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MHET 2/5, 581 (P509959)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/5, 581 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509959 |
| Museum no. | BM 016822 & BM 016822A |
| 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 | {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam a-pil2 bi-da-ta-ku | Sîn-iddinam, the guarantor, am I. |
| 2 | a-di bi-da-ta-ku a-bu-szu ba-al-t,u2 | as long as I live, his father will live. |
| 3 | i-na sza-na-at | in the second |
| 4 | _4(asz) gur sze 1(u) ma-na siki_ | 4 gur barley, 10 minas wool |
| 5 | _6(disz)# sila3 i3-gesz_ {d}suen-i-din-nam | 6 sila3 of oil for Sîn-iddinam |
| 6 | a-na bi-da-ta-ki a-bi-szu | to Bidataki, his father |
| 7 | i-na-ad-di-in | he will give |
| 8 | _1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na pa-hu-s,i2{ki} | 1 eše 1 iku field in the city of Aḫuṣi |
| 9 | _us2-sa-DU a-sza3_ ARAD-{d}nin-szubur | the length of the field of Warad-Ninšubur |
| 10 | _dumu_ zi-e | son of Zî |
| 11 | _2(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ | a built-up house plot of 2 sar |
| 12 | i-na ba-ab nu-ur2-ku-bi | At the threshing floor of Nur-Kūbi |
| 13 | _a-sza3_-am u3 _e2_-am an-ni-am | this field and house |
| 14 | {disz}bi-da-ta-ku a-na {d}suen-i-din-nam | Bidataku to Sîn-iddinam |
| 15 | ma-ri-szu i-di-in | Arišu gave |
| 16 | ma-la bi-da-ta-ku ir-szu-u2 | as much as I have accumulated, |
| 17 | u3# i-ra-asz-szuz-u2 | and they will be able to bear |
| 18 | isz-tu pe2-e a-di _ku3-sig17_ | from the well to the gold |
| 19 | sza {d}suen-i-din-nam-ma | of Sîn-iddinama |
| 20 | u2-s,u2-ur-tam ma-la i-na pi4-i | as much as in the mouth |
| 21 | _dub_-pi2-im an-ni-im | This tablet |
| 22 | sza-at-ru {d}suen-i-din-nam | received by Sîn-iddinam. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-ma-ad-da-du | he will measure out. |
| 2 | a-na a-bi-szu u2-ul a-bi | to his father, not his father |
| 3 | i-qa2-ab-bi-ma | shall say, and |
| 4 | i-na ma-la i-di-nu-szu-um | as much as they gave him |
| 5 | i-te-el-li | he smote. |
| 6 | {disz}bi-da-ta-ku _a-sza3_-am _e2_-am | Bidataku the field, the house |
| 7 | a-na _ku3-babbar_-im u2-ul i-na-ad-di-in | for silver he shall not give. |
| 8 | _a-sza3_-am a-na er-re-szi-im | a field for cultivation |
| 9 | u2-ul i-na-ad-di-in | shall not give. |
| 10 | {disz}bi-da-ta-ku a-na {d}suen-i-din-nam | Bidataku to Sîn-iddinam |
| 11 | u2-ul ma-ri at-ta i-qa2-ab-bi-ma | "It is not mine," you say, and |
| 12 | i-na _a-sza3_-im _e2_-im u3 ma-ri-im | from a field, a house, or an estate |
| 13 | i-te-el-li | he smote. |
| 14 | {disz}{d}utu-ra-bi a-pil2 {d}suen-i-din-nam | Šamaš-rabi, son of Sîn-iddinam |
| 15 | ha-ar bi-da-ta-ki {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam | Sîn-iddinam |
| 16 | i-il-la-ak | will go |
| 17 | _igi_ {d}utu-zi-mu _dumu_ me-i-si | before Šamaš-zimu, son of Me-isi |
| 18 | _igi_ puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ra-ak _dumu_ e-ri-bu-ni-szu | before Puzur-Ninkarrak, son of Eribunīšu |
| 19 | _igi_ {d}utu-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_ ka-{d}utu | before Šamaš-manšīm, son of Ka-Utu |
| 20 | _igi_ {d}suen-isz-me-an-ni _dumu_ ARAD-i3-li2-szu | before Sîn-išmeanni, son of Warad-ilīzu |
| 21 | _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ i-din-{d}utu | before Nabi-ilīšu, son of Iddin-Šadân |
| 22 | _igi_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ sa3-lum | before Ibbi-Ninšubur, son of Salum |
| 23 | _igi_ sa3-ba-a-ia _dumu_ nu-ur2-isz8-tar2 | before Sabaya, son of Nur-Ištar |
| 24 | _igi_ na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ sin-ub-lam | before Naram-ilīšu, son of Sin-ublum |
| 25 | _igi_ {d}utu-tab-ba-szu _dumu_ {d}nanna-a2-mah | before Šamaš-tabba’s son of Nanna-amaḫ |
| 26 | _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu | before Ilu-šubāni, son of Nabi-ilīku |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _dub_ {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam a-pil2 bi-da-ta-ku | Seal of Sîn-iddinam, the guarantor. |
| 2 | a-di bi-da-ta-ku-um a-bu-szu ba-al-t,u2 | until Bidātakuum his father died, |
