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MHET 2/2, 271 (P481533)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/2, 271 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481533 |
| Museum no. | BM 074421A |
| 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' | [...] a | ... water |
| 2' | [_dumu_ {d}utu-na]-s,ir | son of Šamaš-nāṣir |
| 3' | [_a-sza3 a-na] er-re-szu-tim | a field for cultivation |
| 4' | [i-na pi2-ti] a-tap-pi2-[im] | from the opening of the tappum |
| 1 | [n]+1(iku) _iku a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3 bu-sza | n+1 iku of field in the busha district |
| 2 | _ki#_ sza-at-{d}a-a | from Šāt-Aya |
| 3 | u3# geme2-{d}a-a _dumu-munus_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu | and Geme-Aya, daughter of Nur-ilišu |
| 4 | {disz}i-bi-{d}utu | Ibbi-šamaš |
| 5 | _dumu#_ {d}utu-na-s,ir | son of Šamaš-naṣir |
| 6 | _a#-sza3#_ a-na er-re-szu-tim | the field for cultivation |
| 7 | [i]-na pi2-ti a-tap-pi2-im | from the opening of the tappum |
| 8 | [u2]-sze-s,i2# | he brought out. |
| 9 | _[gu2]-un# a-sza3_ | the yield of the field |
| 10 | 6(gesz2)# _gur sze_ | 660 gur of barley |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_ | with the bow of Šamaš |
| 2 | [i]-na _ka2#_ ga-gi-im | at the gate of the granary |
| 3 | _i3-ag2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 4 | 4(disz) _ezem 1(disz) uzu_ | 4 festivals, 1 meat |
| 5 | u3 _2(ban2) zi3-da_ i-pa-qi2-si2 | and 2 ban2 of flour he shall measure out. |
| 6 | _igi_ {d}utu {d}a-a | before Šamaš and Aya |
| 7 | _igi_ {d}bu-ne2-ne2 | before Bunene |
| 8 | _igi_ {d}ma-mu | before Mamu |
| 9 | _[iti] bara2-za3-gar u4 [n-kam]_ | Month of Nisannu, day n |
| 10 | [_mu_] esz3#-nun-na{ki} _a# gal-gal-la ba-gul_ | year: “Ešnunna with great waters was destroyed. |
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