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MHET 2/5, 590 (P509968)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/5, 590 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509968 |
| Museum no. | BM 017007 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | _n GAN2 a-sza3_ | n hectares of field |
| 2 | i-na _a-gar3 du6-ku3_-nu-um | in the meadow of Dukunum |
| 3 | _ki_ ru-ut-tum | from Ruttum |
| 4 | {disz}ta-ri-bu-um | Tarībum |
| 5 | _a-sza3_ a-na er-ri-szu-tim# | the field for cultivation |
| 6 | a-na _gu2_ u2-sze-s,i2 | to the neck he shall bring out |
| 7 | _u4-buru14-sze3_ | at harvest time |
| 8 | _gu2-un a-sza3_ | the yield of the field |
| 9 | _1(u) 2(asz) gur sze_ | 12 gur of barley |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na {gesz}ban2 {d}utu | with the bow of Šamaš |
| 2 | i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im | at the gate of the granary |
| 3 | _i3-ag2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 4 | _5(disz) ezem {d}utu 3(ban2) zi3-da-ta#_ [...] | 5 festivals of Šamaš, 3 ban2 flour each |
| 5 | _1(disz) uzu-ta#-am3#_ | 1 meat each |
| 6 | i-pa-aq-qi2-is-su2# | he shall replace him. |
| 7 | _dumu-munus_ x x | daughter of |
| 8 | _igi#_ i-din#-{d}utu# | before Iddin-šamaš |
| 9 | _igi_ ARAD#-x-x | before Urad-... |
| left | ||
| 1 | _dumu_ x x x x x | son of , |
| 2 | _igi_ i3-li2-ha-x-x | before Ilī-ha..., |
| 3 | _iti_ a-ia-rum _u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam_ | The month of Ayyarum, the day 22 |
Sources & licences
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