| 3 | i-na sza-na-at _4(asz) gur sze 1(u) ma-na siki_ | from the second 4 gur barley, 10 minas wool |
| 4 | _6(disz) sila3 i3-gesz_ {d}suen-i-din-nam a-na bi-da-ta-ku-um | 6 sila3 of oil for Sîn-iddinam to Bidatakuum |
| 5 | a-bi-szu i-na-ad-di-in _1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ | his father he shall give. 1 eše 1 iku field |
| 6 | i-na pa-hu-s,i2{ki} _us2-sa-DU a-sza3_ | in Aḫuṣṣu the border of the field |
| 7 | {disz}ARAD-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ zi-e | Arad-Ninšubur, son of Zî |
| 8 | [_2(disz)] sar e2 du3-a_ i-na ba-ab nu-ur2-ku-bi | A built-up house plot of 2 sar at the disposal of Nūr-Kubi. |
| 9 | [_a]-sza3_-am u3 _e2_-am an-ni-am bi-da-ta-ku-um | this field and house I shall divide. |
| 10 | [a]-na {d}suen-i-din-nam ma-ri-szu i-di-in | to Sîn-iddinam his son he gave |
| 11 | ma-la bi-da-ta-kum ir-szu-u2 | as much as he acquired for you, |
| 12 | u3 i-ra-asz-szuz-[u2] isz-tu pe2-e a-di _ku3-sig17_ | and they shall bear. From the potter's kiln until gold |
| 13 | sza {d}suen-i-din-nam-ma u2-s,u2-ur-tam | of Sîn-iddinama the engraver |
| 14 | ma-la i-na pi4-i _dub_-pi2-im an-ni-im | as much as in the mouth of this tablet |
| 15 | sza-at-ru {d}suen-i-din-nam u2-ma-ad-da-[du] | the šatru of Sîn-iddinam he had entrusted |
| 16 | a-na bi-da-ta-ki a-bi-szu u2-ul a-bi [...] | Your father is not his father |
| 17 | u-ul a-bi i-qa2-ab-bi-ma | My father will not say, and |
| 18 | i-na ma-la i-di-nu-szu-um i-te-el-li | as much as he gave him, he will pay back. |
| 19 | {disz}bi-da-ta-ku _a-sza3_-am u3 _e2_-am | Bidataku the field and the house |
| 20 | a-na _ku3-babbar_-[im u2]-ul i-na-ad-di-in | for silver he shall not give. |
| 21 | _a-sza3_-am a-na [er-re]-szi-im u2-ul i-na-ad-di-[in] | a field for cultivation he shall not give. |
| 22 | {disz}bi-da-ta-[ku] a-na {d}suen-i-din-nam | Bidataku to Sîn-iddinam |
| 23 | [u2-ul] ma-[ri at]-ta# i-qa2-ab-bi-ma | You are not mine! He will say: |
| 24 | [i]-na _a-sza3_-im [_e2_-im] u3 ma-ri-im | from a field, a house, or an estate |
| 25 | i-te-[el]-li | he smote |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [{disz}{d}utu-ra-bi a-pil2 {disz}]{d}suen-i-din-nam | Šamaš-rabi, son of Sîn-iddinam |
| 2 | [ha-ar bi-da-ta-ki {disz}]{d}suen-i-din-nam | received by Bidatātum, Sîn-iddinam |
| 3 | [i-il-la]-ak | will go |
| 4 | [_igi_ {d}utu-zi-mu _dumu_ me]-i#-si | before Šamaš-zimu, son of Mēsi |
| 5 | [_igi_ puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ra-ak] _dumu_ e-ri-bu-ni-szu | before Puzur-Ninkarrak, son of Eribunīšu |
| 6 | [_igi_ {d}utu-ma-an-szum2 _dumu_] ka-{d}utu | before Utu-manšum, son of Ka-Utu |
| 7 | [_igi_ {d}suen-isz-me-an-ni _dumu_] ARAD-i3-li2-szu | before Sîn-išmeanni, son of Warad-ilīzu |
| 8 | _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ i-din-{d}utu | before Nabi-ilīšu, son of Iddin-Šadân |
| 9 | _igi_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ sa3-lum | before Ibbi-Ninšubur, son of Salum |
| 10 | _igi_ sa3-ba-ia _dumu_ nu-ur2-isz8-tar2 | before Sabaya, son of Nur-Ištar |
| 11 | _igi_ na-ra-am-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ {d}suen-ub-lam | before Naram-ilišu, son of Sîn-uballam |
| 12 | _igi_ {d}utu-tab-ba-szu _dumu_ {d}nanna-a2-mah | before Šamaš-tabba’s son of Nanna-amaḫ |
| 13 | _igi_ {d}utu-mu-ku-ri-ma _dumu_ {d}en-lil2-me-DU | before Šamaš-mukurima, son of Enlil-meDU |
| 14 | _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu | before Ilu-šubāni, son of Nabi-ilīku |
| 15 | _igi_ a-hi-ni-szi-szu _dumu_ ni-id-nu-sza | before Aḫinišišu, son of Nidnuša |
| 16 | _igi_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am _dub-sar_ | before Sîn-erībam, scribe |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | i#-din-{d}utu | Iddin-šamaš |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | ip-qu2-[...] | Ipqu- |
| 2 | _dumu#_ [...] | son of ... |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | [...] x ak x | ... ... |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | [...] x | |
| 2 | [...] x x [...] szu | ... ... hand |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}x-ra?-ak#? | servant of -rak. |
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