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MHET 2/3, 425 (P509808)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/3, 425 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509808 |
| Museum no. | BM 082442 & BM 082443 |
| 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 | _[n(iku)] GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ a-ta-na#-nu-um | n iku of field, in the meadow of Atannum |
| 2 | i-ta _a-sza3_ ARAD-{d}suen _dumu_ ha-li-lum | adjacent to the field of Warad-Sin son of Halilum |
| 3 | u3 i-ta nam-ka-ar a-ba-tim | and with it the stele of the sea |
| 4 | _sag-bi_ nam-ka-ar a-ta2-nu-um | Its head is the namkar of Atanum. |
| 5 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3_ tab-ba-we-di-im | Its second head is the field Tabba-wedim |
| 6 | _ki_ sze-ri-ik-ti-{d}a-a _lukur_ {d}utu | from Šerikti-Aya, nadītu of Şmaš |
| 7 | _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-sipa | daughter of Šamaš-sipa |
| 8 | {disz}be-le-su2-nu _lukur_ {d}utu | Belsunu, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 9 | _dumu-munus_ i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen | daughter of Ikūn-pî-Sin |
| 10 | i-na _har ku3-babbar-sza in-szi-in-sa10_ | with her silver bracelet he bought. |
| 11 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 12 | _1(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2 _ | 13 1/3 shekels of silver he paid. |
| 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_ | will not raise a claim |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk | year: “Šamaš, Aya, Marduk, |
| 2 | u3 sa-am#-[su2]-i#-lu-na# _lugal_ | and Samsu-iluna, the king |
| 3 | _in-pa3#-de3#-mesz_ | have sworn |
| 4 | _igi_ {d}utu-tab-ba#-[szu] _sanga_ {d}utu | before Šamaš-tabbāši, sanga priest of Utu |
| 5 | _igi_ isz#-me-[{d}suen _sanga_ {d}]utu | before Išme-Sîn, sanga priest of Shamash |
| 6 | _igi_ akszak#[{ki}-i-din]-nam _dumu#_ [...]-qi2-in-ni | before Akšak-iddinam son of ...-qinni |
| 7 | _igi_ {d}suen-[i]-din#-nam _dumu_ {d}utu#-[illat]-su2 | before Sîn-iddinam, son of Šamaš-tillassu |
| 8 | _igi_ sig-i3-li2#-szu _dumu_ qi2#-[isz]-nu-nu# | before Sîn-ilišu, son of Qishnunu |
| 9 | _igi_ {d}suen-e#-[ri-ba]-am _dumu_ lu#-usz#-ta-mar-sin | before Sîn-eribam, son of Luštammar-sin |
| 10 | _igi_ {d#}nanna#-ibila#-ma#-an#-[szum2] _dumu#_ ar-wi#-um | before Nanna-ibila-manšum, son of Arwīum |
| 11 | _igi_ [...]-ma-an-szum2# | Before ...-manshum |
| 12 | _igi_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu sza _ka2 ga2-gi4#-a{ki}_ | before Warad-ilīšu of the Gagia gate |
| 13 | _igi_ szesz-i3-dug _dumu_ er3-ra#-[ga]-mil# | before Šeš-idug, son of Erra-gamil |
| 14 | _igi_ u2-s,ur-we-dam _dub#-sar#_ | before Ushur-wedam, scribe |
| 15 | _iti gan-gan-na u4 1(u)-kam_ | The month of Kislimu, the day 10 |
| 16 | _mu_ sa-am-su2-i-lu-na _lugal iri_ ki-sur-ra{ki} u3 sa-bu-um | year: “Samsu-iluna, king of the city Kisurra, and Sabum. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _dub# [n(iku) GAN2 a-sza3]_ i#-na# _a#-gar3_ a#-[ta]-nu#-um#{ki} | a field of n iku in the meadow of Atanum |
