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MHET 2/3, 388 (P509778)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/3, 388 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509778 |
| Museum no. | BM 017322 |
| 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 | _3(disz) 5/6(disz) sar e2-ki-gal2_ u3 za-x | 3 5/6 sar E-kigal and Za-x, |
| 2 | i-na {iri}si-la-ni-i{ki} | in Sîlani |
| 3 | _da e2_ {disz}be-el-szu-nu | adjacent to the house of Belšunu, |
| 4 | _dumu_ a-bi-isz-ta-mar | son of Abī-ištammar |
| 5 | u3 _da e2_ i3-li2-ah-hi-id-nam | and next to the house of Ilī-aḫi-idnam, |
| 6 | _sag-bi 1(disz) sila dagal-la_ | its head: 1 broad square-side; |
| 7 | _sag-bi 2(disz) {gesz}kiri6_ | its head: 2 orchards |
| 8 | _ki_ ARAD-ia u3 ru-ba-tum _dam-a-ni_ | with my servant and Rubatum his wife |
| 9 | {disz}i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen | Ikūn-pî-Sin, |
| 10 | _in-szi-sa10_ | bought. |
| 11 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _6(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar_ | 6 1/6 shekels silver |
| 2 | _in-al-la2_ | he weighed out. |
| 3 | _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-x-ra_ | In the future, a man |
| 4 | _inim nu-ga2-ga2-a_ | shall not make a claim |
| 5 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk | year: “Šamaš, Marduk, |
| 6 | u3 sa-am-su2-i-lu-<<i>>-na | and Samsu-iluna |
| 7 | _in-pa3-de3-mesz_ | they have sworn |
| 8 | _igi_ ha-ia-am-di-du-um ra-bi-a-nu-um | before Ḫaya-amdīdum, the chief cook |
| 9 | _igi_ ri-isz-{d}utu _nu-banda3_ | before Rīš-Šamaše, the overseer |
| 10 | _igi_ ku-ru-lum _dumu_ a-sza-ri-is-sum2 | before Kurulum, son of Asarissum |
| 11 | _igi_ dumu-ki _dumu_ i3-li2-eri-ba-am | before Dumuki, son of Ilī-eribam |
| 12 | _igi_ sa-ri-qum _dumu_ sin-ra-bi | before Sariqum, son of Sin-rabi |
| 13 | _igi_ dumu-{d}nin-hur-sag-ga2 | before Mār-Ninhursag |
| 14 | _iti apin-du8-a u4 9(disz)-kam_ | The month of Araḫsamna, the day 9 |
| left | ||
| 1 | _mu i7 sa-am-su2-i-lu-na-he2-gal2_ | year: “Samsu-iluna-ḫegal. |
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