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MHET 2/4, 495 (P509874)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/4, 495 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509874 |
| Museum no. | BM 078437 |
| 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 | _a#-sza3#_ ma-la ma-s,u2-u2 | as much field as there is |
| 2 | _a-gar3_ bu-ra-a{ki} | the meadow of Burāya |
| 3 | _a-sza3#_ dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula gidri dumu_ dingir#-da#-mi#-iq# | field of Ilu-šu-ibni, foreman of the scepter, son of Ili-dammiq |
| 4 | _ki_ dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula gidri dumu_ dingir-[...] | from Ilshu-ibni, foreman of the scepter, son of Ilu- |
| 5 | u3 gi-mil-{d}marduk _dumu_ s,il2-li2-{d}utu | and Gimil-Marduk, son of Ṣillī-šamaš |
| 6 | x [...] | |
| 7 | a#-wi-lum ma-[la] a-wi-lim | Any man as many as a man |
| 8 | ma-na-ah-tam i-sza-ak-ka-nu# | they will place a tribute. |
| 9 | _u4 buru14-sze3#_ | at harvest time |
| 10 | _a-sza3_ isz#-sza-ad-da-ad-[ma] | the field he shall survey, and |
| 11 | _1(bur3) GAN2-e 6(asz) sze gur {gesz}ban2_ {d}utu | 1 bur3 field, 6 gur of barley (according to) the ban2 of Šamaš |
| 12 | _gu2#-un# a-sza3_-im | the yield of the field |
| 13 | _[i3]-ag2#-e#-[mesz]_ | they will pay. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i#-na# li#-ib#-bu# _gu2#-un# [a-sza3]_ | From the capital of the field |
| 2 | um-mi-a-a-an#-szu#-nu# | Ummiyannu |
| 3 | i-ip-pa-lu-ma | they will look, and |
| 4 | _sze_-am ba-szi-a-am | barley rations |
| 5 | mi-it-ha-ri-isz i-zu-uz#-zu | they divided equally. |
| 6 | _igi_ i-na-pa-le-szu _ugula [gidri] dumu_ dingir-szu#-na#-s,ir# | before Ina-paleshu, overseer of the scepter, son of Ilshu-nashir. |
| 7 | _igi_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _dumu e2-dub-ba-a_ | before Ibbi-Ninšubur, son of the scribal school |
| 8 | _iti apin-du8-a u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam#_ | The month of Arahsamna, the day 28 |
| 9 | _mu#_ am-mi-di-ta#-na _lugal-e_ {d}nin-urta am sag a2-dah-ni-sze3_ | year: “Ammi-ditana, the king, to Ninurta, wild bull with head on his side, |
Sources & licences
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