| 2 | i-[ta _a-sza3_ ARAD]-{d}suen# [dumu ha-li]-lum | adjacent to the field of Warad-Sîn son of Halilum |
| 3 | [u3 i-ta nam]-ka-ar# [a-ba]-tim# | and with it the stele of the sea |
| 4 | sag-[bi nam-ka]-ar# ha-ta2-nu-um | Its top is the namkar of Hatanum. |
| 5 | _[sag-bi 2(disz)-kam a-sza3]_ tab-ba-we-di-im | its second head: field Tabba-wedim; |
| 6 | _ki#_ sze#-ri#-[ik-ti-{d}]a-a _lukur_ {d}utu | from Šerikti-Aya, nadītu of Şmaš |
| 7 | _[dumu]-munus#_ {d}[utu]-sipa | daughter of Shamash-sipa |
| 8 | {disz}be-le-su2-nu _lukur#_ {d}utu | Belsunu, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 9 | _dumu-munus_ [i-ku]-un-pi4#-[{d}]suen# | daughter of Ikūn-pî-Sin |
| 10 | i#-na _har [ku3]-babbar_-sza _in#-szi#-in-sa10_ | with her silver ring he bought. |
| 11 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 12 | _1(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_ | 13 1/3 shekels of silver he paid. |
| 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_ | a claim not to be brought |
| 16 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk | year: “Šamaš, Aya, Marduk, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 sa-am-su2-i-lu-na _lugal_ | and Samsu-iluna the king |
| 2 | _in#-pa3#-de3#-mesz_ | have sworn |
| 3 | [...]-{d}utu | ...-šamaš |
| 4 | [...]-{d}utu | ...-šamaš |
| 5 | [_igi_ ... _dumu_ ...]-qi2-in-ni | before ..., son of ...-qinni |
| 6 | [_igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam dumu] {d}utu-illat-su2 | before Sîn-iddinam, son of Šamaš-tillassu |
| 7 | [_igi_ sig-i3-li2-szu dumu] qi2-isz-nu-nu | before Sîn-ilišu, son of Qishnunu |
| 8 | [_igi_ ...] _dumu_ lu#-usz#-ta-mar-{d}suen | before ..., son of Luštammar-Sîn |
| 9 | [_igi_ ...]-#an-szum2 _dumu_ ar?-wi-um | before ...-anšum, son of Arwum |
| 10 | [_igi_ ...] | Witness: .... |
| 11 | [_igi_ ARAD-i3]-li2#-szu# _ka2 ga2-gi4-a{ki}_ | before Warad-ilīšu, at the gate of Gaggia |
| 12 | [_igi_] szesz-i3-dug _dumu_ er3-ra-ga-mil | before Šeš-iddin, son of Erra-gamil |
| 13 | [_igi_] u2-s,ur-we-dam _dub-sar_ | before Ushur-wedam, scribe |
| 14 | [_igi_] x x x x | Witness .... |
| 15 | _[iti] gan#-gan-na u4 1(u)-kam_ | The month of Kislimu, the day 10 |
| 16 | _mu sa-am-su2-i-lu-na lugal-e iri_ ki-sur-ra{ki} u3 sa-bu#-[um] | year: “Samsu-iluna, the king, the city Kisurra and Sabum |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}[utu]-tab-ba-[szu] | for Utu-tabbašu |
| 2 | _sanga_ [{d}utu] | priest of Šamaš |
| 3 | _dumu_ an-[pi4]-{d}a-[a] | son of Anu-pî-Aya |
| 4 | _ARAD_ sa-am-su2-i-lu-na | servant of Samsu-iluna. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | isz-me-[{d}suen] | Išme-Suen |
| 2 | _sanga_ [{d}]utu | sanga priest of Shamash |
| 3 | _dumu_ i-ku-[un-pi4]-{d}utu | son of Ikun-pî-šamaš |
| 4 | _ARAD_ sa-am-su2-i-lu-na | servant of Samsu-iluna. |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen#-i-din-nam# | Sîn-iddinam |
| 2 | [...]-ba-ni | ...-bani |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | [...]-li2-szu | ... his |
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