MHET 2/3, 456 (P509836)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | MHET 2/3, 456 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509836 |
| Museum no. | BM 081222 |
| 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 | [...] _GAN2# a-sza3_ i-na# ta-asz-ku-un-esz18-dar | ... field in Tashkūn-Ishtar |
| 2 | [...] ma#-an-na-tum | ... the land |
| 3 | [_dumu-munus_ ia-si-dingir | daughter of Yasi-ilum |
| 4 | [...] x-e-ri-ba-am | ... ...-eribam |
| 5 | [...] {d}suen-ra-bi | ... of Suen |
| 6 | _[a]-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim | the field for cultivation |
| 7 | [a-na] _gu2_ u2-sze-s,i2 | to the neck he shall bring out |
| 8 | _[u4] buru14-sze3 gu2 a-sza3_ | at harvest time the bank of the field |
| 9 | _n+8(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur sze_ | n+8 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 barley |
| 10 | qa2-du-um zu a x [...] | Together with ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na _{gesz}ban2_ ra-ma-ni-sza i-na me-sze#-qi2# | with a bow of her own, with arrows |
| 2 | i-na pi4 ap-tim | from the mouth of the Aptum |
| 3 | _i3-ag2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 4 | _5(disz) ezem {d}utu 1(ban2) zi3-da_ | 5 festivals of Šamaš, 1 ban2 of flour |
| 5 | [...] uzu-ta i-pa-qi2-id | ... he will re-seal the flesh |
| 6 | [_igi_ e2-idim]-an-na-ma-an-szum2 | before E-idim-ana-manshum |
| 7 | [_igi_ szesz-ba]-an-tuk | before Shesh-bantuk |
| 8 | [_igi ARAD-sa3?] | before ARAD-sa |
| 9 | [...]-na-s,ir | ...-naṣir |
| 10 | [...] x x ri [...] | ... ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | _[mu] bara2# {d}en-lil2 ki_ | year: “The dais of Enlil was founded. |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-18.