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MHET 2/4, 472 (P509851)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/4, 472 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509851 |
| Museum no. | BM 017523 |
| 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 | _1(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ na#-hi#-isz-tim | 1 bur3 field, meadow of Nahishtum; |
| 2 | _ki_ i-din-{d}nin-szubur | from Iddin-Ninšubur |
| 3 | _dumu_ {d}suen-ha-s,i2-ir | son of Sîn-haṣir, |
| 4 | be-el _a-sza3_ | the owner of the field |
| 5 | {d}suen-na-s,i-ir | Sîn-nāṣir, |
| 6 | _dumu_ {d}suen-sze-me-e | son of Sîn-šeme |
| 7 | _a-sza3_-am a-na er-re-szu-tim | a field for cultivation |
| 8 | a-na _gu2-un_ u2-sze-s,i | for a talent he shall bring |
| 9 | _u4 buru14-sze3_ | at harvest time |
| 10 | _gu2#-un a-sza3_-im | the yield of the field |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _3(gur)# 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur_ | 3 kur 2 barig 3 ban2 barley |
| 2 | [i-na] _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu me-sze-qum# | with the bow of Šamaš, a scepter |
| 3 | [...] zimbir#{ki} _i3-ag2-e_ | ... he will conquer Sippar |
| 4 | _igi_ {d}nanna-ibila-ma-an-szum2 | before Nanna-ibila-manšum |
| 5 | _dumu_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am | son of Sîn-eribam |
| 6 | _igi_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu _dumu_ ARAD-{d}utu | before Ilu-šū-abūḫszu, son of Warad-Sîn |
| 7 | _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 1(disz)-kam_ | The month of Addarum, the day 1 |
| 8 | [_mu_] a-bi-e-szu-uh _lugal-e alan {d}en-te-na-a nam-dingir-ra-ni-sze3_ [...] | year: “Abī-ešuḫ, the king, a statue of Entena for his divinity ... |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | dingir-szu-a-bu-szu | Ilu-šū-abūḫûzu, |
| 2 | x x | |
| 3 | _dumu_ ARAD-{d}utu# | son of Warad-Šamaš |
| 4 | ARAD _e2 [babbar]_ | servant of the white house. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-na-s,i-ir | Sîn-nāṣir, |
Sources & licences
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