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MHET 2/3, 418 (P509802)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/3, 418 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509802 |
| Museum no. | BM 017081 & BM 017081A |
| 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 1(u) gin2 e2-ki-gal2_ | 1 sar 10 shekels Ekigal |
| 2 | _da e2_ i3-li2-ba-ni _dumu_ dumu-{d}utu a-BI-li | adjacent to the house of Ilī-bani, son of Mar-šamaš, ABI-li |
| 3 | u3 _da e2_ na-ka-rum | and adjacent to the house of Nakalum |
| 4 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma e2_ a-bu-ha-lum | the first (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month): the house of Abum-halum |
| 5 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma sila dagal-la_ | Its second head is the broad street. |
| 6 | _ki_ i3-li2-ba-ni _dumu_ dumu-{d}utu a-BI-li | from Ilī-bani son of Dumu-šamaš ABI-li |
| 7 | {disz}na-ka-rum | Nagarum |
| 8 | _dumu_ {d}suen-ta-ia-ar | son of Sîn-tayyar |
| 9 | _in-szi-in-sa10_ | he bought. |
| 10 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 11 | _2(disz) 1/3 gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_ | he paid 2 1/3 shekels of silver. |
| 12 | _sza3-ga-a-ni al-du10#_ | his heart is satisfied. |
| 13 | _inim-bi al-til_ | Its word is finished. |
| 14 | _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_ | In the future, a man against another |
| 15 | _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_ | shall not make a claim |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk | year: “Šamaš, Aya, Marduk, |
| 2 | {disz}sa-am-su2-i-lu-na _lugal-e_ | Samsu-iluna the king |
| 3 | u3 _iri_ zimbir{ki} _in-pa3-de3-mesz_ | and the city of Sippar they chose |
| 4 | _igi_ bur-{d}iszkur ra-bi-a-num | before Bur-Adad, the chief steward |
| 5 | _igi_ szum-ma-dingir _igi_ {d}suen-ba-ni _dumu_ li-pi2-it-esz18#-dar# | before Šumma-ilī, before Sîn-bani, son of Lipit-Ishtar |
| 6 | _igi_ mi-ig-ra-tum _dumu_ sin-we-de-ku | before Migrātum, son of Sinwedeku |
| 7 | _igi_ ha-am-su2-um _igi_ ib-ni-{d}mar-tu | before Hamsum, before Ibni-Amurrum |
| 8 | _dumu-mesz_ sig-esz18-dar | sons of Sîn-ištar |
| 9 | _igi_ be-la-nu-um# _igi#_ {d}utu-dingir | before Belanum, before Šamaš-ilī |
| 10 | _dumu-mesz_ ta-ri-bu-um | sons of Tarībum |
| 11 | _igi_ ta-ri-ba-tum _igi_ an-pi4-{d}utu# | before Tarībatum, before Anu-pî-šamaš |
| 12 | _dumu-mesz_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am | sons of Sin-iqišam, |
| 13 | _igi_ dumu-zimbir{ki} _dumu_ {d}iszkur-szar-rum | before Dumuzimbir, son of Adad-šarrum |
| 14 | _igi_ a-ha-nir-szi _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ra-bi | before Aḫānirši, son of Adad-rabi |
| 15 | _igi_ dumu-er-s,i-tim _dumu_ ip-qa2-[tum] | before Dumu-erṣitum, son of Ipqatum |
| 16 | _igi_ sin-ma-gir _dumu_ BI? BI? DA | before Sin-magir, son of ... |
| 17 | _igi_ ri-isz-{d}utu _dub-sar_ | before Rīš-Šamaše, scribe |
| left | ||
| 1 | _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam_ | The month of Addarum, the day 26 |
| 2 | _mu ugnim_ i-da-ma-ra-[as,] | the name of the army he shall measure out |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _1(disz) sar 1(u) gin2 e2-[ki-gal2]_ | 1 sar 10 shekels Ekigal |
| 2 | [i]-ta _e2_ i3-li2-[ba-ni _dumu_ dumu]-{d}utu# a#-BI-li | from the house of Ilī-bani son of Šamaš ABI-li |
| 3 | u3 i-ta _e2_ na-ka-rum _dumu#_ {d}suen#-ta#-ia#-ar# | and adjacent to the house of Nakarum, son of Sîn-tayyar |
| 4 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma e2_ a-bu-ha-[lum] | the first (of which followed the 30th of the preceding month): the house of Abuhalum |
| 5 | _sag#-bi# 2(disz)#-kam#-ma# sila dagal-la_ | It is the second head, and the street is wide. |
