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MHET 2/5, 582 (P509960)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/5, 582 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509960 |
| Museum no. | BM 016839 & BM 016839A |
| 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 | _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na bu-ra-a | 1 eše3 field area in Burâ |
| 2 | i-na _usz-gid2-da_ | with a rope |
| 3 | i-ta _a-sza3_ s,i-ri-ha-tum | from the field Ṣirihatum |
| 4 | _1(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ | A built-up house plot of 1 sar |
| 5 | sza e-ri-ba-am | of Erībam |
| 6 | mu-s,u2-szu a-na _sila_ i-bi-sin | his head to the street he saw |
| 7 | _1(disz) geme2_ su2-hu-tum | 1 female slave, Suhutum |
| 8 | _1(disz) geme2_ an-nu-ni-tum-ha-s,i2-ra-at | 1 female servant, Annunitum-haṣirat |
| 9 | ($ blank space $) _ha-la_ mu-na-wi-ir-tum _nu-bar_ | share of Munawirtum, the bronzesmith; |
| 10 | ($ blank space $) _dumu-munus_ nu-ur2-{d}utu | daughter of Nur-šamaš |
| 11 | a-pil2#-szu _dumu_ i-ba-{d}suen | Apilšu, son of Iba-Sîn |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [a-di] ba#-al-[t,a]-at# | as long as he lives |
| 2 | qa2-sa3 u2-ka#-al# | he will hold her hand. |
| 3 | _u4_-um a-na _e2_ mu-tim | the day to the house of a husband |
| 4 | i-ir-ru-hu | he will deduct. |
| 5 | qa2-du-um _1(disz) geme2_-sza | together with her 1 female slave |
| 6 | i-ir-ru-ub | enters |
| 7 | _igi_ {d}utu | before Šamaš |
| 8 | _igi_ {d}nin-szubur | before Ninšubur |
| 9 | _igi_ a-bu-um-wa-qar | before Abum-waqar |
| 10 | _igi_ {d}a-szur4-i-din-nam | before Assur-iddinam |
| 11 | _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}utu | before Nur-šamaš |
| 12 | _igi_ i-bi-{d}utu | before Ibbi-šamaš |
| 13 | _igi_ ri-isz-{d}utu _dub-sar_ | before Rīš-Šamaše, scribe |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _dub 1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _1(bur3) GAN2-ta-am3_ | A tablet of 1 eše of field, from 1 bur of field each |
| 2 | i-na _usz-gid2-da_ | with a rope |
| 3 | i-ta _a-sza3_ s,i-ri-ha-tum | from the field Ṣirihatum |
| 4 | u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ la-ma-si2 _ama-ni_ | and from the field Lamāsi his mother |
| 5 | _1(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ | A built-up house plot of 1 sar |
| 6 | i-na sza e-ri-ba-am | in which he entered |
| 7 | [...]-ba-ni | ...-bani |
| 8 | [mu-s,u2-szu a-na _sila_] i-bi-{d}suen | his army to Ibbi-Sîn |
| 9 | [_1(disz) geme2_ su2-hu-tum] _mu-ni_-im | 1 female slave named Suhutum |
| 10 | [_1(disz) geme2_ an-nu-ni-tum]-ha#-s,i2-ra-at# | 1 female servant, Annunitum-haṣirat |
| 11 | [_ha-la_ mu-na-i-ir-tum _nu]-bar_ | Share of Munnairtum, the nubar. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib_ szu-{d}suen | Seal of Šū-Sîn |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | kiszib_ a-bu-wa-qar | Seal of Abu-waqar |
Sources & licences
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