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MHET 2/2, 301 (P481570)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/2, 301 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481570 |
| Museum no. | BM 017440 & BM 017440A |
| 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 | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _sar e2 ki-gal2_ | 1 1/3 sar, the temple of Kigal |
| 2 | i-na _zimbir{ki}-gal_ | in Sippar |
| 3 | _da e2_ i-t,ur-ki-nu-um# | adjacent to the house of Iṭur-kinum |
| 4 | u3 _da e2_ ni-id-nu-sza _dumu_ sa-ba-ia | and adjacent to the house of Nidnuša son of Sabaya |
| 5 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma e2_ tu-tu-ni-szu | Its top is the first: the house of Tutunišu |
| 6 | _dumu_ {d}utu-pu-ut,-ra-am | son of Šamaš-puṭram |
| 7 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma sila dagal-la_ | Its second head is the broad street. |
| 8 | _ki_ {d}suen-i-din-nam | from Sîn-iddinam |
| 9 | _dumu_ ARAD-sin | son of Warad-sin |
| 10 | [...] | |
| 11 | _dumu_ {d}suen-i-din-nam | son of Sîn-iddinam |
| 12 | _in#-szi-in-sa10_ | he bought. |
| 13 | _sa10# til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 14 | [n]+5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_ | n+5 shekels of silver he paid. |
| 15 | _sza3#-ga-ni al-du10_ | his heart is satisfied. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _inim-bi al-til_ | Its word is finished. |
| 2 | _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_ | In the future, a man against another |
| 3 | _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_ | shall not make a claim |
| 4 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}amar-utu ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_ | year: “Šamaš, Marduk, Hammurapi, the king, |
| 5 | it-mu-u2 | they heard. |
| 6 | [...] | |
| 7 | _igi_ i-t,ur-ki-nu-um _dumu_ isz8-tar2-ama-szu | before Iṭur-Kinum, son of Ištar-amāḫum |
| 8 | _igi_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam | before Nur-ilišu, son of Sin-iddinam |
| 9 | _igi_ sin-re-me-ni _dumu_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur | before Sin-rēmeni, son of Ibbi-Ninšubur |
| 10 | _igi_ {d}nanna-tum _dumu_ a-na-sin-tak-la-ku# | before Nanna-tum, son of Ana-sin-taklak |
| 11 | _igi_ {d}utu-ga-mil _dumu_ i-din-sin | before Šamaš-gamil, son of Iddin-sin |
| 12 | _igi_ tu-tu-ni-szu _dumu_ {d}utu-pu-ut,-ra#-am# | before Tutunīšu, son of Šamašep-puṭram |
| 13 | _igi_ sin-re-me-ni _dumu_ na#-bi-{d}utu | before Sin-rēmeni, son of Nabi-šamaš |
| 14 | _igi_ sin-re-me-ni _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam | before Sin-remeni, son of Sin-iddinam |
| 15 | _igi_ im-gur-sin _dub-sar_ | before Imgur-sin, scribe |
| 16 | _iti udru{duru5} u4 1(disz)-kam_ | The month of Šabaṭu, the day 1 |
| 17 | _mu_ {d}tasz-me#-tum _ku3-sig17_ | year: “Tašmētu, the goldsmith, |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _sar e2 ki-[gal2]_ | 1 1/3 sar, the house of Kigal |
| 2 | i-na zimbir[{ki}-gal] | in Sippar |
| 3 | _da e2_ i-[t,ur-ki-nu-um] | adjacent to the house of Itur-kinum |
| 4 | u3 _da e2_ [ni-id-nu-sza _dumu_ sa-ba-ia] | and adjacent to the house of Nidnusha, son of Sabaya |
| 5 | _sag-bi# [1(disz)-kam-ma e2_ tu-tu-ni-szu] | Its top is the first: the house of Tutunishu. |
| 6 | [...] | |
| 7 | [...] | |
| 8 | [...] | |
| 9 | [...] | |
| 10 | {disz}ki-i-x [...] | Itti- |
| 11 | _dumu#_ {d}suen-i#-[din-nam] | son of Sîn-iddinam |
| 12 | _in-szi-in-[sa10]_ | he bought. |
| 13 | [...] | |
| 14 | [...] | |
| 15 | _sza3-[ga-ni al-du10]_ | his heart is satisfied. |
| 16 | _inim-[bi] al#-til_ | Its word is finished. |
| 17 | <_kiszib_> {d}nanna-tum | Seal of Nannatum |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | _igi#_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-[szu _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam] | before Nur-ilishu, son of Sin-iddinam |
| 2' | _igi_ {d}nanna-tum _dumu#_ [a-na-sin-tak-la-ku] | before Nanna-tum, son of Ana-sin-taklak |
| 3' | _igi_ {d}utu-ga-mil _dumu#_ [i-din-sin] | before Šamaš-gamil, son of Iddin-sin |
| 4' | _igi#_ tu-tu-ni-szu _dumu#_ [...] | before Tutunīšu, son of ... |
| 5' | _igi_ ka-lu-mu-um _dumu_ [...] | before Kalumum, son of ... |
| 6' | _igi_ {d}suen-re-me-n _dumu#_ [na-bi-{d}utu] | before Sîn-remen, son of Nabi-šamaš |
| 7' | _igi_ {d}suen-re-me-ni _dumu#_ [sin-i-din-nam] | before Sîn-remeni, son of Sin-iddinam |
| 8' | _igi_ im-gur-{d}suen _dub#-[sar]_ | before Imgur-Sîn, scribe |
| 9' | _iti udru{duru5} u4 1(disz)#-[kam]_ | The month of Šabaṭu, the day 1 |
| 10' | _mu_ {d}tasz-me-tum _ku3-sig17_ | the year: “Tašmētu of gold— |
| 11' | <_kiszib_> ka#-lu#-[mu-um] | Seal of Kalumum |
| 12' | <_kiszib_> {d}suen-[x x] | Seal of Sîn- |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] a an [...] | ... water ... |
| 2 | x {d}utu [...] | ... Utu |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-re-[me-ni] | Sîn-remeni |
| 2 | _dumu_ na-bi-{d}[utu] | son of Nabi-šamaš |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}x [...] | servant of |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | _dumu_ [...] | son of |
| 3 | _[ARAD e2]-babbar-ra_ | servant of the Ebabbar. |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | [...] a/za? an [...] | ... ... heaven(?) |
| 2 | _dumu#_ {d}[utu ...] | son of Shamash |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | nu#-ur2-i3-li2-[szu] | Nur-ilišu |
| 2 | [_dumu_] {d}suen-i-din-nam | son of Sîn-iddinam |
| 3 | [...] | |
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