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MHET 2/3, 442 (P509822)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/3, 442 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509822 |
| Museum no. | BM 078789 & BM 078789A |
| 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' | [... _e2_] ARAD-sin [...] | ... the house of Warad-sin ... |
| 2' | [... _e2_] ARAD-sin-[ma] | ... the house of Warad-sin |
| 3' | [... mu]-s,u2-sza# _sila#_ [...] | ... her mucus membrane ... |
| 4' | [_sag-bi 2(disz)-kam_ ... _dumu_] sin-[isz-me-a-ni] | Its width is 2. ... son of Sin-ishmeanni. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | um-ma szu-nu-ma ku3-babbar sza ta-ba#-[lim] | Thus they: the silver of Tabalim |
| 2 | a-pu-na-ma u2-ul nu-usz-ta# [...] | (Sum) I am the one who does not know ... (Akk) The one who is not known ... |
| 3 | u2-ul ni-sza-qa2-al e!-li szar#-[...] | We will not raise a claim against the king |
| 4 | sza-ia-ma-nu _ku3-babbar e2-gal_ li-pu-ul | may Ša-yamānu the silver of the palace pay. |
| 5 | _1/3(disz) sar e2_ sza zimbir{ki}-gal | 1/3 sar, the house of Sippar-gal; |
| 6 | sza _da e2_ ARAD-sin _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam# | that is adjacent to the house of Warad-sin son of Sin-iddinam |
| 7 | u3 _da_ ARAD-sin-ma _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam dumu_ ARAD-sin | and beside her servant, and its head is the first: the son of her servant |
| 8 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam sila_ qa2-at-nu mu-s,u2-szu _sila dagal_ | Its top is 2 sila of qatnu-flour, its width is a wide sila. |
| 9 | _ki_ be-la-nu-um u3 ta-ri-ba-tum | from Belanum and Tarībatum |
| 10 | {disz}sin-szesz-i-din-nam _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam i-sza-am | Sîn-aḫa-iddinam son of Sin-idinam he purchased. |
| 11 | _sa10 til-la#-bi-sze3 1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2# ku3-babbar_ ka-an-kam | as its full price 16 1/2 shekels of silver is the guarantee. |
| 12 | a-na a#-pa-al _e2-gal_ isz#-qu2#-ul | to the gate of the palace he plundered |
| 13 | qa2-ti _lu2_ mu#-sza-ad-di-nim is#-su2-uh | the hand of a man who gave birth to children he wiped clean. |
| 14 | _sza3-ga-ni al#-du10 inim-bi# al#-til_ | His heart is sweet, his word is finished. |
| 15 | _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_ | In the future, a man against another will not raise a claim |
| 16 | a-ta-ap-pu ul {disz}ka-{d}a-a _lukur_ {d}utu | I have written, but it is not Ka-Aya, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 17 | sza dumu-ki a-na pa-ni isz-ku-nu-szi-i-ma | who placed your son in the presence, and |
| 18 | i-na tup-pi2-im isz-t,u2-ru-u2-szi | They wrote her on a tablet. |
| 19 | {disz}be-la-nu-um u3 ta-ri-ba-tum _dumu-me_ dumu-ki# | Belanum and Tarībatum, your sons |
| 20 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_ [...] | year: “Šamaš, Aya, Marduk and Samsu-iluna the king |
| 21 | _igi#_ sin#-be-el-ap-li _igi_ dingir-dingir-sze-me-a _dumu-mesz_ [...] | before Šumma-bel-apli, before Ili-ili-shemea, sons of ... |
| 22 | [...] x {d}utu-na-s,ir _dumu-me_ lu-usz-ta#-[mar-...] | ... Šamaš-nāṣir the sons |
| 23 | [...] dingir#-szu-ib-ni [...] | ... Ilu-šu-ibni ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | _[iti ...]-a u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam mu# sa#-am#-su2#-i#-lu#-na# [...] hur sag-kal kur mar-tu ki 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda 4(disz) kusz3 bur3 da-bi_-ma | Month ..., 26th day, year: "Samsu-iluna ... mountain range of the Amorite land with 1 1/2 ninda 4 cubits its width." |
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...]-{d}suen _dumu_ [...] | ...-Sin, son of ... |
| 2' | [...] _e2#_ ARAD-{d}suen [...] | ... the house of Warad-Sin |
| 3' | [...] _e2_ ARAD-{d}suen-ma | ... the house of Warad-Sin |
| 4' | [_sag-bi 1(disz)]-kam# sila_ qa2-at-nu mu-su2#-[szu] | Its width is 1 sila, its width a qatnu. |
| 5' | [... _sila] dagal_ an-nu-ni-tum bu-[...] | ... broad square, Annunitum ... |
| 6' | [...] _dumu_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-[ni ...] | ... son of Sîn-išmeanni |
| 7' | [...] dingir-sze-me-a _dumu_ {d}suen-ma-gir [...] | ... Ilu-šemea, son of Sîn-magir |
| 8' | [...] dingir-sze-me-a _dumu_ {d}suen-ma-gir [...] | ... Ilu-šemea, son of Sîn-magir |
| 9' | [...] dumu-er-s,e-tim _dumu_ i-da-an-na [...] | ... son of Idāna ... |
| 10' | [...] sza i-sza-mu-ma {disz}ka-{d}[a-a ...] | ... who heard, and Ka-Aya |
| 11' | [...] x x x a-na pa-ni isz#-ku#-[...] | ... ... before ... |
| 12' | [isz-t,u2]-ru _szunigin? 2(asz) gu2 _2(u) 8(disz) ma-na sig2? [...] | he wrote. Total: 2 talents 28 minas of wool |
| 13' | [...] i#-na _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-bi _lugal-e_ | ... in the year Hammurapi, the king |
| 14' | an# {d}inanna# u3 {d}na-na-a-a e-x [...] | An, Inanna and Nanaya |
| 15' | [...] zimbir{ki} il-qu2-u2 | ... of Sippar took |
| 16' | [...] usz? nam a-na {d}suen-ha-s,i2-ir x [...] | ... to Sîn-haṣir |
| 17' | [...]-ma asz-szum _ku3-babbar_ ul-tum | ... and concerning the silver from |
| 18' | [... {d}en]-zu-isz-me-a-ni _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}marduk# x [...] | ... Enzu-išmeanni, son of Nur-Marduk |
| 19' | [...] x x zu i-din-dingir-szu# [...] | ... his god |
| 20' | [...] ki x [...] | ... ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x x | |
| 2' | [...]-su2-tim | ...-sutim |
| 3' | [...] | |
| 4' | [...]-qu2-ul | ...-quul |
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