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MHET 2/4, 557 (P509936)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/4, 557 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509936 |
| Museum no. | BM 016989 |
| 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 | _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2#_ | 3 iku of furrow field |
| 2 | _a-gar3_ bu-sza | irrigated meadow |
| 3 | _a-sza3_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu | field of Nabi-ilišu |
| 4 | [...] x na-[...] | ... ... |
| 5 | _ki_ na#-[bi-i3]-li2-[szu] | from Nabi-ilishu |
| 6 | be-el# [a-sza3] | the owner of the field |
| 7 | {disz}ri#-[...] | Ri- |
| 8 | _dumu_ [...] x x | son of ... |
| 9 | _a-sza3_ a-na er-re#-szu-tim | the field for cultivation |
| 10 | a-na _gu2-un_ a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_ | for the oxen for 1 year |
| 11 | _ib2-ta-e3-a_ | went out |
| 12 | _u4 buru14-sze3_ | at harvest time |
| 13 | _1(bur3) GAN2-e 6(asz) sze gur_ | 1 bur3 field area: 6 gur of barley |
| 14 | _{gesz}ban2_ {d}utu | the bow of Šamaš |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _gu2-un a-sza3_-im | the yield of the field |
| 2 | _i3-ag2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 3 | _sza3-ba gu2-un a-sza3_-szu | within the yield of his field |
| 4 | _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ma-hi-ir | 1 shekel of silver he received. |
| 5 | _igi_ ri-isz-{d}na-bi-um _dumu e2-dub#-ba#-[a]_ | before Rīš-Nabium, son of the scribal school |
| 6 | _igi_ e-ri-ba-am-isz8-tar2 | before Erībam-Ištar |
| 7 | _dumu e2-dub-ba-a_ | son of the scribe |
| 8 | _[iti ...] x u4 3(u)-kam_ | Month ..., 30th day, |
| 9 | [_mu_ am-mi-s,a-du]-qa2 _lugal [...] x x [...]-du3_ | Year: Ammi-shaduqa, king ... ... |
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