MHET 2/4, 547 (P509926)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/4, 547 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509926 |
| Museum no. | BM 080413 |
| 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 | _1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2# [a-sza3_ ...] | 1 eše 1 iku field ... |
| 2 | x [...] | |
| 3 | _bala-ri_ {i7}ir#-[ni-na] | intercalary Irnina canal |
| 4 | _a-sza3_ i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen _dumu#_ [...] | field of Ikūn-pî-Sin son of |
| 5 | _ki_ i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen be-el# [_a-sza3_] | from Ikūn-pî-Si’an, owner of the field |
| 6 | {disz}i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen be-el _a#-sza3#_ | Ikūn-pî-Sin, owner of the field |
| 7 | {disz}hu-za-lum _dumu_ {d}iszkur-sza-rum | Huzalum, son of Adad-šarum |
| 8 | u3 {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi _dumu_ be-el-szu-nu | and Sîn-nādin-šumi son of their lord |
| 9 | _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim | the field for cultivation |
| 10 | a-na _gu2-un_ a-na _tab-ba_ | for the oxen for the team |
| 11 | a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam ib2-ta-e3-a#_ | for 1 year he shall have it returned. |
| 12 | a-wi-lum ma-la a-wi-lim ma-[...] | A man, as many as a man ... |
| 13 | a-na _a-sza3_-im i#-sza#-[...] | to the field he shall ... |
| 14 | _u4 buru14#-[sze3]_ | at harvest time |
| 15 | _a#-sza3#_ a-na# [...] | the field to ... |
| 16 | [...] | |
| 17 | [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ma#-na#-ah#-ta#-szu#-[nu i-sza-ka-nu] | They will place their tribute. |
| 2 | _sze_-am ra-[...] | the barley ... |
| 3 | isz-ti-a-at [...] | From ... |
| 4 | {disz}i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen# [...] | Ikūn-pî-Sin |
| 5 | isz-ti-a-at [...] | From ... |
| 6 | {disz}hu-za#-lum u3 {d}suen-na#-[di-in-szu-mi] | Huzalum and Sîn-nādin-šumi |
| 8 | i-ip#-pa#-lu-u2#-ma x | they will inspect, and |
| 9 | mi-it-ha-ri-isz i-zu-zu# | they divided equally. |
| 10 | _sza3# gu2-un a-sza3_ | from the yield of the field |
| 11 | _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza hu-za-lum | 1 shekel of silver belonging to Huzalum |
| 12 | _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi# | 1 shekel of silver belonging to Sîn-nādin-šumi |
| 13 | ma-hi-ir | received. |
| 14 | _igi_ hu-za-lum _dumu_ {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi | before Huzalum, son of Sîn-nādin-šumi |
| 15 | _igi_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am _dumu e2-dub-ba#-a#_ | before Sîn-erībam, son of the scribal school |
| 16 | _iti# gu4-si-[sa2 u4 n-kam]_ | The month of Addaru, the day n |
| 17 | [_mu_] am-mi-s,a-[du-qa2 ...] _du11-du-ga [{d}utu lugal-a-ni_ ...] {i7}[am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 ...] | year: “Ammī-ṣaduqa was proclaimed by Šamaš, his king, the Ammeṣaduqa canal |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ sin-e-ri-ba | Seal of Sîn-eriba |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ sin-na-di-in-szu-mi | seal of Sin-nadin-šumi |
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