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MHET 2/3, 434 (P509817)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/3, 434 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509817 |
| Museum no. | BM 092553 |
| 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 | i-na zimbir#-eden-na-a# | in Sippar-edena |
| 3 | _da e2_ erisz#-ti#-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ [...] | next to the house of Erišti-šamaše, daughter of ... |
| 4 | u3# _da# e2_ {d}bu-ne2-ne2-i-din-[nam] | and adjacent to the house of Bunene-iddinam |
| 5 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam# sila_ | Its width is 1 sila. |
| 6 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma e2_ {d}suen-x-[...] | Its second head is the house of Sîn-... |
| 7 | _ki_ e-li-e-re-sa3 _lukur_ {d}utu | from Eleresa, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 8 | _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-ba-ni | daughter of Ilšu-bani |
| 9 | {disz}erisz-ti-{d}a-a _lukur_ {d}utu | Erishti-Aya, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 10 | _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-i-bi-szu# | daughter of Ilshu-ibbišu |
| 11 | i-na _har ku3-babbar_-[sza] | with her silver bracelet |
| 12 | _[in]-szi-in-sa10#_ | he bought. |
| 13 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-[babbar]_ | 7 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 2 | _inim-bi al-[til]_ | Its word is finished. |
| 3 | _sza3-ga-a-ni al-du10#_ | his heart is satisfied. |
| 4 | _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2#-[ra]_ | In the future, a man against another |
| 5 | _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a#_ | shall not make a claim |
| 6 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}[...] | year: “Šamaš, |
| 7 | u3 sa-am#-[su2-i]-lu-na# [...] | and Samsu-iluna |
| 8 | _in-[pa3]-de3-mesz_ | they have sworn |
| 9 | _igi_ i3-li2-[...] x x x [...] | before Ilī-... ... |
| 10 | sza _ka2_ ga#-gi-im [...] | of the Gagim gate ... |
| 11 | _igi_ i#-bi#-x [...] _dumu_ dingir-szu#-x x | Before Ibbi-..., son of Ilshu-... |
| 12 | _igi#_ [...] | Before ... |
| 13 | [...] | |
| 14 | [...] x x-lum x [...] | ... ... |
| 15 | _igi_ {d}utu-na-s,ir _dumu_ dingir-[...] | before Šamaš-nāṣir, son of Ilum- |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] x x x x x [...] | |
| 2 | _igi_ x x x x [...] | before ... ... |
| 3 | _igi_ x [...] | before ... ... |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | _iti_ [...] | Month ... |
| 2 | _mu kur sze-ga#_ [...] | Year: favorable for the land .... |
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