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MHET 2/3, 440 (P509820)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/3, 440 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509820 |
| Museum no. | BM 016831 & BM 016831A |
| 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 | _3(iku) GAN2 3(u) sar# 7(disz)# 1/2(disz)# sar# a#-sza3# [a-gar3_ hu-ba{ki} | 3 iku field area: 30 sar 7 1/2 (volume-)sar field of the meadow of Huba |
| 2 | i-ta _a-sza3_ akszak{ki#}-[i-din-nam _lu2_ ...] | from the field of Akšak-iddinam, the man of |
| 3 | _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ sza hu#-[ba{ki}] | 3 iku of field of Huba |
| 4 | i-ta _a-sza3_ [...] | from the field ... |
| 5 | _4(iku) GAN2 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sar [a-sza3] a-gar3_ la-[...] | 4 iku surface area, 22 1/2 sar field, meadow |
| 6 | i-ta _a-sza3_ [lu-usz-ta-mar-{d}suen] | adjacent to the field of Luštamar-Sîn |
| 7 | _1(iku) 1(u) GAN2 a-sza3_ tu-ha-mu-[um ...] | 1 iku 10 gin2 field Tuhamum |
| 8 | _2(esze3) GAN2 1(u) sar a-sza3_ [...] | 2 eshe3 field area: 10 sar field ... |
| 9 | _1/3(disz)# sar# 1(u)# 6(disz)# gin2# [e2_ ...] | 1/3 sar, 16 shekels: the house of ... |
| 10 | _da e2_ | adjacent to the house |
| 11 | _(u) (disz) gin2 e2_ zimbir{ki}-am-na-ni-[im] | and shekels of the house of Sippar-amnānum |
| 12 | _da e2_ | adjacent to the house |
| 13 | _5/6 (disz)sar 5(disz) gin2 e2_ ip-la2-hi-e{ki} | 5/6 sar 5 shekels: the house of Iplaḫe |
| 14 | _1(disz) sag-ARAD_ {d}utu-sza-ta-ka-lim | 1 slave (named) Šamaš-takalim |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1(disz) sag-geme2_ {d}utu-la-ma-si2 | 1 slave woman: Šamaš-lamassi |
| 2 | [...] _u8 udu hi-a 1(disz) {gesz}banszur_ | ... ewes and sheep, 1 table |
| 3 | [...] x _1(disz) {gesz}x x x-lu-u2_ | ... 1 ... tree |
| 1' | {disz}ARAD? mu?-[...] | Urad(?) |
| 2' | i-zu-zu [...] | Izuzu |
| 3' | an-ni-a-am# | this |
| 4' | _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2#-[ra]_ | In the future, a man against another |
| 5' | _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}amar-[utu ...] | year: “Šamaš, Aya, Marduk |
| 6' | _in-pa3-[de3-mesz]_ | have sworn. |
| 7' | _igi_ lu2-esz18-dar _dumu_ szesz-[ki-tum] | before Lu-Ishtar, son of Sheshkitum |
| 8' | _dumu_ nu-ur2-[...] | son of Nur- |
| 9' | _igi_ {d}utu-na-s,ir _dumu_ x du-um [...] | before Šamaš-nāṣir son of ... |
| 10' | _igi_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum [...] x ba# [...] | before Ša-Annunītum ... ... |
| left col 1 | ||
| 11 | _igi#_ x-x-x-ni-sza _di-ku5_ | before ...nisha, judge |
| 12 | _igi_ sin-i-din-nam _dumu_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu [...] | before Sîn-iddinam, son of Ilšu-abūssu ... |
| 13 | _igi#_ hu#-za#-lum# _dumu_ {d}[utu-nu-ur2-ma-tim] | before Ḫuzalum, son of Shamash-nūrātum |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | _iti udru{duru5} u4 2(disz)-kam mu [bad3] kisz{ki}-a_ | The month of Šabaṭu, the day 2 of the year: “The wall of Kiš’s |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _3(iku)# GAN2 3(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sar# a#-sza3# a#-gar3#_ hu#-ba#{ki#} | 3 iku field, 37 1/2 sar field, meadow of Huba |
| 2 | i-[ta _a]-sza3_ lu-usz-ta-mar-{d}suen [...] | from the field of Luštammar-Sîn |
| 3 | _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ {iri}hu-ba#[{ki}] | 3 iku of field, meadow of Huba |
| 4 | i-ta _a-sza3_ akszak{ki}-i-din-nam _lu_2 [...] | from the field of Akšak-iddinam, the man of |
