta-ar-ma | he will not return, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [... dingir]-dingir#-ri-sza | ... her gods |
| 2 | [... i]-ra-ga-am | ... he will love. |
| 3 | [_mu_ ... {d}]amar#-utu ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 | year: “Marduk-ḫammurapi |
| 4 | [u3] zimbir#{ki} it-mu-u2 | and Sippar they heard |
| 5 | [_igi_ ...] am#-zu-um | Witness: .... |
| 6 | [_igi_ ...]-bi#-um _dumu_ szum-ma-dingir | Witness: ...bium, son of Shumma-ilum |
| 7 | _igi#_ [...]-dingir-szu _dumu_ e-tel-pi4-sin | Before ...-ilīšu, son of Etel-pisin |
| 8 | _igi_ ta#-ri-bu-um _dumu_ i-na-qa2-ti-{d}utu | before Tarībum, son of Ina-qati-šamaš |
| 9 | _igi_ ri-isz-{d}utu _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}utu | before Rīš-Šamaše, son of Nūrat-Sîn |
| 10 | _igi_ {d}utu-i-din-nam _dumu_ i-di-szum | before Šamaš-iddinam, son of Idīshum |
| 11 | _igi_ qa3-qa2-da-nu-um _dumu_ mu-na-wi-rum | before Qaqqadanum, son of Munawirum |
| 12 | _igi_ lu2-la-tum _dumu_ ri-isz-{d}utu | before Lullatum, son of Rīš-Utu |
| 13 | _igi_ szu-me-er-s,i-tim _dumu_ im#-x-[...] | before Šumēr-ṣitum, son of Im... |
| 14 | _igi_ ri-isz-{d}utu _dumu_ x x [...] | before Rīš-Šamaše, son of ... |
| 15 | _igi#_ ma-an-nu-um-ki-ma-{d}suen _dub-sar_ | before Mannum-kima-Sîn, scribe |
| 16 | _mu# an {d}inanna_ {d}na-na-a | year: “An, Ištar, Nanaya |
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