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MHET 2/5, 569 (P509947)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/5, 569 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509947 |
| Museum no. | BM 016509 |
| 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(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin_ | 5 iku field, furrow |
| 2 | _a-gar3_ si#-la#-ni-i{[ki]} | the meadow of Silanī |
| 3 | i-ta _a-sza3_ ib-ni-{d#}[utu _dumu_ ma-aq-tu]-um-li#-[iz-zi-iz] | from the field of Ibni-Šamaš son of Maqtum-lizziz |
| 4 | u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ [...] | and from the field ... |
| 5 | _a-sza3_ ARAD-{d}na-[bi-um _dumu_ ma-aq-tum]-li#-iz#-[zi-iz] | field Warad-Nabium son of Maqtum-lizziz |
| 6 | _ki_ ARAD-{d}na#-[bi-um-...] | from Warad-Nabium- |
| 7 | be-[el _a-sza3_ ...] | the owner of the field ... |
| 8 | {disz}i3-li2-i-qi2-[sza-am ...] | Ilī-iqišam |
| 9 | _a-sza3_ a-na er-re#-[szu-tim] | the field for cultivation |
| 10 | a-na _gu2#-[un_ ...] | for the talent of ... |
| 11 | _ib2-[ta-e3_] | went out |
| 12 | _u4-[buru14-sze3_] | at harvest time |
| 13 | _a-sza3_ a-na pi2-i# szu#-[ul-pi]-szu | the field according to the wording of his sealed document |
| 14 | i-sza-ad-da-du-ma | he shall measure out, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] _{gesz}ban2 {d}utu_ | ... the bow of Šamaš |
| 2 | [_i3-ag2]-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 3 | [... _gu2-un a]-sza3_-szu | ... the talent of his field |
| 4 | [_n gin2 ku3-babbar_ ma-hi]-ir# | n shekels of silver he received. |
| top | ||
| 1 | [...] x x x x | |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | [i3-li2-i-qi2-sza-am] | Ili-iqišam |
| 2 | [_dumu_ a]-wi-il-dingir# | son of Awil-ilī |
| 3 | [_ARAD_] am#-mi#-[s,a-du-qa2] | servant of Ammi-shaduqa. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] x-dingir [...] | ...-dingir |
| 2 | _dumu#_ ARAD-[...] | son of Warad- |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}utu#? | servant of Utu(?) |
Sources & licences
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