| 5 | _4(iku) GAN2 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sar a-gar3#_ la-x-[...] | 4 iku surface area, 22 1/2 sar field |
| 6 | i-ta _a-sza3_ lu-usz-ta#-[mar-{d}suen ...] | from the field of Luštammar-Sîn |
| 7 | _1(iku) 1(u) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ [tu-ha-mu-um] | 10 iku of field, irrigated area of Tuhamum |
| 8 | i-ta _a-sza3_ lu-usz-ta-mar#-[{d}suen] | adjacent to the field of Luštammar-Sîn |
| 9 | _2(esze3) GAN2 1(u) sar a-sza3_ [...] | 2 eshe3 field area: 10 sar field ... |
| 10 | _1/3(disz)# sar 1(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 e2_ x [...] | 1/3 sar 1 1/4 shekels, the house ... |
| 11 | _da e2_ lu-usz-ta-mar-{d}suen _lu2#_ [...] | next to the house of Luštamar-Sîn, the man ... |
| 12 | _1(u) 9(disz) gin2# [e2] zimbir#{ki#}-[am-na-nim] | 19 shekels: the house of Sippar |
| 13 | _da e2_ [lu]-usz-ta-mar#-[{d}suen] | adjacent to the house of Luštamar-Sîn |
| 14 | _5/6(disz) sar [5(disz)] gin2# e2_ i-na [ip-la2-hi-e{ki}] | 5/6 sar 5 shekels the house in Iplḫē |
| 15 | _1(disz) sag-ARAD_ {d#}utu-sza-ta-ka-lim | 1 slave (named) Šamaš-šada-kalim |
| 16 | _1(disz) sag-geme2_ {d}utu#-la-ma-si2 | 1 female slave, Šamaš-lamassi |
| 17 | _1(disz) gu4 [...] udu#-hi-a_ | 1 ox ... sheep |
| 18 | _9(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 9 shekels of silver |
| 19 | qa2-du-um ni-ip-la-at | together with the niplat |
| 20 | _an-sze-sal-sig4-hi-a_ u3 x x x | anšesalluhī-stone and ... |
| 21 | _1(disz) {gesz}bansur 1(disz) kasz ni dub?_ | 1 table, 1 ni-beer |
| 22 | _1(disz) {gesz}x gesz na la2_ | 1 ... na-wood, missing; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1(disz) sza _iri_ sza _zabar _ | 1 of the city of bronze |
| 2 | wa-tar-ti _e2 a-ba_ sza x [...] | the remainder of the house of the father who ... ... |
| 3 | mi-im-ma an-[ni-im] | all this |
| 4 | _ha-la#_ [...] | Share ... |
| 1' | [...]-mi-ia | ... of me |
| 2' | _igi#_ {d}suen#-i-din-nam _dumu_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu | before Sîn-iddinam, son of Ilu-šūzu-abūḫu |
| 3' | _igi_ hu-za-lum _dumu_ {d}utu-nu-ur2-ma-tim | before Ḫuzalum, son of Šamaš-nūr-māri |
| 4' | _igi#_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni _dumu_ ku?-ru-um | before Sîn-išmeanni, son of Kurum |
| 5' | _[iti] udru{duru5} u4 3(disz)-kam_ | The month of Šabaṭu, the day 3 |
| 6' | _[mu]_ sa-am-su2-i-lu-na lugal bad3 kisz{ki} ba-du3_ | year: “Samsu-iluna, the king, the wall of Kiš was erected. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | a-wi-il-[esz18-dar] | Awil-ištar |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}nanna-tum# | son of Nanna-tum |
| 3 | _ARAD#_ {d}bu-[ne2-ne2] | servant of Bunene. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | [i-bi]-{d}nin-szubur# | Ibbi-Ninszubur |
| 2 | _dumu_ nu-ur2-a-li-[szu] | son of Nur-ališu |
| 3 | _ARAD#_ {d}nin#-[szubur] | servant of Ninšubur |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | [a-wi]-il-esz18#-[dar] | Awil-ištar |
| 2 | [_dumu_] {d#}nanna#-tum# | son of Nanna-tum |
| 3 | [_ARAD#_ {d}]bu-[ne2-ne2] | servant of Bunene. |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | [i-bi]-{d}nin-szubur | Ibbi-Ninšubur |
| 2 | [_dumu_ nu-ur2]-a-li-szu | son of Nur-ališu |
| 3 | [_ARAD_ {d}nin]-szubur | servant of Ninšubur |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | <_kiszib3_> {d}utu-[be-el]-ap-li2?-im#? | Seal of Šamaš-bēl-aplim |
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