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MHET 2/4, 519 (P509898)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/4, 519 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509898 |
| Museum no. | BM 078788 |
| 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 | _4(iku)# GAN2 a-sza3 ha-la_ a-li2-ba-ni-szu | 4 iku field, share of Ali-banišu |
| 2 | _2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ha-la_ be-la-nu-um | 2 iku field, share of Belanum |
| 3 | _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ t,a3-bu-um | 1 eše3 field area: field Ṭābum, |
| 4 | i-ta _dumu-mesz_ s,il2-li2-{d}utu | with the sons of Ṣillī-šamaš |
| 5 | u3 i-ta _dumu-munus_ pa-li-e-{d}utu | and with the daughter of Palê-šamaš |
| 6 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam dumu-munus_ szar-rum-{d}utu | its first head: the daughter of Šarrum-šamaš |
| 7 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam a-sza3_ sza-at-{d}a-a | its second head: the field of Šat-Aya; |
| 8 | _dumu-munus_ ARAD-{d}suen | daughter of Warad-Sin |
| 9 | _ki_ ARAD-{d}suen _dumu_ e-t,i-rum | from Warad-Sin son of Eṭirum |
| 10 | {disz}geme2-{d}utu _lukur_ {d}utu | Seleucus, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 11 | _dumu-munus_ gi-mil-{d}marduk | daughter of Gimil-Marduk |
| 12 | i-na _har ku3-babbar_-sza | from her silver ring |
| 13 | _in-szi-in-sa10_ | he bought. |
| 14 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 15 | _1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 1/3 mina of silver |
| 16 | _in-na-an-la2_ | he shall pay. |
| 17 | _sza3-ga-ni al#-du10#_ | his heart is satisfied. |
| 18 | _inim-bi al-til_ | Its word is finished. |
| 19 | _u4 kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2#-ra#_ | In the future, a man against another |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _inim um#-[ga2]-ga2-a_ | to speak a word |
| 2 | _mu_ [... am-mi-s,a]-du-qa2 _lugal_ | year ... Ammi-shaduqa, the king |
| 3 | x [...] it-mu | ... he said. |
| 4 | _igi_ [...] | before ... |
| 5 | _igi#_ [...] | Before ... |
| 6 | _igi#_ [...]-mi-{d}utu | before ...-šamaš |
| 7 | [...]-tum | ...-tum |
| 8 | _igi_ [...]-ni# | Before ...-ni |
| 9 | _igi_ [...]-ni# | Before ...-ni |
| 10 | [...]-ni-{d}marduk | ...-ni-Marduk |
| 11 | _igi_ [...]-ba#-ni# | Before ...-bani |
| 30 | _igi#_ [...]-tum | before ...-tum |
| 31 | [...] x x | |
| 32 | [...] dub#-sar# | ..., the scribe |
| 33 | _iti# szu-numun_ [...] | The month of Dumuzi ... |
| 34 | _mu_ am-mi-[s,a-du-qa2 ...] _sipa zi# [sze-ga ...]-bi-da? kalam-ma-an# x x x_ | Year: Ammi-shaduqa ..., the righteous shepherd, ... the land ... |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _4(iku) GAN2# [a-sza3 ha-la_ a-li2-ba-ni-szu] | 4 iku field, share of Ali-banishu |
| 2 | _2(iku) GAN2 [a-sza3 ha-la_ be-la-nu-um] | 2 iku field, share of Belanum |
| 3 | _1(esze3) GAN2 [a-sza3 a-gar3_ t,a3-bu-um] | 1 eše3 field, meadow of Ṭābum |
| 4 | i-ta _dumu-mesz_ [s,il2-li2-{d}utu] | with the sons of Ṣillī-šamaš |
| 5 | u3 i-ta _dumu-munus#_ [pa-li-e-{d}utu] | and with the daughter of Palê-šamaš |
| 6 | _sag#-bi 1(disz)-kam [dumu-munus_ szar-rum-{d}utu] | Its first head is the daughter of Šarrum-šamaš |
| 7 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam [a-sza3_ sza-at-{d}a-a] | its second head: the field of Šat-Aya |
| 8 | _dumu-munus_ ARAD-[{d}suen] | daughter of Warad-Sin |
| 9 | _ki_ ARAD-{d}suen [_dumu_ e-t,i-rum] | from Warad-Sin son of Eṭirum |
| 10 | {disz}geme2-{d}utu [_lukur_ {d}utu] | Seleucus, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 11 | _dumu-munus_ gi-[mil-{d}marduk] | daughter of Gimil-Marduk |
| 12 | i-na _har ku3-babbar_-[sza] | with her silver bracelet |
| 13 | _in-szi-in#-[sa10]_ | he bought. |
| 14 | _sa10 til-la#-[bi-sze3]_ | as its full price |
| 15 | _1/3(disz)# ma-na [ku3-babbar]_ | 1/3 mina of silver |
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