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MHET 2/4, 561 (P509940)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/4, 561 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509940 |
| Museum no. | BM 065662 |
| 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 | _5/6(disz)# sar# e2_ szi-in-ni _{gesz}al_ la ru-ug-[bu-um] | 5/6 sar, the house of Šinni, a hoe without a roof |
| 2 | [i-na] zimbir#{ki#}-ia-ah-ru-rum | in Sippar |
| 3 | _da e2_ nanna-ma-an#-szum2 _dumu_ ma-an-nu-um-ba-lum-{d}utu | adjacent to the house of Nanna-manšum, son of Mannum-balum-Šamaše |
| 4 | sza {d}suen-be-le-ap-lim# _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2 dumu_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur | belonging to Sîn-bēl-apli the diviner, son of Ibni-Adad |
| 5 | a-na _ku3-babbar_ i-sza-mu-ma a-na _dumu-mesz_ {iri}i-si2-in | for silver he purchased and to the citizens of Isin |
| 6 | u3 _da sila dagal-la_ {d}suen _sag#-bi 1(disz)-kam-ma sila dagal_ {d}suen | and adjacent to the broad street of Sîn. It is the first head. The broad street(s) of Šēn |
| 7 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam _e2 dumu-mesz_ i-bi-{d}suen _sza-tam ka2 e2-gal_ | Its second front is the house of the sons of Ibbi-Sîn. The interior of the palace gate. |
| 8 | sza i-na tup-pi2 la-bi-ri-im sza _mu_ sa-am-su#-i#-lu#-na# _lugal-e_ | which on the old tablet of the year "Samsu-iluna the king" |
| 9 | _us2-sa us2-sa-bi a2-ag2-ga#_ [...] | The length is two-thirds of the length. The order .... |
| 10 | sza na-ra-am-{d}iszkur a-na {d}iszkur-ra-bi x [...] | of Naram-Addu to Addu-rabi |
| 11 | _egir-bi e2_ gur-ru-du sza _sa10#_ [...] | After the house of the gurrudû-priest of the purchase ... |
| 12 | _e2_ i3-li2-ma-dingir _dumu_ lu2-{d}iszkur _nu-{gesz}[kiri6]_ | the house of Ilī-mâ-ilum, son of Lu-Adad, gardener |
| 13 | sza a-na _dumu-mesz_-szu i-zi x [...] | who to his sons ... ... |
| 14 | {disz}eri-ba-am-{d}marduk u3 a-wi-il-[...] | Erībam-Marduk and Awil- |
| 15 | _sze_-am u3 _ku3-babbar_ a-na _sa10 5/6(disz) sar [e2_ ...] | the barley and silver for the purchase of 5/6 sar of the house ... |
| 16 | it-ti mu-ha-ad-du-um _masz2-szu-[gid2-gid2_ ...] | with Muḫaddum, the diviner ... |
| 17 | ub-sza-al-li# [...] | I filled with ... |
| 18 | i-na x x [...] | in ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] u2#-ul x [...] | ... not ... |
| 3' | _igi_ [...] _dumu_ li-pi2#-[it-...] | Before ..., son of Lipit-... |
| 4' | _igi_ [...] x _dumu_ be-el-[...] | before ... son of Bel-... |
| 5' | _igi_ ARAD#-[...] x _dumu_ dingir-szu-ib#-[ni ...] | before Urad-..., son of Ilshu-ibni ... |
| 6' | _igi_ x-[...] x x x x x x [...] | Before ... ... |
| 7' | _igi_ {d}iszkur-e-ri#-ba-am x x | before Adad-eribam |
| 8' | _dumu_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza#-am | son of Ilī-iqisham |
| 9' | _igi_ sza-al-lu-rum _dumu e2-[dub]-ba#-a_ | before Šallum, son of the scribal school |
| 10' | _dumu_ ARAD#-[i]-ba-ri | son of Warad-ibari |
| 11' | _iti bara2-za3-gar [u4 n-kam]_ | Month of Nisannu, day n. |
| 12' | _mu#_ sa-am-su-di-ta-[na _lugal-e] {d}pap-nun-an-ki nin# [an]-ta#-gal2-la# gunni ku3#-babbar# u3-tu-da dadag-ga e2-sag#-il2-la-sze3 in-ne-en-ku4-ra_ | year: “Samsu-ditana, the king, Papnunanki, the mistress of heaven, adorned with shiny silver, born with radiance, entered the Esagila. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | dingir-dingir x ba ri ni | The gods ... |
| 2 | _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}x | son of Ibni- |
| 3 | ARAD AN {d}mar-tu | servant of Anu and Martu. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | ARAD-{d}ul-masz-szi-tum# | Warad-Ulmaššitum |
| 2 | _dumu_ e-bi? x a | son of Ebi |
| 3 | ARAD {d}iszkur | servant of Adad. |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | ARAD-{d}ul-masz-szi-tum# | Warad-Ulmaššitum |
| 2 | _dumu_ ti-ib-dingir-x | son of Tib-ili-, |
| 3 | ARAD {d}iszkur | servant of Adad. |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | {d}iszkur-ba-x-x ni? a | Iškur-ba- |
| 2 | _dumu_ i3-li2-ia-tum | son of Ilī-yatum |
| 3 | ARAD {d}iszkur | servant of Adad. |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | {d}iszkur-e-ri-[ba-am] | Iškur-eribam |
| 2 | _dumu_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-[am] | son of Ilī-iqisham |
| 3 | ARAD# {d}[...] | servant of |
| seal 6 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ e-tel-pi4-dingir-sza | seal of Etel-pī-iliša |
| seal 7 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ ARAD-{d}marduk | Seal of Warad-Marduk |
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