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MHET 2/3, 356 (P481712)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/3, 356 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481712 |
| Museum no. | BM 017447 & BM 017447A |
| 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) sar 5(disz) gin2 e2_ pi2-e pa-szi-im | 1 sar 5 shekels: the house of the “Pišum-pi’e; |
| 2 | _da e2_ ib-ni-{d}marduk _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ma#-an#-szum2# | adjacent to the house of Ibni-Marduk, son of Adad-manšum |
| 3 | u3 _da e2 sila dagal-la_ | and adjacent to the house on the broad street |
| 4 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam sila dagal-la_ | Its width is 1 sila. |
| 5 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma_ a-zal-lu-hi | Its second head is Azalluhi. |
| 6 | _ki_ be-le-tum _lukur_ {d}utu | from Bēletum, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 7 | u3 a-zal-lu-hi _szesz-ni_ | and Azalluḫi his brother |
| 8 | _dumu-mesz_ {d}utu-illat-su2 | sons of Šamaš-tillassu |
| 9 | {disz}e-ri-isz-{d}sag-il2 _lukur_ {d}marduk | Eriš-Sagil, nadītu of Marduk |
| 10 | _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-illat-su2 | daughter of Šamaš-tillassu |
| 11 | _in-szi-in-sa10_ | he bought. |
| 12 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3#_ | as its full price |
| 13 | _1(u) 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_ | 11 shekels of silver he paid. |
| 14 | _inim#-[bi] al#-til_ | Its word is finished. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _sza3-ga-a-ni al-du10_ | his heart is satisfied |
| 2 | _u4 kur2-sze3# lu2 lu2-ra_ | In the future, a man against another |
| 3 | _inim nu#-ga2-ga2-a_ | shall not make a claim |
| 4 | _mu_ [...] {d}marduk | year: “..., Marduk,’ |
| 5 | u3 [sa]-am#-su2#-[i-lu-na ...] | and Samsu-iluna |
| 6 | _in#-pa3#-[de3]-mesz_ | they have sworn |
| 7 | _igi_ [a-wi]-il-{d}iszkur _dumu#_ [{d}gu]-la#-ba-la-su2 | before Awīl-Adad, son of Gula-bala’ssu |
| 8 | _igi_ [s,il2]-li2-{d}utu# _dumu#_ bur#-{d}iszkur | before Ṣillī-šamaš, son of Bur-Adad |
| 9 | [_igi_] kur-tum _dumu_ ip-qa2-tum | before Kurtum, son of Ipqatum |
| 10 | [_igi_] sig#-an-nu-ni-tum# _dumu_ a-na-{d}utu-tak2-la-ku | before Sîn-annunitum, son of Ana-šamaš-taklāku |
| 11 | [_igi_ a]-wi-il-{d}na-bi-[um] _dumu#_ {d}utu-[im]-gur-an-ni | before Awīl-Nabium, son of Šamaš-imguranni |
| 12 | _igi_ [dingir]-szu-ib-ni _dumu_ {d}utu-ha#-s,i#-ir# | before Ilu-šū-ibni, son of Utu-haṣir |
| 13 | _igi_ ib-ni-{d}marduk _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ma#-an#-szum2# | before Ibni-Marduk, son of Adad-manšum |
| 14 | _igi_ dumu-{d}iszkur _dub#-[sar]_ | before Dumu-Addu, scribe |
| 15 | _iti kin-{d}inanna u4 1(u)#-kam_ | The month of Elūnum, the day 10 |
| 16 | _mu_ sa-am-[su2]-i#-lu#-na# lugal du11-du11-ga# x x x_ | The year in which Samsu-iluna, the king, spoke ... |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _1(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 e2_ | 1 sar 5 shekels |
| 2 | [pi]-i pa-szi-im | “Pî-Pašīm |
| 3 | [_da e2_] ri-isz-{d}marduk _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2 | adjacent to the house of Rīš-Marduk, son of Adad-manshum |
| 4 | u3# _da sila_ | and next to the street |
| 5 | _sag#-bi 1(disz)-kam e2_ a-zal-lu-hi | its first head: the house of Azalluhi; |
| 6 | _sag#-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma sila dagal-la_ | Its second head is on the broad street. |
| 7 | _ki_ be-le-tum _lukur_ {d}utu | from Bēletum, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 8 | u3 a-zal-lu-hi _dumu#-mesz_ {d}utu-illat-su2 | and Azalluḫi, sons of Šamaš-tillassu |
| 9 | {disz}e-ri-isz#-[{d}sag-il2 lukur] {d}marduk | Eriš-Sagil, nadītu of Marduk |
| 10 | _dumu-munus_ {d}[utu-illat-su2] | daughter of Shamash-tillassu |
