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MHET 2/5, 584 (P509962)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/5, 584 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509962 |
| Museum no. | BM 016890 |
| 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 | _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 u2-sal_ i-na _a-sza3_ ta-wi-ir-tum | 3 iku of field grass, in the field Tawwirtum |
| 2 | sza {d}lugal-sag-il2-la | of Lugal-sagila |
| 3 | i-ta e gu-la u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ nu-ur2-a-hi | from the Great House and from the field Nūr-ahi |
| 4 | _sag-bi a-sza3_ be-el-tum _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-illat-su2 | its top: the field Bēltum daughter of Sîn-illassu |
| 5 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma_ a-tap ma-asz-qi2-tum | Its second head is the tap of the mašqītu-vessel. |
| 6 | sza i-ta _a-sza3_ e-ri-isz-ti-{d}a-a _dumu-munus_ i-din-{d}utu# | that is adjacent to the field of Erišti-Aya daughter of Iddin-šamaše |
| 7 | _ki_ nu-ur2-ah-hi _dumu_ i-bi-{d}suen | from Nur-ahhi, son of Ibbi-Sin |
| 8 | {disz}hu-za-la#-tum _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus_ ak-sza-ia i-sza-mu | Huzalatum, nadītu of Šamaš, daughter of Akšatiya, heard. |
| 9 | _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 u2-sal_ i-na qe2-er-bi-tim sza i-bi-{d}suen | a field of 3 iku in the middle of Ibbi-Sîn, |
| 10 | i-ta _a-sza3_ il-ta-ni _dumu-munus_ be-li-ia-a# | from the field Iltani daughter of Beliyāya |
| 11 | u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ geme2-{d}utu _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus_ nu-ur2-ah-hi | and adjacent to the field Geme-Šamaš nadītu of Šadâtu daughter of Nur-ahhi |
| 12 | _sag-bi e gu-la sag-bi 2(disz)-kam e {gesz}szinig-hi-a_ | Its top is above the Great Oval. Its second head is above a log. |
| 13 | _ki_ nu-ur2-ah-hi _dumu_ i-bi-{d}suen | from Nur-ahhi, son of Ibbi-Sin |
| 14 | {disz}hu-za-la-tum _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus_ ak-sza-ia i-sza-mu | Huzalatum, nadītu of Šamaš, daughter of Akšatiya, heard. |
| 15 | _2(iku) a-sza3 u2-sal_ i-na _gu2_ {i7}ir-ni-na | a field of 2 iku on the bank of the Irnina River |
| 16 | i-ta _a-sza3_ ta-wi-ir-tim sza i-bi-{d}suen | from the Tawirtum field of Ibbi-Sîn |
| 17 | i-ta _a-sza3_ ARAD-{d}nanna u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ a-bu-wa-qar | from the field of Warad-Nanna and from the fields of Abu-waqar |
| 18 | _sag-bi pa5 sag-bi 2(disz)-kam a-sza3_ ARAD-{d}nanna | Its top is a canal, its top is 2. The field of Warad-Nanna |
| 19 | _e u3 {gesz}szinig-hi-a_ sza ARAD-{d}nanna | and the scepter of Warad-Nanna |
| 20 | u3 _igi-4(disz)-gal2-ta-am3 kislah gu-la_ sza i-bi-{d}suen | and one-fourth (of a mina) of the great prison of Ibbi-Sîn |
| 21 | _ki_ a-bu-um-wa-qar _dumu_ i-bi-{d}suen | from Abum-waqar son of Ibbi-Sîn |
| 22 | {disz}e-ri-isz-ti-{d}utu _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus_ {d}suen-ta-ia-ar | Erishti-Šamaš nadītu of the god Sîn daughter of Sin-tayyar |
| 23 | [i]-sza#-am | he shall pay. |
| 24 | _2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 u2-sal_ i-na {d}lugal-sag-il2-la | 2 ikû field, grass-fed, in Lugal-sagila |
| 25 | i-ta _a-sza3_ {d}suen-ta-ia-ar _dumu_ ak-[sza-ia] | adjacent to the field of Sîn-tayyar son of Akšaya |
