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MHET 2/4, 563 (P509942)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/4, 563 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509942 |
| Museum no. | BM 079063 |
| 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 | _a#-sza3#_ ma-la ma-s,u2-u2 _ki#-kal#_ | a field as much as there is of the lower part |
| 2 | qa2-du na-gi sza la ni-ik | together with the nāgu-official who is not a nīku-official, |
| 3 | u3 er-s,e-et ra-ma-ni-szu | and his own land |
| 4 | i-ta _an-ta_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ dingir-szu-x x x x | above Ilshu-bani, son of Ilu-šu-... |
| 5 | i-ta _ki-ta_ ib-ni-{d}suen | below Ibni-Sîn |
| 6 | _dumu_ ARAD-{d}mi-sza-rum | son of Warad-Mišarum |
| 7 | _sag-bi an-ta gu2_ {i7}buranun-na{ki} | its upper front on the bank of the Euphrates |
| 8 | _sag-bi ki-ta a-sza3_ x lu2-{d}suen | the lower front on the field of Lu-Suen, |
| 9 | _dumu_ {d}suen-a-bu-szu | son of Sîn-abušu |
| 10 | _a-sza3_ ri-isz-{d}na-bi-um u3 ib-ni#-{d}x-x | field of Rīš-Nabium and Ibni- |
| 11 | _dumu-mesz_ pir-hi-{d}mar-tu# | sons of Pirhi-Amurrum |
| 12 | _ki_ ri-isz-{d}na-bi-um u3# [...] | from Rīš-Nabium and |
| 13 | _dumu-mesz_ pir-hi-{d}mar-tu# [...] | sons of Pirhi-Amurrum |
| 14 | be-lu _a-sza3_ [...] | the owner of the field ... |
| 15 | a-na qa2-be-e {disz}{d}suen-i-din#-[nam] | at the command of Sîn-iddinam |
| 16 | {disz}ba-szi-{d}x# | Baši- |
| 17 | _dumu_ sig-ki [...] | son of Sikki |
| 18 | a-na er-re-szu-tim | for extispicy |
| 19 | a-na _gu2-un#_ | for a talent |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a#-na# _mu# 1(disz)#-[kam]_ | for 1 year |
| 2 | _ib2-ta#-[e3-a] | went out |
| 3 | _u4 buru14-sze3_ | at harvest time |
| 4 | _1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 1(barig) sze_ [...] | 1 iku field, 1 barig barley ... |
| 5 | _i3-ag2-e#_ [...] | he will pay. |
| 6 | i-na _mu 3(disz)-kam_ a-na _gu2#-[un]_ | in the 3rd year for the talents |
| 7 | i-ru#-[ub] | enters |
| 8 | _sza3-ba gu2-un a-sza3_-szu# | within the yield of his field |
| 9 | _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ma-hi-[ir] | 1 shekel of silver he received. |
| 10 | _igi_ a-hi-sza-gi#-isz _dumu_ pir-hi-{d}mar#-[tu] | before Ahi-šagiš, son of Pirhi-Amurru |
| 11 | _igi_ u-bar-{d}na#-bi-um _ugula gidri dumu_ sza-iri?-x-x-x | before Ubar-Nabium, foreman of the scepter, son of Ša-iri- |
| 12 | _igi_ {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi _masz2-szu-gid2#-[gid2]_ | before Sîn-nādin-šumi, diviner |
| 13 | _igi_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur _dumu e2-dub#-ba_ | before Ibni-Adad, son of the scribal school |
| 14 | _iti udru#{duru5#} u4# 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_ | The month of Šabaṭu, the day 15 |
| 15 | _mu#_ [sa]-am-su-di-ta#-na _lugal_ | year: 'Samsu-ditana, the king,' |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ri-isz-{d}[na-bi-um] | Rīš-Nabium |
| 2 | _dumu_ pir-hi-{d}mar#-[tu] | son of Pirhi-Amurrum |
| 3 | ARAD [...] | servant of . |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ sin-na-di-in-szu-mi | seal of Sin-nadin-šumi |
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