| 11 | _in-szi-[in-sa10]_ | he bought. |
| 12 | _sa10 [til-la-bi-sze3]_ | as its full price |
| 13 | _1(u) 1(disz) gin2 ku3#-babbar# [in-na-an-la2]_ | 11 shekels of silver he paid. |
| 14 | _inim-bi al-til_ | Its word is finished. |
| 15 | _sza3-ga-a-ni al-du10_ | his heart is satisfied |
| 16 | _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_ | In the future, a man against another |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _inim nu-ga2-ga2-a_ | shall not make a claim |
| 2 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk | year: “Šamaš, Aya, Marduk, |
| 3 | u3 sa-am-su2-i-lu-na _lugal in-pa3-[de3-mesz]_ | and Samsu-iluna the king chose |
| 4 | _igi_ a-wi-il-{d}iszkur _dumu_ {d}gu#-la#-ba-la-[su2] | before Awīl-Adad, son of Gula-balassu |
| 5 | _igi_ s,il2-li2-{d}utu _dumu_ bur-{d}iszkur | before Ṣillī-šamaš, son of Bur-Adad |
| 6 | _igi_ kur-tum _dumu_ ip-qa2-tum | before Kurtum, son of Ipqatum |
| 7 | _igi_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum _dumu_ a-na-{d}utu-tak2-la-ku | before Sîn-annunitum, son of Ana-šamaš-taklāku |
| 8 | _igi_ a-wi#-il#-{d}na-bi-um _dumu_ {d}utu-im-gur-an-ni | before Awīl-Nabium, son of Šamaš-imguranni |
| 9 | _igi_ dingir-szu-ib-ni _dumu_ {d}utu-ha-s,i-ir | before Ilu-šū-ibni, son of Utu-haṣir |
| 10 | _igi_ ri-isz-{d}marduk _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2 | before Rīš-Marduk, son of Adad-manshum |
| 11 | _igi_ geme2-be-el-tim _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ szu-mi-er-s,e-tim | before Geme-beltim, nadītu of Šamaš, daughter of Sumer-erṣetim |
| 12 | _igi_ dumu-{d}iszkur _dub-sar_ | before Dumu-Addu, scribe |
| 13 | _iti# [kin-{d}inanna u4 1(u)-kam]_ | The month Elūnum, the day 10 |
| 14 | _mu_ sa-am#-[su2-i-lu-na ...] | year: "Samsu-iluna ..." |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}utu-illat-[su2] | Šamaš-tillassu |
| 2 | _dumu_ dingir-[...] | son of Dingir- |
| 3 | _ARAD_ [...] | servant of .... |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | [a-wi-il]-{d}[iszkur] | Awil-Adad |
| 2 | _dumu_ [{d}nin-kar-ra-ak]-ba-[la-su2] | son of Ninkarrak-balassu |
| 3 | [_ARAD_] {d}suen# | servant of Sin. |
| 4 | [u3] {d}na-bi-um# | and Nabium |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | {d}na-bi-x [...] | Nabi- |
| 2 | _en x [...] | ... ... |
| 3 | _ARAD e2_ {d}x [...] | servant of the temple of |
| 4 | _gal-zu [...] | Your great divinity ... |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | {d}na-bi-[um-...] | Nabium- |
| 2 | _dub#-sar sag_ | the chief scribe |
| 3 | _nig2 e2_ {d}[...] | property of the temple of |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | [...] x | |
| 2 | [...] im# | ... clay |
| 3 | [...] x | |
| 4 | [_ARAD] e3-babbar-ra#_ | servant of Ebabbar. |
| 5 | [...] dingir szu [...] | ... god ... |
| seal 6 | ||
| 1 | a-wi-il#-{d}iszkur] | Awil-Addu |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}nin-kar-[ra-ak-ba-la-su2] | son of Ninkarrak-balassu |
| 3 | [_ARAD_] {d}[suen] | servant of Suen. |
| 4 | u3 {d}na#-[bi-um] | and Nabium |
| seal 7 | ||
| 1 | {d}na-bi-um-x-[...] | Nabium- |
| 2 | [...] dingir-x-ni | ... his god |
| 3 | [...] im? [...] | ... clay(?) |
| seal 8 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ s,il-li2-{d}utu | Seal of Ṣillī-šamaš |
| seal 9 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum | seal of Sîn-annunitum |
| seal 10 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ kur-tum | seal of Kurtum |
| seal 11 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ lu2-{d}na-bi-um | Seal of Lu-Nabium |
| seal 12 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ geme2-be-el-tim | seal of Geme-beltim |
| seal 13 | ||
| 1 | [_kiszib3_ dingir-szu]-ib-ni | Seal of Ilshu-ibni |
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