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MHET 2/4, 487 (P509866)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/4, 487 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509866 |
| Museum no. | BM 082506 & BM 082507 |
| 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)
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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 | _8(disz) sar_ qa2-qa2-rum qa2-du _e2_ | 8 sar of ground, together with the house; |
| 2 | _ku3-bi 5/6(disz) ma-na 4(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2_ | its silver: 5/6 mana 4 1/2 shekels |
| 3 | qa2-du _1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ma-na-ah-tim | together with 12 1/2 shekels of large silver |
| 4 | sza a-na _sahar_ e-pe2-szi-im isz-ku-nu | who for the earth for making it was set, |
| 5 | _da e2_ geme2-{d}utu lukur {d}utu _dumu-munus_ e-ri-ib-{d}e2#-a# | adjacent to the house of Geme-šamaš nadītu of Šadâtu daughter of Erib-Ea |
| 6 | u3 _da e2_ i-din-{d}er3-ra | and next to the house of Iddin-Erra, |
| 7 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam sila dagal-la_ | Its width is 1 sila. |
| 8 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam_ {i7}bi-zi-iz-za-na | Its second head is the Bizizzana canal |
| 9 | sza _ki_ i-na-sza3-ir-sze-it _lukur_ {d}utu u3 ni-id# [...]-im-tim | of the place of the nadītu of Šamaš and Nidintu |
| 10 | _dumu-mesz_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur# | sons of Ibbi-Ninšubur |
| 11 | {disz}i-na-sza3-ir-sze-it _lukur_ {d}utu | Ina-šār-Šerit, nadīrat-Sîn |
| 12 | _dumu-munus_ x-{d}iszkur i-sza-mu | daughter of X-Adad he shall hear |
| 13 | a-na ki-ma _1(disz) sag-geme2_ a-ra x x x | to like 1 slave woman for ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | _mu#_ [{d}utu] {d}a-a {d}marduk u3 [...] | year: “Šamaš, Aya, Marduk and |
| 2' | _in-pa3-de3-mesz_ | they have sworn |
| 3' | _igi_ dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula dam-gar3_ | before Ilšu-ibni, foreman of merchants |
| 4' | _igi_ ARAD-{d}suen _di-ku5_ | before Warad-Sin, judge |
| 5' | _igi_ zimbir{ki}-li-wi-ir _di-ku5_ | before Sippar-liwwir, judge |
| 6' | _igi_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu _di#-ku5#_ | before Warad-ilišu, judge |
| 7' | _igi_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur _di-ku5_ | before Ibni-Adad, judge |
| 8' | _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _di-ku5_ | before Ilshu-bani, judge |
| 9' | _igi_ {d}suen-u2-ba-al-li-is-su2 _dub-sar_ | before Sîn-uballissu, scribe |
| 10' | _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam_ | The month of Nisannu, the day 23 |
| 11' | _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e alan-a-ni szud3 di-di-a {gesz}gidri x u3 alan-a-ni masz2 igi-du8-a e2-sag-il2-la-sze3 in-ne-en-x-[...]_ | year: “Ammi-ditana, the king, his statue of šud prayer, a scepter, and his statue (of) goats before the door of the Esagila ... |
| obverse | ||
| 1' | u3 [_da e2_ i-din-{d}er3-ra] | and adjacent to the house of Iddin-Erra |
| 2' | _sag-[bi-1(disz)-kam sila dagal-la_] | It is the first: the broad street. |
| 3' | _sag-bi# [2(disz)-kam_ {i7}bi-zi-iz-za-na] | its top: 2nd bank of the Bizizzana canal |
| 4' | sza _ki_ i-na-sza3#-[er-sze-et _lukur_ {d}utu] | who with Ina-ša-eršēt the nadīratu of Utu |
| 5' | u3 ni-id#-[...] | and we will ... |
| 6' | _dumu-mesz_ i-bi-[{d}nin-szubur] | sons of Ibbi-Ninšubur |
| 7' | {disz}i-na-sza3-er-[sze-et _lukur_ {d}utu] | Ina-ša-eršet, nadītu of Utu |
| 8' | [...] | |
| 9' | a-na# [...] | to ... |
| 10' | sza e BI x [...] | which ... |
| 11' | _sza3 x [...] ku3#-babbar# i-na-sza3-er-sze#-et# | ... he will weigh out the silver. |
| 12' | _dumu-munus_ pir-hi-i3-li2-szu | daughter of Pirhi-ilišu |
| 13' | sza pir-hi-i3-li2-szu a-bu-sza i-na-di-nu-szi-im | of Pirhi-ilīšu her father gave to her. |
| 14' | {disz}li-pi2-it-{d}iszkur x | Lipit-Adad |
| 15' | a-na _ku3-babbar_ id-di-nu-szi-ma | for silver he gave her, and |
| 16' | _ku3-babbar_ sza il-qu2-u2 | the silver that he took |
| 17' | {disz}li-pi2-it-{d}iszkur _<dumu>_ pir-hi-i3-li2-szu# | Lipit-Adad, son of Pirhi-ilišu |
| 18' | a-na i-na-sza3-er-sze-et _lukur_ {d}utu | to Ina-ša-eršēt the nadīrāri’s son of Şmaš |
| 19' | a-ha-ti-szu i-na-di-in | his brothers he will give. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _u4 kur2-sze3_ a-na la ra-ga-mi-im# | in the future to not be forgotten |
| 2 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk | year: “Šamaš, Aya, Marduk, |
| 3 | u3 am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal_ | and Ammi-ditana, the king |
| 4 | _in-pa3-de3-mesz_ | they have sworn |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ib#-ni-[...] | Ibni- |
| 2 | x x [...] | |
| 3 | ra x [...] | ... ... |
| 4 | ARAD? x x [...] | servant of |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] x dingir | ... god |
| 2 | [...] x ba? | ... ... |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | zimbir{ki}-li-wi#-ir | Sippar-liwwir |
| 2 | [_dumu_] ta-ri-ba-tum# | son of Taribatum |
| 3 | [...] lugal x x | ... the king |
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