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MHET 2/4, 541 (P509920)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/4, 541 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509920 |
| Museum no. | BM 016492 |
| 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)
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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 | _a-sza3_ ma-la ma-s,u2-[u2] | as much field as there is |
| 2 | _a-gar3_ di-ri-tum# | the Iritum meadow |
| 3 | _a-sza3_ ar-di-ia _dumu_ i-din-{d}bu-ne-ne | the field Ardiya son of Iddin-bunene |
| 4 | {disz}dingir-szu-ib-ni _dumu_ aq-ba-rum | Ilu-šū-ibni, son of Aqbarum |
| 5 | u3 ARAD-{d}ul-masz-szi-tum _dumu_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu | and Warad-Ulmaššītum, son of Warat-ilishu |
| 6 | {disz}ar-di-ia _dumu_ i-din-{d}bu-ne-ne | Bardiya, son of Iddin-Bunene |
| 7 | {disz}dingir-szu-ib-ni _dumu_ aq-ba-rum | Ilu-šū-ibni, son of Aqbarum |
| 8 | {disz}ARAD-{d}ul-masz-szi-tum _dumu_ ARAD-i3-li2-[szu] | Arad-Ulmaššītum, son of Arad-ilīku |
| 9 | u3 zi-me-er-{d}utu _dumu_ mu-du-na-da-[...] | and Zimer-šamaš, son of Mudunada |
| 10 | _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim a-na _gu2-un_ | the field for cultivation, for tin |
| 11 | a-na _tab-ba_ a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_ u2-sze-s,u2# | for a partnership enterprise for 1 year they shall redeem |
| 12 | a-wi-lum ma-la a-wi-lim | A man as much as a man |
| 13 | ma-na-ah-tam i-sza-ak-ka-nu# | they will place a tribute. |
| 14 | _u4 buru14-[sze3]_ | at harvest time |
| 15 | _a-sza3_ pi2-i szu-ul-[pi2-i-szu] | field of the mouth of Šulpišu |
| 16 | i-[sza-ad-da-du-ma] | he shall measure out, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1(bur3) [GAN2 ... sze gur] {gesz}ban2_ {d}utu | 1 bur3 field area barley (measured) by the seah of Šamaš |
| 2 | _i3-ag2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 3 | ma-na-[ah-tam] i-ip-pa-lu#-ma | they will look at the ruined property and |
| 4 | _sze_-am [ba-szi-am] mi-it-ha-ri-isz i-zu-zu | The barley is divided equally. |
| 5 | _2(barig)# [...] {gesz}ban2_ {d}utu sza zi-me-er-[{d}utu] | 2 barig ... the bow of Šamaš, belonging to Zimer-Šadân |
| 6 | a-na _a-sza3 tab-ba_ sza _a-gar3_ di-ri-tum | to the field Tabba of the dirittu irrigation district |
| 7 | isz-ku-nu | they set up. |
| 8 | _igi_ szu#-hu-ut-ki _dumu_ ku-us-sa3-ri | before Shuhutki, son of Kussari |
| 9 | _igi_ qi2#-isz-ti-{d}e2-a _dumu e2-dub-ba-a#_ | before Qišti-Ea, son of the scribal school |
| 10 | _iti ab-e3 u4 1(disz)?-kam_ | The month of Addarum, the day 1 |
| 11 | _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e {uruda}du8-mah gal-gal-la {uruda}ki-lugal-gub kur didli-[a]_ | year: “Ammi-ṣaduqa, the king, the great throne-bearer, (and) the King-of-Gula, all the lands, |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | [...]-ni#-dingir | ...-ni-dingir |
| 2 | [...] x dingir | ... god |
| 3 | ARAD# {d}utu | servant of Šamaš |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3#_ qi2-isz-ti-{d}e2-a | Seal of Qišti-Ea |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | _{na4}kiszib3_ ARAD-{d}ul-masz-szi-tum | Seal of Warad-Ulmaššitum |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | _{na4#}kiszib3_ ar-di-ia | seal of Ardiya |
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