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MHET 2/4, 551 (P509930)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/4, 551 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509930 |
| Museum no. | BM 080462 |
| 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 | _4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2 1(iku) GAN2 kislah_ | 4 iku of the furrow field, 1 kislaḫ field |
| 2 | _a-gar3_ si-la-ni-i{ki} | the meadow of Silanī |
| 3 | i-ta a-na-pa-le-e-szu _gal-ukkin-na_ | with his apkalêšu the chief priest |
| 4 | u3 [i-ta _a]-sza3_ ba-li-kum | and from the field without you |
| 5 | _[sag-bi]-1(disz)-kam-ma a-sza3_ a-hu-wa-qar | It is the first (ever) field of Ahu-waqar |
| 6 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma_ ba-li-kum-ma | Its second front is Bali-Kumma. |
| 7 | _a-sza3_ ib-ni-{d}suen _dumu_ ARAD-{d}la-ah-mi | field of Ibni-Sîn, son of Warad-Lahmi |
| 8 | _ki#_ ib-ni-{d}suen | from Ibni-Sîn |
| 9 | be#-el _a-sza3_ | the owner of the field |
| 10 | {disz}szu#-[mu]-um#-li-ib-szi _dumu_ pir-<hi>-i3-li2-szu | Šumum-libši, son of Pir-chi-ilīzu |
| 11 | _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim | the field for cultivation |
| 12 | a-na _gu2-un_ a-na _mu 1(disz)#-[kam]_ | for the oxen for 1 year |
| 13 | _ib2#-ta-e3#_ | went out |
| 14 | _u4 buru14#-sze3#_ | at the harvest time |
| 15 | _a-sza3_ a-na pi2-i szu-ul-pi2-szu | the field according to the wording of his sealed document |
| 16 | i-sza-da-du-ma | he shall measure out, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza _4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 1(bur3) GAN2 8(asz) gur# sze# {gesz#}[ban2_ {d}utu] | of 4 iku field, 1 bur field, 8 gur barley (measured by) the seah of Šamaš |
| 2 | sza _1(iku) GAN2 kislah# 1(barig) sze gur gu2-un_ [...] x [...] | of 1 iku field area, cultivated land, 1 barig barley, talents ... ... |
| 3 | i-ma-ad-da-du a-di an-ni-a-[am] i-ka-lu | they will measure out. Until now they will eat. |
| 4 | an-ni-a-am <<i>> i-pe2-et-ma? | this he opened, and |
| 5 | _sza3-ba gu2-un a-sza3_-szu | within the yield of his field |
| 6 | _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ma-hi-ir | 1/2 shekel of silver he received. |
| 7 | _igi_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur ra-bi-a-nu-um | before Ibni-Adad, the chief |
| 8 | _igi_ ib-ni-{d}suen _dumu_ pil-ha-{d}iszkur | before Ibni-Sîn, son of Pilha-Adad |
| 9 | _igi_ ib-ni-{d}marduk _dumu_ ARAD-ku-bi | before Ibni-Marduk, son of Warad-Kūbe |
| 10 | _igi_ ta-ri-bu _dumu_ i3-li2-a-wi-lim | before Taribu, son of Ili-awīlim |
| 11 | _iti bara2-za3-gar# u4 5(disz)-kam_ | The month of Nisannu, the day 5 |
| 12 | [_mu_] am#-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _[lugal]-e# [{uruda}]ki-lugal-gub ib2#-diri#-ga hur#-sag he2-nun-na_ | year: “Ammi-ṣaduqa, the king, erected a king’s copper statue, a mountain of abundance, |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ta-ri-bu | Taribu |
| 2 | _dumu_ i3-li2-a-wi-[lim] | son of Ili-awīlim |
| 3 | ARAD {d}[...] | servant of |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | ib-ni-{d}suen# | Ibni-Suen |
| 2 | _dumu_ pil-ha-[{d}iszkur] | son of Pilha-Adad |
| 3 | ARAD {d}[...] | servant of |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | ib#-ni-{d}marduk | Ibni-Marduk |
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