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MHET 2/4, 538 (P509917)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/4, 538 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509917 |
| Museum no. | BM 017503 |
| 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 | [...] szu-tum um-mu sza {d}suen | ... the mother of Sîn |
| 2 | [...] {disz}sin-ma-gi-ir | ... Sin-magir |
| 3 | [a-na] qa2-bi-e i-ba-ri | at the command of Ibaru |
| 4 | [...] ni ru-szu-nu-szi-im | ... their own |
| 5 | [...]-tum-{d}lu?-ta? | from ...-tum-Lu |
| 6 | [...] na-szi-i3-li2 | ... Naši-ili |
| 7 | [...] sin-ma-gi-ir ah#-hi#-szu-nu# | ... the sin-magir, their brothers |
| 8 | [...] a#?-na _zu2#-kesz2#_ a#-na _mu 1(disz)-kam#?_ [...] | ... for the rent for 1 year ... |
| 9 | [...] _kesz2 mu 1(disz)-kam_ | ... ... 1st year |
| 10 | [...] x a | ... ... |
| 11 | [...] x szu#? | ... hand(?) |
| 12 | [...] i3-la2-e | ... he will pay. |
| 13 | u2#-ra#-am# i#-se#-er# | he will pay back in full. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-su2-ur2-ra-a-am | Asurram, |
| 2 | u2-da-an-na-an | he shall renew. |
| 3 | _igi_ dumu-u4-2(u)-kam pa x x _dumu_ x x x | before the second son ..., son of ... |
| 4 | _igi_ dingir-szu-ib-ni-szu _ugula gidri_ _dumu_ i-na-pa-li-szu | before Ilshu-ibnishu, overseer of the scepter, son of Ina-palêšu |
| 5 | _igi_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am _dumu e2-dub-ba-a_ | before Sîn-erībam, son of the scribal school |
| 6 | _iti sig4-a u4 1(u)-kam_ | The month of Simanu, the day 10 |
| 7 | _mu#_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-[...] {uruda}ki-lugal-gub i3-mah-e_ | year: “Ammī-ṣaduqa, the king of ..., erected a king’s copper statue. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}na-bi-um#-[...] | Nabium- |
| 2 | x x x x x dingir# | [......] god |
| 3 | ARAD x [...] | servant of . |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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