Unread Atlas
MHET 2/4, 473 (P509852)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | MHET 2/4, 473 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509852 |
| Museum no. | BM 016541 |
| 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_ sa-hi-ru | the house of Saḫiru |
| 2 | ma-la ma-s,u2-u2 | as much as there is |
| 3 | _ki_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum | from Ša-Annunitum |
| 4 | u3 i-din-{d}nin-szubur _dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-[...]-s,i#-ir | and Iddin-Ninšubur, sons of Sîn-...-ṣir |
| 5 | {disz}i3-li2-qi2-sza-am _ugula_ [...] | Ilī-qišam, foreman |
| 6 | a-na ki-is,-ri | for the kīṣri-service |
| 7 | a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu | for 1 year |
| 8 | u2-sze-s,i | he brought in. |
| 9 | ki-s,i-ir _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu | a pledge of one year |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-[la2-e]_ | he shall pay 1 1/2 shekels of silver. |
| 2 | re-esz-ti ki-is,#-[ri ...] | The beginning of the plan ... |
| 3 | _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ [ma-hi-ir] | 1 shekel of silver, received |
| 4 | _igi_ mat-tum | before Mattum |
| 5 | _dumu_ ip#-qa2-tum | son of Ipqatum |
| 6 | _igi_ ib-ni-{d}suen _dub-sar#_ | before Ibni-Sîn, scribe |
| 7 | _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(disz)-kam_ | The month of Abu, the day 1 |
| 8 | _mu_ a-bi-e-szu-uh lugal-e# nun sun5-na lu2 {d}utu-ke4 gesz in-na-an-tuku ur5-tuku# kalam-ma-ni-ta nam bi_ x | year: “Abī-ešuḫ, the king, the exalted prince, the man of Utu, listened to him, he from his land ... |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | i3-li2-qi2-sza-am | Ilī-qišam |
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.