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MHET 2/2, 278 (P481540)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/2, 278 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481540 |
| Museum no. | BM 060881 & BM 060882 |
| 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 | 1(esze3) 1(iku) _iku a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3#_ bu-sza | 1 eshe3 1 iku of field in the busza district |
| 2 | _ki_ sza-at-{d}a-a | from Šāt-Aya |
| 3 | _dumu-munus_ i-ku-un-pi2 | daughter of Ikūn-pi |
| 4 | {disz}da-mi-iq-{d}amar-utu | Damiq-Amurrum |
| 5 | _dumu#_ ma-nu-um | son of Manum |
| 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 water-vessel |
| 8 | u2-sze-s,i2 | he brought in. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(gesz2) _gur sze_ | 120 gur of barley |
| 2 | i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_ | with the bow of Šamaš |
| 3 | i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im | at the gate of the granary |
| 4 | _i3-ag2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 5 | 3(disz) _ezem 1(ban2) zi3-da_ | 3 festivals, 1 ban2 of flour |
| 6 | u3 _uzu_ i-pa-qi-si2# | and he will sacrifice meat. |
| 7 | _igi_ {d}utu {d}a-a | before Šamaš and Aya |
| 8 | _igi_ geme2-{d}utu | before Geme-šamaš |
| 9 | _igi#_ a#-wi#-il#-i3-li2 | before Awil-ilī |
| left | ||
| 1 | _mu e2-mes-lam_ | year: “Emeslam. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 3(iku) _iku a-sza3_ i#-na# _a-gar3#_ bu#-[sza] | 3 iku of field in the meadow of Busha |
| 2 | _ki_ sza-at#-{d}a-a | from Šāt-Aya |
| 3 | _dumu-munus_ i#-ku#-un3-pi2 | daughter of Ikūn-pi |
| 4 | {disz}da-mi#-iq-{d}amar-utu | Damiq-Amurrum |
| 5 | _dumu#_ ma-nu-um | son of Manum |
| 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 in. |
| 9 | _gu2-un a-sza3_ | the yield of the field |
| 10 | 2(gesz2) _gur sze_ | 120 gur of barley |
| 11 | i#-[na _{gesz}]ban2# {d}utu#_ | with the bow of Šamaš |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i#-[na _ka2_ ga-gi-im] | at the gate of the granary |
| 2 | [_i3-ag2]-e#_ | he shall pay. |
| 3 | [3(disz) _ezem] 1(ban2)# zi3-da_ | 3 festivals, 1 ban2 of flour |
| 4 | [u3 _uzu_] i-pa-qi-si2 | and he will sacrifice meat. |
| 5 | _igi_ [{d}utu {d}a]-a# | before Šamaš, Aya |
| 6 | _igi#_ a-wi#-il#-i3-li2 | before Awil-ilī |
| 7 | [...] | |
| 8 | [_igi_] geme2#-{d}utu# [...] | before Geme-šamaš |
| 9 | _dumu-munus_ ri-isz-{d}utu | daughter of Rīš-Utu, |
| 10 | _igi_ sza-mu-uh-tum# | before Šamuhtum |
| 11 | _munus dub-sar_ | the woman, the scribe |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}utu ($ between figures $) | Utu |
Sources & licences
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