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MHET 2/3, 343 (P481679)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/3, 343 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481679 |
| Museum no. | BM 017363 |
| 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(bur3)# 2(esze3)# 2(iku)# GAN2# 5(disz) sar a-sza3 ki#-kal#?_ | 2 bur3, 2 eše3 2 iku, 5 sar field Kikal(?) |
| 2 | _a-gar3_ ha-ra-ma-[tum] | the meadow Ḫaramatum |
| 3 | i-ta _a-sza3_ geme2-{d}utu _lukur_ {d}utu# | from the field Geme-Šamaš, nadītu of Šadâm |
| 4 | _dumu-munus_ li#-pi2#-it,#-esz18-dar | daughter of Lipit-Ištar |
| 5 | u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ [...] x zimbir{ki#} | and adjacent to the field ... of Sippar |
| 6 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam_ {i7}zimbir#{ki} | its first head: the Tigris |
| 7 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam gesz-gi_ ha-ra-ma-tum | Its second head is a haramatum reed. |
| 8 | _a-sza3_ {d}na-bi-um-ma-lik | field Nabium-mālik, |
| 9 | _dumu_ {d}marduk-la-ma-sa3-szu | son of Marduk-lamassašu |
| 10 | _ki_ {d}na-bi-um-ma-lik | from Nabium-mālik |
| 11 | _dumu_ {d}marduk-la-ma-sa3-szu | son of Marduk-lamassašu |
| 12 | be-el _a-sza3_-im | the owner of the field |
| 13 | {disz}dingir-szu-ib-ni-szu | Ilu-šū-ibnīḫi-uṣur, |
| 14 | _dumu_ a-pil-i3-li2-szu | son of Apil-ilišu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _in-szi-in-sa10_ | he bought. |
| 2 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 3 | _3(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 3(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 3 1/2 minas 3 5/6 shekels of silver |
| 4 | _in-na-an-la2_ | he shall pay. |
| 5 | _sza3-ga-a-ni al-du10_ | his heart is satisfied |
| 6 | _inim-bi al-til_ | Its word is finished. |
| 7 | _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_ | In the future, a man against another |
| 8 | _inim nu-ga2-ga2-a_ | shall not make a claim |
| 9 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk# | year: “Šamaš, Aya, Marduk, |
| 10 | u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na# | and Samsu-iluna |
| 11 | in-pa3#-esz#_ | have sworn. |
Sources & licences
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