| 26 | u3 i-ta nam-kar sza i-bi-{d}suen | and the scepter of Ibbi-Sîn |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ki_ il-ta-ni [...] _dumu-munus_ be-li-ia-a | from Iltani ... daughter of my lord |
| 2 | {disz}{d}suen-ta-ia-ar _dumu_ ak-sza-ia i-sza-am | Sîn-tayyar son of Akšāya purchased. |
| 3 | _1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _sza2 a-sza3_ ta-wi-ir-tim | 1 iku of field in the field Tawirtim |
| 4 | sza {d}lugal-sag-il2-la | of Lugal-sagila |
| 5 | i-ta _a-sza3_ bur#-nu-nu u3 i-ta _a-sza3_ i3-li2-am-ra-an-ni | between the field Burnunu and the field Ilī-amranni |
| 6 | _sag-bi a-sza3_ na-ra-am-{d}suen _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam a-sza3_ lu2-{d}da-mu | its top is the field Naram-Sîn, its second head is (the field of) Lu-Damu. |
| 7 | _ki_ {d}a-a-tak#-lik _lukur {d}utu_ u3 dingir-szu-i-bi a-hi#-sza | from Aya-taklāki the nadītu of Šamaš and Ilum-šīḫu-ibbi her brother |
| 8 | _dumu-mesz_ lu2-{d}da-mu | sons of Lu-Damu |
| 9 | {disz}hu-za-la-tum _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus_ ak-sza-ia i-sza-am | Huzalatum, nadītu of Šamaš, daughter of Akšašiya, bought. |
| 10 | [_1/2(disz)] GAN2 5(disz) sar a-sza3 u2-sal_ i-na _gu2_ {i7}ir-ni-na | 1/2 (mina) 5 sar of field grass, on the bank of the Irnina River |
| 11 | [_1(disz) 1/3(disz)] sar an-za-gar3 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sar_ <ka>-wa-ru-u2 | 1 1/3 sar of the zagar plant, 3 1/3 (sar) of <the kawāru plant>, |
| 12 | [li-tir] li#-im#-t,i# _e2_ sza e-ri-ba-am-ma | may it be restored, may the house that I entered, and |
| 13 | [i-ta _a]-sza3_ e#-ri-ba-am _dumu_ isz-me-{d}suen | from the field Erībam son of Išme-Sîn |
| 14 | [u3 i-ta] _a#-sza3_ a-bu-um-wa-qar _dumu_ i-bi-{d}suen | and adjacent to the field of Abum-waqar, son of Ibbi-Sîn |
| 15 | [_sag-bi 1(disz)]-kam#_ nam-ka-rum [_gal_] sza i-ta _{gesz}tir_ | Its head is the 1st: the great namkarum-priestess, who from the forest |
| 16 | [_sag-bi 2(disz)]-kam a-sza3_ e#-ri#-ba#-am#-ma _dumu_ a#-bu#-um-wa-qar# | Its second head is the field of Erībama, son of Abum-waqar. |
| 17 | [_4(u) 5(disz)] sar a-sza3 u2-sal_ i-bi-{d}suen i-na _gu2#_ {i7}ir-ni-na | 45 sar of field grass, Ibbi-Sîn on the bank of the Irnina canal |
| 18 | [i-ta] _a-sza3_ e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ isz-me-{d}suen | from the field Erībam son of Išme-Sîn |
| 19 | [u3 i-ta] _a-sza3_ nu-ur2-ah-hi _dumu_ i-bi-{d}suen | and adjacent to the field Nur-ahhi, son of Ibbi-Sîn |
| 20 | [_sag-bi 1(disz)-kam] a-sza3_ e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ isz-me-{d}suen | its first head: field Erībam son of Išme-Sîn. |
| 21 | [_sag-bi 2(disz)-kam_] e-ri#-isz#-ti-{d}a-a _dumu-munus_ i-din-{d}utu | Its second head is Erišti-Aya, daughter of Iddin-šamaše |
| 22 | [_szu-nigin2 _1(iku)] GAN2 a-sza3 u2-sal gu2_ {i7}ir-ni-na | total: 1 iku field, grass-fed, on the bank of the Irnina River |
| 23 | [_ki_ nu-ur2-ah-hi] u3# a-bu-um-wa-qar _dumu-mesz_ i-bi-{d}suen# | from Nur-ahhi and Abum-waqar, sons of Ibbi-Sîn |
| 24 | [{d}erisz-ti]-{d}utu _lukur {d}utu_ | Erishti-Šamaš, nadītu of Utu |
| 25 | [_dumu-munus_ {d}suen-ta]-ia-ar i-sza-am | the daughter of Sîn-tayyar he named. |
| 26 | _2(esze3)# GAN2 a-sza3_ | 2 eshe3 field area |
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