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MHET 2/4, 467 (P509846)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/4, 467 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509846 |
| Museum no. | BM 017074 & BM 017074A |
| 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 | _5(disz) sar e2 du3-a 1(disz) sar kislah_ | a built-up house plot of 5 sar, 1 kislaḫ |
| 2 | i-na zimbir#{ki}-gu-la | in Sippar |
| 3 | _da e2_ ni-szi-ni-szu _dumu-munus_ bi-iz-zu-uz-x | next to the house of his citizens, daughter of Bizzuz-x |
| 4 | u3 _da sila_ sza sza bu-ra | and next to the street of Bura |
| 5 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam sila_ | Its head is 1 sila. |
| 6 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam_ sza bu-ra | Its second head is of būru. |
| 7 | _ki_ dingir-szu-na-s,i-ir _dumu_ {d}suen-i#-[din-nam] | from Ilu-šunaṣir, son of Sîn-iddinam |
| 8 | a-na _ur5-ra_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ {d}suen-[i-din-nam] | to Ilu-šubani, son of Sîn-iddinam |
| 9 | {disz}akszak{ki}-ia _dumu_ i-ku-un-pi4#-[suen] | Bakšak-ia, son of Ikūn-pissuen |
| 10 | _in-szi-in-sa10 sa10 til-la#-[bi-sze3]_ | he bought, as its full price |
| 11 | _1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2#_ | he paid 1/2 mina of silver. |
| 12 | _inim-bi al-til_ | Its word is finished. |
| 13 | _sza3-ga-a-ni al-du10_ | his heart is satisfied |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_ | In the future, a man against another |
| 2 | _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_ | shall not make a claim |
| 3 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk# | year: “Šamaš, Marduk, |
| 4 | u3 a-bi-e-szu-uh _[lugal-e]_ | and Abī-ešuh, the king |
| 5 | in-pa3-de3#-[mesz] | have sworn |
| 6 | _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}[nanna-mah] | before Sîn-iddinam son of Nanna-maḫ |
| 7 | _igi_ be-el-szu-nu | before their owner |
| 8 | _igi_ {d}utu-he2-gal _dumu-mesz#_ [puzur4-{d}suen] | before Šamaš-hegal, sons of Puzur-Sîn |
| 9 | _igi_ ib-ni-{d}marduk [...] | before Ibni-Marduk |
| 10 | _igi_ {d}suen-i-di-nam _dumu_ sin-na#-[di-in-szu-mi] | before Sîn-iddinam, son of Sin-nadin-šumi |
| 11 | _igi_ {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi | before Sîn-nādin-šumi |
| 12 | _igi_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ sin-na-s,ir# | before Ibbi-Ninšubur, son of Sin-naṣir |
| 13 | _iti udru{duru5} u4 1(u)-kam_ | The month of Šabaṭu, the day 10 |
| 14 | _mu gibil egir sipa ki-ag2#_ | a new year after the beloved shepherd |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _5(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ [...] | A built-up house plot of 5 sar |
| 2 | _1(disz) sar e2 ki-gal2_ i-na zimbir#{ki}-gal | 1 sar, a house of storage in Sippar |
| 3 | _da# e2_ ni-szi-ni-szu _dumu-munus_ bi-zu-uz-x | adjacent to the house of his citizens, daughter of Bizuz-x |
| 4 | u3 _da# sila_ sza sza bu-ra | and next to the street of Bura |
| 5 | _sag-bi sila egir-bi_ sza bu-ra | Its top is a street behind the house. |
| 6 | _ki#_ dingir#-szu-na-s,i-ir _dumu_ {d}suen#-[i-din]-nam | from Ilu-šunaṣir, son of Sîn-iddinam |
| 7 | i#-na _ku3-babbar_-im sza akszak{ki}-ia | from the silver of Akšak |
| 8 | e#-li dingir-szuba-ni _dumu_ {d}suen-i-di#-nam# | above Ilu-šubāni, son of Sîn-iddinam |
| 9 | {disz}akszak{ki}-ia _dumu_ i-ku-un#-pi4#-{d}suen | Bakšak-ia, son of Ikūn-pî-Sin |
| 10 | _in#-szi-in-sa10 sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | he bought, as its full price |
| 11 | _1/2(disz) ma-na# ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_ | he paid 1/2 mina of silver. |
| 12 | _inim-bi al-til sza3-ga-ni al-du10_ | Its word is finished, its heart is satisfied. |
| 13 | _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_ | In the future, a man against another |
| 14 | _inim nu-mu-ga2-ga2-a_ | did not make a claim |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk | year: “Šamaš, Marduk, |
| 2 | u3 a-bi-e-szu-uh _lugal-e_ | and Abī-ešuh, the king |
| 3 | _in-pa3-de3-mesz_ | they have sworn |
| 4 | _igi#_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}nanna-mah | before Sîn-iddinam son of Nanna-maḫ |
| 5 | _igi#_ be-el-szu-nu | before their owner |
| 6 | _igi# {d}utu#-he2#-gal2 _dumu-mesz_ puzur4#-{d}suen | before Šamaš-hegal, sons of Puzur-Sîn |
| 7 | _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}szakkan2 _dumu_ dingir-x-x | before Nur-Šakkan, son of Ilī- |
| 8 | _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ {d}suen#-na#-di#-in#-szu-mi | before Sin-iddinam, son of Sin-nādin-šumi |
| 9 | _igi_ {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi _dumu#_ i3-li2-i-din-nam | before Sîn-nādin-šumi, son of Ili-iddinam |
| 10 | _igi_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ {d}suen-na#-s,i#-ir# | before Ibbi-Ninšubur, son of Sîn-nāṣir |
| 11 | _igi_ be-el-szu-nu _dub-sar#_ | before Belessunu, scribe |
| 12 | _iti# [udru{duru5}] u4# 1(u)#-kam# | The month of Šabaṭu, the day 10 |
| 13 | [...] _lugal#-e_ [...] | ... the king ... |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | dingir x [...] | god ... |
| 2 | _dumu_ x x [...] | son of ... |
| 3 | ARAD nig2 {d}[...] | servant of |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | ARAD nig2 {d}[...] | servant of |
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