MHET 2/5, 588 (P509966)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/5, 588 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509966 |
| Museum no. | BM 016964 |
| 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_ | 3 iku of field |
| 2 | i-na u2-gar3 t,a3-bi-im | in the good irrigated area |
| 3 | i-ta i3-li2-ma-di-ah | from Ilī-madiah, |
| 4 | _ki_ i-bi-isz-i3-el | from Ibbiš-il |
| 5 | {d}suen-re-me-ni | Sîn-remeni, |
| 6 | u3 di-ha-ti-im | and dīḫatum |
| 7 | nu-ur2-{d}utu | Nur-Šamaš |
| 8 | i-sza-am | he bought. |
| 9 | a-na szi-mi-szu ga-am-ri | for his complete destiny |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ i-sza-qi2-il | silver he shall weigh out. |
| 11 | {gesz}bu-qa2-na-am | a boxwood tree |
| 12 | szu-tu-u2-uq | to smite |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | li-bu t,u2-ub | libu (means) well-being. |
| 2 | _igi_ s,i-kur-ri-ia | before Ṣikurriya |
| 3 | _dumu_ ba-la-<ni>-im | son of Balānum |
| 4 | _igi_ {d}suen-ba-ni | before Sîn-bani |
| 5 | _dumu_ dingir-illat | son of Ilu-tillati |
| 6 | _igi_ nu-u2-ru-um | before Nurum |
| 7 | _dumu_ ba-la-ni-im | son of Balānum |
| 8 | _igi_ sza-am-hu-um | before Šammum |
| 9 | _dumu_ ma?-na-nu-um | son of Mananum |
| 10 | _igi_ {d}nanna-a2-zi-da _dub-sar_ | before Nanna-azida, scribe |
| 11 | _dumu_ {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, | son of Sîn-muballiṭ |
Sources & licences
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