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MHET 2/4, 540 (P509919)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/4, 540 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509919 |
| Museum no. | BM 017452 & BM 017452A |
| 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) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na t,a3-bi | 1 eše3 field area in good condition |
| 2 | _ki_ ha-ba-an-tum | from Habantum |
| 3 | _dumu-munus_ sin-ri-me-ni | daughter of Sîn-rimeni |
| 4 | {disz}nu-ra-tum | Nuratum |
| 5 | _dumu_ na-bi-{d}utu | son of Nabi-šamaš |
| 6 | _a-sza3_ a-na e-re-szu-tim | a field for cultivation |
| 7 | u2-sze-s,i2 _u4 buru14-sze3_ | he shall bring in. At the time of harvest |
| 8 | _4(asz) sze-gur gu2-un a-sza3_ | 4 gur of barley, the yield of the field |
| 9 | i-na ga-gi4-im | in the reedbed |
| 10 | _i3-ag2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 11 | _3(disz) ezem 1(ban2) zi3-da_ | 3 festivals, 1 ban2 of flour |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-pa-qi2-si | he shall replace. |
| 2 | _igi_ hu-za-lum | before Ḫuzalum |
| 3 | _dumu_ {d}utu-ta-ia-ar | son of Šamaš-tayyar |
| 4 | _igi_ pa-lu-uh-ri-gi-<im>-szu | before Paluḫri-gimšu |
| 5 | _igi_ geme2-{d}utu | before Geme-šamaš |
| 6 | _dumu-munus_ i-ba-tum | daughter of Ibatum |
| 7 | _igi_ hu-ra-s,a-tum | before Huraṣatum |
| 8 | _dumu-munus_ lu2-tu | the daughter of a man |
| 9 | _mu {uruda}ki-lugal-gub uruda du8-mah-gub_ | year: “Ki-lugal-gub, the great coppersmith, |
| 10 | _iti_ e-lu-nim | the month Elunum |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _dub 1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3#_ t,a3-bi | A tablet of 1 eshe3 of field in the irrigated area |
| 2 | _ki_ ha-an-ba-tum | from Hanbatum |
| 3 | _dumu-munus_ sin-ri-me-ni | daughter of Sîn-rimeni |
| 4 | {disz}nu-ra-tum | Nuratum |
| 5 | _dumu_ na-bi-{d}utu | son of Nabi-šamaš |
| 6 | _a-sza3 a-na e-re-[szu-tim] | a field for cultivation |
| 7 | a-na _gu2-un_ u2-sze-s,i2 | for a talent he shall bring out |
| 8 | _u4 buru14-sze3_ | at harvest time |
| 9 | _4(asz) sze gur gu2-un a-sza3_ | 4 gur of barley, the yield of the field |
| 10 | i-na ga-gi4-im | in the reedbed |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _i3-ag2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 2 | _3(disz) ezem 1(ban2) zi3-da-ta-a_ | 3 festivals, 1 ban2 of flour each |
| 3 | i-pa-qi2-si | he shall replace. |
| 4 | _igi_ na-bi-{d}utu | before Nabi-šamaš |
| 5 | _dumu_ a-pil2-ia-tum | son of Apil-yatum |
| 6 | _igi_ sin-gi-im-la-an-ni _dumu_ sig-{d}nin-gal | before Sin-gimlanni, son of Sîn-Ningal |
| 7 | _igi_ geme2-{d}utu | before Geme-šamaš |
| 8 | _dumu_ i-ba-tum | son of Ibatum |
| 9 | _igi_ hu-ra-s,a-tum | before Huraṣatum |
| 10 | _dumu-munus_ lu2-tu | the daughter of a man |
| 11 | _iti_ e-lu-nim | the month Elunum |
| 12 | _u4 1(disz)-kam_ | 1st day |
| 13 | _mu {uruda#}ki-lugal-gub {uruda}[...] mah gub-ba_ | year: “Ki-lugal-gub, the supreme ..., stationed, |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ na-bi-{d}utu | Seal of Nabi-šamaš |
Sources & licences
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