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MHET 2/3, 408 (P509795)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Amnanum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/3, 408 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509795 |
| Museum no. | BM 080133 & BM 080134 |
| 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)
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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 | _1(disz) sar e2 ki-gal2_ | 1 sar, the temple of Kigal |
| 2 | _da e2_ a-hu-ni | adjacent to the house of Ahuni |
| 3 | u3 _da e2_ er-s,e-ti-ia | and next to the house of my land |
| 4 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam i7_r-ni-na | its head is 1 rninu canal |
| 5 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam_ a-na _sila dagal-la_ | Its width is 2 qû for a wide square. |
| 6 | _ki_ sig-{d}a-a [u3] szu-nir?-ga-[...] | from Sîn-aya and Šunirga |
| 7 | _dumu-mesz_ er-s,e-ti-ia | the sons of my land |
| 8 | {disz}[u2-qa2-a-i]-la _dumu_ sza#-lu#-ru#-um# | Uqaya-ilum, son of Šalurum |
| 9 | [...] qa2-ti-ia | ... my hand |
| 10 | _[in-szi]-in-sa10_ | he bought. |
| 11 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_ | he paid 2 shekels of silver. |
| 2 | _{gesz}gan-na ib2-ta-bal inim-bi al-[til]_ | he took away the throne, its word is finished. |
| 3 | _[u4] kur2-sze3 lu2 [lu2]-ra_ | In the future, a man against another |
| 4 | _inim nu-um-ga2-a mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk | no claim, year: “Šamaš, Marduk, |
| 5 | _in-pa3-de3-mesz_ | they have sworn |
| 6 | _igi_ be-la#-nu#-um _dumu_ x-nu-um | before Belanum, son of ...num |
| 7 | _igi_ {d}suen-dingir _dumu_ sin-x x x | before Sîn-ilī, son of Sin- |
| 8 | _igi_ szum-ma-dingir _dumu_ li-pi2-it-esz18-dar | before Šumma-ilī, son of Lipit-Ishtar |
| 9 | _igi_ sin-i-din-nam _dumu_ ni-id-nu-sza | before Sin-iddinam, son of Nidnuša |
| 10 | _igi_ ni-id-na-[...] munus x x x x | Before Nidna-..., woman ... |
| 11 | _igi_ gur-ru#-du#-um# _dumu#_ [...] | before Gurrudum, son of ... |
| 12 | _igi_ dumu-{d}utu _dumu_ e2-a-ra-bi? | before Mar-šamaš, son of Ea-rabi |
| 13 | _igi_ ARAD-sin _dumu e2-<dub>-ba-a_ | before Warad-sin, son of the scribal school |
| left | ||
| 1 | _iti apin-du8-a_ | month: “Piglet-festival,’ |
| 2 | _mu szu-nir mah ku3-sig17_ | the name of the magnificent šunir priestess of gold |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _1(disz) sar e2 [ki-gal2]_ | 1 sar, the temple of Kigal |
| 2 | _da e2 ki#-gal2#_ a#-hu#-[ni] | adjacent to the house of the foundation plot of Ahuni |
| 3 | u3 _da_ er-s,e-ti-ia | and to my land |
| 4 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam_ er-s,e-ti-ia [...] | Its head is the 1st of my land ... |
| 5 | u3 _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam#_ a-na _sila dagal-la_ | and the top of the 2nd for the wide square. |
| 6 | _ki_ sig-{d}a-a# u3 szu-nir-ga-[...] | from Sîn-aya and Šunirga- |
| 7 | _dumu-mesz_ er#-s,e-ti-ia | the sons of my land |
| 8 | {disz}u2-qa2-a-i-la [...] a x | Uqaya-ila |
| 9 | _dumu_ sza-lu-ru-um | son of Šalurum |
| 10 | _in-szi-in-sa10_ | he bought. |
| 11 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 12 | _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in#-na#-an#-la2#_ | he paid 2 shekels of silver. |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | _mu# szu-nir mah ku3-sig17#_ [...] | The name of this inscription is "Exalted Hand of Gold" .... |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | [_kiszib3_ ...]-x-sza-i3-li-szu | Seal of ...-sha-ilišu |
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