MHET 2/3, 420 (P509804)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/3, 420 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509804 |
| Museum no. | BM 014004 |
| 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)
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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 | asz-szum _a-sza3 e2 u3 {gesz}kiri6_ | Concerning the field, house and orchard |
| 2 | sza _dumu-mesz_ dumu-{d}mar-tu | of the sons of Amurru |
| 3 | a-na a-wi-ia-tum _ra2-gaba dumu_ sza-{d}mar-tu | to Awīyatum, the courier, son of Ša-Amurrum |
| 4 | {disz}ig-mil-{d}suen ip-qi2-is-su2 | Igmil-Sîn appointed him. |
| 5 | a-na pi-ha-at _a-sza3 e2 u3 {gesz}kiri6_ | into the responsibility of the field, house and garden |
| 6 | {disz}a-wi-ia-tum _ra2-gaba dumu_ sza-{d}mar-tu | Awīyatum, courier, son of Ša-Amurrum |
| 7 | iz!-za-az | he stood. |
| 8 | u3 _dumu-mesz_ dumu-{d}mar-tu u2-ra-ba | and the sons of Mār-Amurru he brought. |
| 9 | _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ szi? da ah ra ni szu nu | 2 shekels of silver ... |
| 10 | _ib2-tag4? iti 4(disz)-kam_ | he imposed?. 4th month. |
| 11 | a-na ig-mil-{d}suen _i3-la2-e_ | to Igmil-Sîn he shall pay |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _igi_ ig-mil-{d}suen a-bi asz-lim | before Igmil-Sîn, father of Ašlim |
| 2 | {disz}a-wi-il-{d}iszkur _ugula ka2 <ga2>-gi4-a#_ | Awīl-Addu, foreman of the gate of Gagia |
| 3 | {disz}u2-tul2-esz18-dar _gudu4_ esz18-dar | Utul-Ištar, gudug priest of Ishtar |
| 4 | u3 a-wi-il-{d}iszkur _dumu_ za-a-lum | and Awīl-Adad son of Zālu |
| 5 | _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(disz)-kam_ | The month of Abu, the day 1 |
| 6 | _mu_ sa-am-su2-i-lu-na _lugal bad3_ uri2{ki} u3 unu{ki} _mu#-un#-gul-la_ | year: “Samsu-iluna, the king, the walls of Ur and Uruk he destroyed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ig-mil-[{d}suen] | Igmil-Suen |
| 2 | _dumu_ a-pil-[...] | son of Apil- |
| 3 | _ARAD nig2_ {d}lugal | servant of Lugal. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | a-wi-ia-tum | Awiyatum |
| 2 | _dumu_ sza-{d}mar-tu | son of Ša-Amurrum, |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}suen | servant of Sîn |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | a-pil-i3-[li2-szu] | Apil-ilišu |
| 2 | _dumu_ i3-li2-x-[...] | son of Ilī- |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}[...] | servant of |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | [...] AN x [...] | ... ... |
| 2 | [...] i3-li2-[...] | ... Ili- |
| 3 | [...] NI x [...] | ... ... |
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