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MHET 2/3, 401 (P509790)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Amnanum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/3, 401 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509790 |
| Museum no. | BM 079484 & BM 079484A |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der) |
| Coordinates | 33.0991, 44.2991 |
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 | e-da-ka-am sza dumu-zimbir{ki} | of Dumuzimbir |
| 2 | _ki_ dumu-zimbir{ki} | from Mār-Sippar |
| 3 | {disz}{munus}be-el-ta-ni | Bēltani, |
| 4 | a-na _zu2-kesz2-sze3_ | for binding |
| 5 | a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu | for 1 year |
| 6 | i-gu-ur | Igūr |
| 7 | _zu2-kesz2-sze3 mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu | as a pledge for 1 year |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1/2 shekel of silver |
| 2 | _i3-la2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 3 | _igi_ sig-{d}nin-dingir | before Sîn-ilī |
| 4 | _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am | son of Sîn-iqišam, |
| 5 | _igi_ ba-ba-tum | before Babatum |
| 6 | _iti du6-ku3-a u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam_ | The month of Tašritum, the day 27 |
| 7 | _mu alan {d}lamma ku3-sig17#_ | year: “The statue of the gold lamma-foetida |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | e-da-ka-am | he will measure out. |
| 2 | dumu-zimbir{ki} | of Dumuzimbir, |
| 3 | _ki_ dumu-zimbir{ki} | from Mār-Sippar |
| 4 | {disz}{munus}be-el-ta-ni | Bēltani, |
| 5 | a-na _zu2-kesz2-sze3 mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu | for binding, 1st year, |
| 6 | i-gu-ur | Igūr |
| 7 | _zu2-kesz2-sze3 mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu | as a pledge for 1 year |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1/2 shekel of silver |
| 2 | _i3-la2-e _ | he shall pay. |
| 3 | _igi_ sig-{d}nin-dingir | before Sîn-ilī |
| 4 | _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am | son of Sîn-iqišam, |
| 5 | _igi_ ba-ba-tum | before Babatum |
| 6 | _dumu_ a-bu-wa-qar | son of Abu-waqar |
| 7 | _iti du6-ku3-a u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam_ | The month of Tašritum, the day 27 |
| 8 | _mu alan {d}lamma ku3-sig17_ | the year in which the statue of the gold protective deity |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ba-ba-tum | Babatum |
| 2 | _dumu_ a-bu-wa-qar | son of Abu-waqar |
| 3 | _ARAD_ sza {d}ha-ni | servant of Hani. |
| 1 | _kiszib3_ sig-{d}nin-dingir | Seal of Sîn-nin-ilī |
Sources & licences
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