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MHET 2/2, 297 (P481558)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/2, 297 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481558 |
| Museum no. | BM 081024 |
| 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) _iku a-sza3_ gi-za-nu-um | 1 eše iku of the field Gizanum, |
| 2 | 6(gesz2) _sze gur gu2-un_-su2 | 6 00 gur of barley is its hire. |
| 3 | 1(esze3) 3(iku) _iku a-sza3_ pa-u2-s,um{ki} | 1 eše3 3 iku field of Paṣum |
| 4 | 8(gesz2)# _sze gur gu2-un_-su2 | 8 00 gur of barley is its hire. |
| 5 | 2(esze3)# _iku a-sza3 gu2-un_-su2 | 2 eshe3 iku, field of his talents |
| 6 | 2(gesz'u) _sze gur gu2-un_-su2 | 120 gur of barley is his hire. |
| 7 | 2(disz) _udu-nita2_ lu-ul-li-su | 2 rams, lullusu, |
| 8 | 1(gesz'u)#? [_sze gur gu2-un ...] | 10 00? gur of barley, the hire of ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | _szu-nigin2_ 4(gesz'u) _sze gur gu2-un# a-sza3_ | total: 460 gur of barley, the yield of the field |
| 2' | bi/ga? x u3 x x [...] | ... ... |
| 3' | i-na _ka2 ga2-gi4-a_ | at the gate of the granary |
| 4' | {disz}i-ni-ib-ki {disz}{d}utu-tap-pe2-e | Inibki, Šamaš-tappê |
| 5' | a-na ru-ut-tum | to the kingship |
| 6' | be-el-ti _a-sza3_ | the lady of the field |
| 7' | _i3#-ag2-e-mesz_ | they shall pay. |
| 8' | _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni | before Ilšu-bani |
| 9' | _dumu_ SIG-{d}iszkur | son of Ipiq-Adad |
| 10' | _igi_ SIG-{d}a-a | before Ipiq-Aya |
| 11' | _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}a-a | son of Nur-Aya |
| left | ||
| 1 | _iti [...] u4 1(disz)-kam_ | Month ..., 1st day, |
| 2 | _mu#_ {d}tasz-me-tum | the year "Tašmetu" |
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