MHET 2/4, 544 (P509923)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/4, 544 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509923 |
| Museum no. | BM 079281 |
| 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 | _e2-da_ ma-la ma-s,u2#-u2# | as much as there is of the house |
| 2 | _ki_ ta-ri-ba-tum _lukur_ {d}utu | from Tarībatum, the naditu of Utu |
| 3 | _dumu-munus_ ARAD-{d}suen | daughter of Warad-Sin |
| 4 | {disz}{d}inanna-ma-an-szum2 _gala dumu_ {d}suen-ri-me-ni | Inanna-manšum chief son of Sîn-rimeni |
| 5 | a-na _zu2-kesz2_ | to seal |
| 6 | a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam ib2-ta-e3_ | for 1 year he shall leave. |
| 7 | _zu2-kesz2 mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu | the rent for 1 year |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1/3 shekel of silver |
| 2 | _i3-la2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 3 | [u2]-ra-am i-se-e-er | he shall return the money tenfold. |
| 4 | a-su2-ur-ra-am u2-da-an-na-an | (Sum) I want to utter an arazu prayer to him (Akk) He will utter a prayer to me |
| 5 | _igi_ gi-mil-lum gala | before Gimillum, the lamentation singer |
| 6 | _igi_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am _dumu e2-dub-ba_ | before Sîn-erībam, son of the scribal school |
| 7 | _iti bara2-za3-gar u4# 1(u)-kam_ | The month of Nisannu, the day 10 |
| 8 | _mu_ am#-mi-s,a-du-qa2# _lugal# i7-da_ am#-mi#-s,a#-du#-qa2#-nu-hu-usz-ni-szi | year: “Ammi-ṣaduqa, the king of the river, Ammī-shaduqušniši, |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ ARAD-sin | Seal of Warad-sin |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | [_kiszib3_] gi-mil-lum | seal of Gimillum |
Sources & licences
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