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MHET 2/4, 506 (P509885)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/4, 506 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509885 |
| Museum no. | BM 080309 |
| 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 | _1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2_ | 1 eše 1 iku field, furrow |
| 2 | _a-gar3 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2-e_ | a field of 1 eše3 3 iku |
| 3 | _a-sza3_ i-na-sza3-er-sze-et _lukur_ {d}utu | he shall divide the field. The nadītu of Šamaš |
| 4 | _dumu-munus_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu | daughter of Warad-ilišu |
| 5 | _ki_ i-na-sza3-er-sze-et _lukur_ {d}utu | from Ina-ša-eršēt the nadīlat-priest of Utu |
| 6 | be-el-ti _a-sza3_ | the lady of the field |
| 7 | {disz}{d}utu-szu-mu-un-dib _ugula dam-gar3_ | Šamaš-shumundib, foreman of merchants |
| 8 | _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim | the field for cultivation |
| 9 | a-na _gu2-un_ a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_ | for the oxen for 1 year |
| 10 | _ib2-ta-e3_ | went out |
| 11 | _u4 buru14-sze3_ | at harvest time |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1(bur3)# GAN2# 1(disz)-e# 8(asz) sze [gur_ ...] | 1 bur3 surface area at 1 gur 8 kor of barley |
| 2 | _gu2#-un# a#-[sza3 ab-sin2_] | the yield of the field furrow |
| 3 | i#-na# _ka2# ga2#-gi4#-a#_ | at the gate of the reed workers |
| 4 | [...] x x [...] | |
| 5 | _sza3-ba gu2-un a-sza3 1/2(disz)? ku3-babbar_ ma#-ah#-ra-at | From it, the yield of the field, 1/2 (?) (shekel of) silver received. |
| 6 | _3(disz) ezem_ {d}utu 2(ban2) kasz-ta 4(ban2) ninda-ta_ | 3 festivals of Šamaš: 2 ban2 beer 4 ban2 bread |
| 7 | u3 _1(disz) uzu-ta-a_ i-pa-a-qi2-is-si2# | and 1 shoulder he shall cut off. |
| 8 | _igi_ a-wi-il-{d}suen _ugula lukur {d}utu-mesz_ | before Awīl-Sîn, foreman of the nadi(tu) of Šamaš |
| 9 | _igi_ be-li-ia-qum _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}utu# | before Belī-yaqum, son of Nur-šamaš |
| 10 | _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni | before Sîn-iddinam, son of Ilšu-bani |
| 11 | _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_ | The month of Abu, the day 15 |
| 12 | _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e szu-nir gal-gal-la e2-sag-il2-la-sze3 in-ne-en-ku4-ra_ | year: “Ammi-ṣaduqa, the king, brought into the Esaŋil the great heraldship. |
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