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MHET 2/4, 496 (P509875)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/4, 496 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509875 |
| Museum no. | BM 080407 |
| 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 | _5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 5 shekels of silver |
| 2 | a-na _sam2 2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ | for the price of 2 iku of field |
| 3 | _a-gar3_ szu-ut-sza-{d}a-a | the meadow of Šūt-ša-Aya |
| 4 | i#-ta _a-sza3#_ {d}a-a-ri-sza-at _lukur_ {d}utu | from the field of Aya-rišat, nadītu of Šadâm |
| 5 | u3 i-ta {d#}suen#?-isz#-me-a-ni | and from Sîn-išmeanni |
| 6 | _sag-bi 1(disz)#-kam# a#-sza3# x x x | its head is 1; field ...; |
| 7 | _ki_ {d}a-a-ri-sza-at _lukur_ {d}utu# | from Aya-rišat, nadītu of Utu |
| 8 | _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula gidri_ | daughter of Ilšu-ibni, foreman of the scepter |
| 9 | {disz}ri-isz-{d}marduk _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}marduk#? | Rīš-marduk, son of Ibni-Marduk |
| 10 | szu# ba-an-ti# | received |
| 11 | [i]-na _u4 2(disz)-kam_ | on the 2nd day |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_-ka-at _2(iku) GAN2 [a-sza3]_ | Seal of 2 iku of field |
| 2 | _a-gar3_ szu-ut-sza-{d}a-[a] | the meadow of Šutša-Aya |
| 3 | ub-ba-lam _u4_-um | he shall carry out. The day |
| 4 | tup-pi2# szi#-ma#-tim isz#-sza#-at,#-t,a#-ru#-ma# | A tablet of the scribal art was written and |
| 5 | szi-ta-at _ku3-babbar_ i-le-eq-qe | the price of silver he shall take |
| 6 | _igi_ ib-ni-{d}gibil6 _dumu_ a-[x]-NI | before Ibni-Gibil, son of A-NI |
| 7 | _igi_ i-din-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ sin-ha-s,i#-ir | before Iddin-Ninšubur, son of Sin-haṣir |
| 8 | _igi_ li-pi2-it-{d}iszkur _dumu_ pir-hi-dingir | before Lipit-Adad, son of Pirhi-ili |
| 9 | _igi#_ x x x x x x x | before ...... |
| 10 | _igi#_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2# _dumu e2-[dub-ba-a]_ | before Nanna-manšum, son of the scribal school |
| 11 | _iti sig4#-a u4 1(u) 8(disz)#-kam_ | The month of Simanu, the day 18 |
| 12 | _mu_ [am]-mi-di-ta-na [...] x x x x x | The year in which Ammi-ditana ... |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ ri?-isz-{d#}marduk# | Seal of Rīš-Marduk |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ ib-ni-{d}gibil6 | Seal of Ibni-Gibil |
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