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MHET 2/4, 471 (P509850)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Amnanum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/4, 471 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509850 |
| Museum no. | BM 079952 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der) |
| Coordinates | 33.0991, 44.2991 |
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(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 1 mina of silver |
| 2 | _sa10 1(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ na-hi-isz-tim | a buy-for-one bur3 field, irrigated field |
| 3 | sza dingir#-szu#-ib-ni-szu u3 a-bu-um-wa-qar | belonging to Ilī-šu-ibniša and Abum-waqar. |
| 4 | _dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-na-di-in#-szu-mi _dumu_ bur-{d}suen | sons of Sîn-nādin-šumi, son of Bur-Si’in |
| 5 | a-na _ku3-babbar_ id#-di-nu-ma | for silver they gave, and |
| 6 | a-na _1(disz) sag-ARAD_ a-na# ma-az-za-ar ki-na-tim | for 1 slave for the šakzār of truth |
| 7 | sza _e2-gal_ asz#-szu#-mi-szu-nu | of the palace concerning them |
| 8 | {disz}{d}bu-ne-ne-na-s,i-ir _dumu_ ri-isz-{d}utu | Bunenena-ṣir, son of Rīš-Sîn |
| 9 | qa2-ba-a-am isz-ku-nu#-szum# | spoke to him: |
| 10 | asz-szum _a-sza3_-szu-nu a-na _ku3-babbar_ id-di-nu | concerning their fields for silver they gave |
| 11 | {disz}{d}bu-ne-ne-na-s,i-ir [dumu] ri-isz-{d}utu | Bunenenaṣir, son of Rīš-Sîn |
| 12 | {disz}dingir-szu-ib-ni-szu u3 [a-bu-um-wa]-qar | Ilu-šū-ibnishu and Abum-waqar |
| 13 | is,-ba-at-[...] | he seized |
| 14 | _1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar sa10 1(bur3) [GAN2_ ...] | 1 mina of silver, the price of 1 bur3 field |
| 15 | a-na sig-an-nu-ni-tum _dumu_ sin-[...] | to Ša-Annunītum, son of Sin- |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | _1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar#_ [...] | 1/2 mina of silver ... |
| 2' | ki-isz-da-at {disz}dingir-szu#-[ib-ni-szu] | It is the kišdat of Ilu-shu-ibnishu. |
| 3' | i-na qa2-ti {disz}sig-an-nu-ni-[tum ...] | by the hand of Sîn-nūnitu |
| 4' | {disz}dingir-szu-ib-ni-szu ma-[hi-ir] | Ilu-šū-ibniša received it. |
| 5' | _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar sza3 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-[babbar_ ...] | 10 shekels of silver for 1/2 mina of silver ... |
| 6' | ki-isz-da-at a-bu-um-wa-qar a-hi-szu# | the son of Abum-waqar |
| 7' | i-na qa2-ti sig-an-nu-ni-tum | from the hand of Šannunitum |
| 8' | {disz}a-bu-um-wa-qar ma-hi-ir | Abum-waqar received. |
| 9' | _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ nu-ra-tum | before Sîn-iddinam, son of Nuratum |
| 10' | _igi_ i3-li2-i-din-nam _dumu_ ri-isz-{d}utu | before Ili-iddinam, son of Rīš-Utu |
| 11' | _igi_ {d}utu-he2-gal2 _dumu_ puzur4-{d}suen | before Šamaš-hegal, son of Puzur-Sîn |
| 12' | _igi_ i-lu-ni-szar-rum _dumu_ ba-az-la-ah-ma-at | before Iluni-šarrum, son of Bazlahmat |
| 13' | _igi_ {d}en-lil2-a-bi _ku3-dim2_ | before Enlil-abī, the silversmith |
| 14' | _igi_ {d}iszkur-zi-mu _dub-sar_ | before Adad-zimu, scribe |
| 15' | _iti sze-sag11-ku5 mu gibil_ | The month of Addarum, new year |
| 16' | sza _egir mu {i7}idigna gesz bi2-in-kesz2#-[da]_ | which after the Tigris he had built |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}en-lil2-a-bu-um | Enlil-abum |
| 2 | [... _ku3]-dim2#_ | ... the silversmith |
| 3 | [ARAD _e2] babbar_ | servant of the white house. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | dingir-[...]-ni#-szu | Ili-...-nišu |
| 2 | _dumu#_ dingir-[...] | son of Dingir- |
| 3 | [ARAD] _e2# babbar2_ | servant of the white house. |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-i-din#-[nam] | Sîn-iddinam |
| 2 | _dumu_ nu-ra-[tum] | son of Nuratum |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | i3-li2-i-[din-nam] | Ili-iddinam |
| 2 | _dumu_ ri-[isz-{d}utu] | son of Rīš-Utu |
| 3 | [ARAD ...] | servant of . |
Sources & licences
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