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MHET 2/4, 505 (P509884)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/4, 505 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509884 |
| Museum no. | BM 080565 + BM 080566 |
| 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 | _3(iku) GAN2 4(u) sar a-sza3 ab-sin2_ | 3 iku field, 40 sar furrowed field |
| 2 | _a-gar3_ su-ha# | irrigated meadow |
| 3 | _ki_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni | from Sin-išmeanni |
| 4 | {disz}{d}suen-na-s,i-ir | Sin-nāṣir, |
| 5 | [a]-sza3# a-na# e#-re-szu-tim | field for cultivating |
| 6 | [a]-na _gu2#-un#_ a#-na# _mu 1(disz)-kam_ | for the talents for 1 year |
| 7 | _ib2#-ta-e3_ | went out |
| 8 | _u4 buru14-sze3_ | at harvest time |
| 9 | _a-sza3_ pi2-i szu#-ul-pi2-i-szu | field of the mouth of Šulpīšu |
| 10 | i#-sza#-ad#-da-du-ma | he will keep going, and |
| 11 | _1(bur3) GAN2 [...] x sze# gur#_ | 1 bur3 field area ... kor of barley |
| 12 | i#-[na] _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu# | with the bow of Šamaš |
| 13 | x x x | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _gu2-un a-sza3 i3-ag2-e_ | the yield of the field he shall measure out. |
| 2 | _sza3-ba gu2-un a-sza3#_-szu-nu | therefrom: the yields of their field |
| 3 | _7(disz) gin2# [ku3-babbar_ ma]-hi-ru | 7 shekels of silver received |
| 4 | [...] x ni x | ... ... |
| 5 | [...] x ni szu | ... his hand |
| 1' | x x x [...] | |
| 2' | _igi_ x x x [...] | before ... ... |
| 3' | x x x x x | |
| 4' | [...] | |
| 5' | _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 1(u)-kam_ | The month of Addarum, the day 10 |
| 6' | _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e_ {d#}marduk _szu-nir gal-gal-la e2-sag-il2-la-sze3 in#-ne#-[en ...]_ | the year (in which) Ammi-ṣaduqa, the king, Marduk, the great herald, to the Esagila he dedicated it. |
Sources & licences
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