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MHET 2/2, 302 (P481571)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/2, 302 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481571 |
| Museum no. | BM 017476 & BM 017476A |
| 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 | 2(esze3) _iku a-sza3 a-gar3#_ {[d]}lugal#-sag-il3 | 2 iku of field, meadow of Lugal-sagil |
| 2 | i-ta _a-sza3_ hu-nu-[ub]-tum# _lukur {d}utu_ | from the field Ḫunubtum nadītu of Šamaš |
| 3 | _ki_ ru-ut-tum _dumu-munus_ i-zi-ga-tar | from Ruttum daughter of Izi-gatar |
| 4 | u3 s,il2-li2-e-ia | and Ṣillīya |
| 5 | {disz}dingir-szu-ba-ni _ugula dam-gar3#-mesz#_ | Ilu-šubani, foreman of merchants |
| 6 | a-na _gu2-un_ u2-sze-s,i2 | for a talent he shall bring out |
| 7 | _u4 buru14-sze3_ | at harvest time |
| 8 | 1(iku) _iku 1(disz)-e 1(gesz2) sze gur_ | 1 iku and 1 e₂ gur of barley |
| 9 | i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_ | with the bow of Šamaš |
| 10 | [i-na _ka2_] ga-gi-im | at the gate of the granary |
| 11 | _i3#-ag2#-e_ | he shall pay. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 4(disz) _ezem-hi-a_ | 4 festivals |
| 2 | 3(ban2) _zi3-da-ta_ u3 1(disz) _uzu-ta_ | 3 ban2 of flour and 1 (cut of) meat each |
| 3 | i-pa-qi2-is-si2-na-ti | they shall entrust them. |
| 4 | _igi_ im-gur-{d}suen _dumu_ s,il2-li2-{d}iszkur# | before Imgur-Sîn, son of Ṣillī-Adad |
| 5 | _igi_ ki-gu-la _dumu_ ARAD-sin | before Kigula, son of Warad-sin |
| 6 | _igi_ {d}suen-na-s,ir _dumu_ nu-rum | before Sîn-nāṣir, son of Nurum |
| 7 | _igi_ i-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}nanna-tum | before Ibbi-šamaš, son of Nanna-tum |
| 8 | _iti bara2-za3-gar_ | month: “Bara-zazagar,’ |
| 9 | _mu bad3 gal gu2 {i7}idigna kar {d}utu{ki}_ | year: “The great wall, the bank of the Tigris, the port of Šamaš, |
| 1' | i-na _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu#_ | with the bow of Šamaš |
| 2' | i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im# [_i3-ag2-e_] | at the gate of the storehouse he will measure out. |
| 3' | 4(disz) _ezem-hi-a_ 3(ban2) _zi3-da-[ta]_ | 4 festivals, 3 seahs of flour each |
| 4' | u3 1(disz) _uzu-ta_ i-pa-qi2-[is-si2-na-ti] | and 1 portion of meat he shall redeem them. |
| 5' | _igi_ im-gur-{d}suen _dumu_ s,il2#-[li2-{d}iszkur] | before Imgur-Sîn, son of Ṣillī-Adad |
| 6' | _igi_ ki#-gu-la _dumu_ ARAD-sin | before Kigula, son of Warad-sin |
| 7' | _igi_ {d}suen-na-s,ir _dumu_ [nu-rum] | before Sîn-nāṣir, son of Nurum |
| 8' | _igi_ i-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}[nanna-tum] | before Ibbi-šamaš, son of Nanna-tum |
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