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MHET 2/4, 480 (P509859)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Amnanum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/4, 480 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509859 |
| Museum no. | BM 079889 |
| 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)
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(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ | 5 iku field |
| 2 | _a-gar3 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2-e_ | a field of 1 eše3 3 iku |
| 3 | _ki_ e-t,e-rum u3 si-na-tum | from Eṭerum and Sinatum |
| 4 | _dumu-mesz_ an-pi4-sza | sons of An-piša |
| 5 | {disz}{d}marduk-mu-sza-lim | Marduk-mušallim |
| 6 | _dumu_ {d}na-bi-um-ma-an-szum2# | son of Nabium-manšum |
| 7 | u3 {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum# | and Sîn-iddinam, son of Šangiannītum |
| 8 | _a-sza3_ a-na er-ri-szu-tim | a field for cultivation |
| 9 | a-na _gu2-un_ u2-sze-s,u2-u2 | to the oxen they shall bring |
| 10 | _u4 buru14-sze3_ | at harvest time |
| 11 | _a-sza3_ a-na <pi2-i> szu-ul-pi2-szu | the field in its entirety |
| 12 | i-sza-ad-da-du-ma | he shall measure out, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1(bur3) GAN2-e 8(asz) sze gur {gesz#}ban2#_ {d#}utu# | 1 bur3 field area: 8 gur barley, (measured) by the seah of Šamaš |
| 2 | i-na _kar_ zimbir{ki} | at the port of Sippar |
| 3 | _i3-ag2-e-mesz_ | they shall pay. |
| 4 | _igi_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum _dumu_ sig#-{d}a-a | before Sîn-annītum, son of Šep-Aya |
| 5 | _igi_ e-t,e-rum _dumu_ i3-li2-di-ku5 | before Eṭerum, son of Ilī-diku |
| 6 | _igi_ gi-mil-{d}gu-la _dub-sar_ | before Gimil-Gula, scribe |
| 7 | _iti du6-ku3 u4 2(disz)-kam#_ | The month of Tašritum, the day 2 |
| 8 | _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e ad-gi-a gu-la_ {d}utu {d}marduk | year: “Ammi-ditana, the king, the great heir of Šamaš and Marduk, |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | e-t,e-rum | |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | gi-[mil-{d}gu-la] | Gimil-Gula |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | {d}marduk-mu-sza-lim | Marduk-mušallim |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | sig-an-nu-ni-tum | |
Sources & licences
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