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MHET 2/2, 288 (P481549)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/2, 288 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481549 |
| Museum no. | BM 082106 & BM 082107 |
| 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(iku) _iku a-sza3_ | 2 iku of field |
| 2 | _ki_ geme2-{d}utu | from Geme-šamaš |
| 3 | _dumu-munus_ ma-szum# | daughter of Ašum |
| 4 | {disz}akszak{ki}-i-din-nam | Bakšak-iddinam |
| 5 | _a-sza3_ a-na e-re-szu-tim | a field for cultivation |
| 6 | u2-sze-s,i2 | he brought in. |
| 7 | _u4# buru4#-sze3# gu2-un_ | for the harvest day, the yield |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(gesz2) _sze gur_ i-na _ka2#_ ga#-gi#-im# | 120 gur of barley at the gate of the granary |
| 2 | i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_ | with the bow of Šamaš |
| 3 | _i3-ag2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 4 | 4(disz) _ezem 1(ban2) zi3-da-ta-am3_ | 4 festivals, 1 ban2 of flour each |
| 5 | i-pa-qi2-si | he shall replace. |
| 6 | _igi_ inim-{d}a-a | before Inim-Aya |
| 7 | _igi_ dumu-munus-er-s,i2#-tim# | before Mārat-erṣitum |
| 8 | _mu e2-mes-lam sag-bi_ | the year: “The Emeslam, its head |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 2(iku) _[iku a-sza3]_ | 2 iku of field |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [i]-na _{gesz}ban2# [{d}utu]_ | with the bow of Šamaš |
| 2' | _i3-ag2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 3' | 4(disz) _ezem 1(ban2) zi3-da-[ta-am3]_ | 4 festivals, 1 ban2 flour each |
| 4' | u3# mi-sze-er-tam# | and half |
| 5' | i-pa-qi2-si# | he shall replace. |
| 6' | _igi_ ni-szi#-[i]-ni#-szu# | before Nishinishu |
| 7' | _dumu-munus_ ha-li#-[...] | daughter of Hali- |
| 8' | _igi_ e-[...] | before ... |
| 9' | _dumu-munus_ inim#-[...] | daughter of Inim- |
| 10' | _igi_ dumu-munus-[er-s,i-tim] | before Mārat-ershitum |
| left | ||
| 1 | _iti gu4-si-sa2 [u4 n-kam]_ | The month of Addarum, the day n |
| 2 | _mu e2-mes-lam sag-[...] | the year: “The Emeslam, ... .... |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | na*-bi*-i3-li2-szu# | Nabi-ilishu |
| 2 | [_dumu_] {d}suen*-ma*-[x] | son of Sin-ma-x |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}x [...] | servant of |
Sources & licences
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