| 6 | _ki_ i3-li2#-[ba]-ni# _dumu_ dumu-{d}utu a-BI-li | from Ili-bani son of Dumu-šamaš ABI-li |
| 7 | {disz}na#-ka#-rum _dumu_ {d}suen-ta-ia-ar | Nakrum, son of Sîn-tayyar |
| 8 | _in-szi-in-sa10_ | he bought. |
| 9 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 10 | _2(disz) 1/3 gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_ | he paid 2 1/3 shekels of silver. |
| 11 | _sza3-ga-a-ni al-du10 _ | his heart is satisfied |
| 12 | _inim-bi al-til_ | Its word is finished. |
| 13 | _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_ | In the future, a man against another |
| 14 | _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_ | shall not make a claim |
| 15 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk | year: “Šamaš, Aya, Marduk, |
| 16 | {disz}sa-am-su2-i-lu-na _lugal-e_ | Samsu-iluna the king |
| 17 | u3 iri zimbir{ki} | and the city of Sippar |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _in-pa3-de3-mesz_ | they have sworn |
| 2 | _igi_ bur-{d}iszkur ra-bi-a-nu-um | before Bur-Adad, the chief cook |
| 3 | _igi_ szum-ma-dingir _igi_ {d}suen-ba-ni _dumu-mesz_ li-pi2-it-esz18-dar | before Šumma-ilum, before Sîn-bāni, sons of Lipit-Ishtar |
| 4 | _igi_ mi-ig-ra-tum _dumu_ {d}suen-we-de-ku | before Migrātum, son of Sîn-wedeku |
| 5 | _igi_ ha-am-su2-um _igi_ ib-ni-{d}mar-tu | before Hamsum, before Ibni-Amurrum |
| 6 | _dumu-mesz_ sig-esz18-dar | sons of Sîn-ištar |
| 7 | _igi_ be-la-nu-um _igi_ {d}utu-dingir _dumu-mesz_ ta-ri-bu-um | before Belanum, before Šamaš-ilum, sons of Tarībum |
| 8 | _igi_ dumu-esz18-dar _igi_ ta-ri-ba-tum _igi_ an-pi4-{d}utu# | before Dumu-Ištar, before Tarībatum, before Apî-Šamaše |
| 9 | _[dumu]-mesz_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am | sons of Sîn-iqišam |
| 10 | _igi_ dumu-zimbir{ki} | before Mār-Sippar |
| 11 | _dumu_ {d}iszkur-szar-rum | son of Adad-šarrum |
| 12 | _igi_ dingir-szu-ri-nu _aga-us2 lugal_ | before Ilu-šurinu, royal soldier |
| 13 | _igi_ a-ha-nir-szi | before Aḫanirši |
| 14 | _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ra-bi | son of Adad-rabi |
| 15 | _igi_ dumu-er-s,e-tim _dumu_ ip-qa2-tum | before Dumu-erṣetim, son of Ipqatum |
| 16 | _igi_ {d}suen-ma-gir _dumu_ bi? bi? [...] | before Sîn-māgir, son of |
| 17 | _igi_ ri-isz-{d}utu# _dub-[sar]_ | before Rīš-Šamaše, scribe |
| 18 | _iti sze-sag11-ku5# u4 2(u) [6(disz)]-kam_ | The month of Addarum, the day 26 |
| 19 | _mu [ugnim_ i-da-ma-ra-as,] | the name of the army he shall erase |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ha#-am-su2-u2 | hamsû |
| 2 | _dumu_ sig-[esz18-dar] | son of Sîn-Ishtar |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}suen# | servant of Sin. |
| 4 | [u3] {d}x [...] | and ... |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | ib-ni-[{d}mar-tu] | Ibni-Amurrum |
| 2 | _dumu_ sig#-[esz18-dar] | son of Sîn-Ishtar |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}[...] | servant of |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | [bur]-{d}[iszkur] | Bur-Adad |
| 2 | _dumu#_ ib-[ni-...] | son of Ibni- |
| 3 | _ARAD_ [...] | servant of .... |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | x NI NI [...] | ... ... |
| 2 | _dumu_ li-pi2-it#-[...] | son of Lipit- |
| 3 | _ARAD_ [...] | servant of .... |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ {d}suen-ba-ni | Seal of Sîn-bani |
| seal 6 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ be-la-nu-um | Seal of Belanum |
| seal 7 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ a-ha-nir-szi | seal of Aḫanirši |
| seal 8 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ dingir-szu#-ri-nu | Seal of Ilšurinu |
| seal 9 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ mi-ig-ra-tum | seal of Migratum |
Sources & licences
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