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MHET 2/2, 282 (P481538)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/2, 282 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481538 |
| Museum no. | BM 082073 & BM 082074 |
| 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 | ru-ug-ba-am | he is a lion |
| 2 | _ki_ geme2-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ ma-szum | from Geme-šamaš, daughter of Maṣum |
| 3 | {disz}pi2-ir-hi-i3-li2-szu# | Pirḫi-ilišu |
| 4 | _dumu_ dingir-wa-tar | son of Ilum-watar |
| 5 | a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_ u2-sze-s,i2 | for 1 year he shall redeem |
| 6 | 2/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ki-is,-ri-szu | 2/3 shekel of silver as his wages |
| 7 | _i3-la2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 8 | _sag_ ki-is,-ri-szu | the head of his neck |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1/3 shekel of silver |
| 2 | ma-ah-ra-at | received. |
| 3 | _iti gu4-si-sa4 u4 1(disz)-kam_ | The month of Addarum, the day 1 |
| 4 | i-ru-ub | entered. |
| 5 | _iti bara2-za3-gar_ i-ga-mar-ma | in the month of Nisannu he will complete and |
| 6 | us,#-s,i2# | he smote |
| 7 | _igi_ szu-mi-a-bi-ia# | before Šumi-abiya |
| 8 | _dumu_ ip-qu2-za | son of Ipquza |
| left | ||
| 1 | _igi_ in-bu-sza 1(disz) _uzu_ i#-pa-qi2-[...] | Before Inbuša, 1 ...-cut of meat |
| 2 | _mu e2-mes-lam sag-bi_ | the year: “The Emeslam, its head |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | ru-ug-ba-tum | |
| 2 | _ki_ geme2-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ ma-szum | from Geme-šamaš, daughter of Maṣum |
| 3 | {disz}pi2-ir-hi-i3-li2-szu | Pirḫi-ilišu |
| 4 | _dumu_ dingir-wa-tar | son of Ilum-watar |
| 5 | a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_ u2-sze-s,i2 | for 1 year he shall redeem |
| 6 | 2/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ki-is,-ri-szu | 2/3 shekel of silver as his wages |
| 7 | _i3-la2#-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 8 | _sag_ ki-is,-ri-szu | the head of his neck |
| 10 | ma-ah-ra-at | received. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _iti gu4-si-sa4 u4 1(disz)-kam_ | The month of Addarum, the day 1 |
| 2 | i-ru-ub | entered. |
| 3 | _iti bara2-za3-gar_ i-ga-mar-ma | in the month of Nisannu he will complete and |
| 4 | us,-s,i2 | weeping |
| 5 | _igi_ szu-mi-a-bi-ia | before Šumi-abīya |
| 6 | _dumu_ ip-qu2-za | son of Ipquza |
| 7 | _igi_ in-bu-sza | before Inbuša |
| 8 | _dumu_ {d}suen-be-el-i3-li2 | son of Sîn-bel-ilī |
| 9 | _mu e2-mes-lam sag-bi hur-sag-gin7_ | the year: “The Emeslam, whose head is like a mountain range, |
| left | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) _uzu_ i-pa-qi2-is* | 1 meat he will sacrifice |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | [pi]-ri-'i-i3-[li2-szu] | Piriʾ-ilišu |
| 2 | _dumu_ dingir-wa#-[tar] | son of Ilu-watar |
| 3 | _ARAD_ sza {d}[...] | servant of . |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | [...]-x-i3-li2 | ...-ili |
| 2 | [_dumu_] dingir [...] | son of Demetrius ... |
Sources & licences
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