MHET 2/3, 441 (P509821)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/3, 441 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509821 |
| Museum no. | BM 082378 & BM 082379 |
| 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 | _1(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3_ | 1 bur3 field |
| 2 | i-na _i7_ ap-pa-ia | in the Apapāya canal |
| 3 | _ki_ ru-ut-tum | from Ruttum |
| 4 | {disz}ARAD-sa3 | Urad-sa |
| 5 | u3 {d}utu-i-na-ma-tim | and Šamaš-inammatum |
| 6 | _a-sza3_ u2-sze-s,i2 | he shall redeem the field. |
| 7 | _1(u) 2(asz) sze gur_ | 12 gur of barley |
| 8 | i-na _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu | with the bow of Šamaš |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _i3-ag2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 2 | _4(disz) ezem 2(ban2) zi3-da-hi-a_ | 4 festivals, 2 ban2 of flour |
| 3 | _1(disz) uzu-hi-a _ | 1 piece of meat |
| 4 | i-pa-qi2-si2 | he shall replace. |
| 5 | _igi_ ha-ab-zu-tum | before Habzutum |
| 6 | _igi_ {d}utu-tap-pi2-szu | before Šamaš-tappīzu |
| 7 | _igi_ dumu-{d}utu | before Mar-šamaš |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _1(bur3)# GAN2 a-sza3_ | 1 bur3 field |
| 2 | i-na _i7_ ap-pa#-ia# | in the Apapāya canal |
| 3 | _ki_ ru-#ut-tum | from Ruttum |
| 4 | _dumu-munus#_ ha-am-mu-ra-bi | daughter of Hammurabi |
| 5 | {disz}ARAD-sa3 | Urad-sa |
| 6 | u3 {d}utu-i-na#-ma#-tim | and Šamaš-inamātum |
| 7 | _a-sza3_ u2-sze-s,i2# | he shall redeem the field. |
| 8 | _1(u) 2(asz) sze gur_ i-na# _{gesz}ban2_ [{d}] utu | 12 gur of barley, (measured) by the ban2 of Utu |
| 9 | i-na pu-ut# x [...] | in the presence of |
| 10 | _i3-ag2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _4(disz) ezem 2(ban2) zi3_ x [...] | 4 festivals, 2 ban2 flour ... |
| 2 | _1(disz) uzu-hi-a_ | 1 piece of meat |
| 3 | i-pa-qi2#-is# [...] | he will entrust ... |
| 4 | _igi_ ha-ab-zu-tum# | before Habzutum |
| 5 | _dumu_ ia-an-ti#-[i-lu]-um | son of Iantilum |
| 6 | _igi_ _dumu_ {d}utu | before the son of Šamaš |
| 7 | _dumu_ {d}suen-[...] | son of Sin- |
| 8 | _igi_ x [...] x | before ... ... |
| 9 | _igi#_ la-ma-[sa3-ni] | before Lama-sani |
| 10 | _dumu-munus_ {d}suen#-szar-ri# [...] | daughter of Sîn-šarru |
| 11 | _mu alan sig3-il2 sag_ | the year: “The head of the embroidered statue was erected.{d} |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ARAD-[...] | ARAD- |
| 2 | _dumu_ [...] | son of |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}[...] | servant of |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | dingir x [...] | god ... |
| 2 | _dumu_ pa-[...] | son of Pa- |
| 3 | dingir [...] | god |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | ha#-ab#-zu-tu-[um] | Habzutum |
| 3 | _ARAD#_ {d}suen# | servant of Sin. |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | x [...] | |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}[suen#-x | son of Sin-x |
| 3 | [...] | |
Sources & licences
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