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MHET 2/5, 593 (P509971)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/5, 593 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509971 |
| Museum no. | BM 017061 & BM 017061A |
| 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_ i-na _a-gar3 gu-<la>_ | a field of 3 iku in the Gula district |
| 2 | i-ta {d}suen-i-di | from Sîn-ide |
| 3 | _dumu_ i-tur2-{d}suen# | son of Itur-Sin |
| 4 | u3 i-ta ib-ni-[...] x x | and he ... |
| 5 | x x-szu _e2_ i-ta dingir-szu-ba-ni a-na ru-ba-tum | his ... the house of Ilī-šubani to the governor |
| 6 | _2(disz) 2/3(disz) sar 3(disz) gin2 e2_ | 2 2/3 sar 3 shekels |
| 7 | i-ta {d}utu-ra-bi | from Utu-rabi |
| 8 | i-ta e-la-li | from above |
| 9 | u3 {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 szesz-a-ni_ | and Nanna-manšum, his brother |
| 10 | zi-ti {disz}{d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, | the life of Sîn-muballiṭ |
| 11 | _dumu_ na-ra-am-i3-li2-sza | son of Naram-iliša |
| 12 | sza i-ti {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 _szesz-a-ni_ | who with Nanna-manšum, his brother |
| 13 | i-zu-zu isz-tu pe2-e | “If he sneezes from the window, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-di!(NA) _ku3-sig17_ zi#-[zu] | as long as gold, your life |
| 2 | ga-am-ru u3# [x x x]-hu?-ma | full and ... and |
| 3 | {disz}{d}nanna-ma-[an-szum2] | Nanna-manšum |
| 4 | a-na zi-ti {disz}sin-mu-ba-li2-it, | for the life of Sin-muballiṭ |
| 5 | u3-la i-ra-ga#-am | he will not raise a claim. |
| 6 | _igi_ {d}utu-tab-ba-szu _dumu_ {d}utu-di-ku5# | before Šamaš-tabbāši’s son Şpi-diku |
| 7 | _igi_ i-pi2-iq-isz8-tar2 _dumu_ puzur4-ku-bi | before Ipiq-Ištar, son of Puzur-Kūbe |
| 8 | _igi_ akszak{ki}-gal u3 puzur4-sin | before Akšakgal and Puzur-sin |
| 9 | _igi_ {d}utu-mas-su2 _dumu-mesz_ {d}suen#-i-di | before Šamaš-massu, sons of Sîn-ide |
| 10 | _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu | before Nabi-ilīšu |
| 11 | _dumu_ na-wi-ru-um-i3-li2 | son of Nawirum-ilī |
| 12 | _igi_ akszak#{[ki]}-gal _dumu_ a-bu-t,a3-bu-um# | before Akšak-gal, son of Abu-ṭābum |
| 13 | _igi_ sa#-aq-nu _dumu_ {d}suen-gal | before Saqnu, son of Sîn-gal |
| 14 | _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ i-lu-ki | before Sîn-iddinam, son of Iluki |
| 15 | _igi_ ur-{d}utu | before Ur-šamaš |
| 16 | _dumu_ na-wi-ru-um#-i3-li2 | son of Nawirum-ili |
| obverse | ||
| 1' | mu-s,u2-szu a-na [...] | his limbs to |
| 2' | _2(disz) 2/3(disz) sar 3(disz) gin2 [e2_] | 2 2/3 sar 3 shekels |
| 3' | [i]-ta# e-la-li | from Elali |
| 4' | zi-ti {disz}[{d}suen]-mu#-[ba-li2-it,] | the life of Sîn-muballiṭ |
| 5' | _dumu_ na-[ra-am]-i3-li2-sza | son of Naram-iliša |
| 6' | sza [{d}]nanna-ma#-an-szum2 _szesz#-a-ni_ i-zu-zu-szu-um# | of Nanna-manšum, his brother, he split. |
| 7' | zi-zu ga-am-ru [isz-tu pe2]-e | Your life is full of joy. |
| 8' | [a]-di# _ku3-sig17_ [...] | until gold ... |
| 9' | [{disz}]{d}nanna-[ma-an-szum2 a-na zi-ti] {d}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, | Nanna-manšum for the life of Sîn-muballiṭ |
| 10' | u3-la i-ra-ga-[am ...] u3# {d}marduk | “If he does not plow, ... and Marduk |
| 11' | [...] sa3-bi-um _in-[pa3-de3-mesz_] | ... they swore ... |
| 12' | [_igi_ {d}utu-tab-ba-szu] _dumu_ [{d}utu]-di#-ku5 | before Šamaš-tabba’s son, |
| 13' | _igi#_ i-pi2-iq#-[isz8-tar2 _dumu_ puzur4]-ku#-bi# | before Ipiq-Ištar, son of Puzur-Kūbi |
| 14' | [_igi_] akszak{ki}-gal u3 puzur4-sin x | before Akšakgal and Puzur-sin |
| 15' | _igi_ {d}utu-mas-su2 [_dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-i-di] | before Šamaš-massu, sons of Sîn-idi |
| 16' | _igi_ akszak{ki}-gal _dumu_ a-bu-um-t,a3-bu-um# | before Akšakgal, son of Abum-ṭābum |
| 17' | _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu# _dumu_ na-wi-ru-um-i3-li2 | before Nabi-ilišu, son of Nawirum-ili |
| 18' | _igi_ sa-aq-nu-um _dumu#_ {d}suen#-x [...] x | before Saqnum, son of Sîn- |
| 19' | _igi_ ur-{d}utu _dumu_ na-wi-ru-um-i3-li2 | before Ur-Šamaš, son of Nawirum-ili |
| 20' | [_igi_ {d}suen-i]-din#-nam _dumu_ i-lu-ki | before Sîn-iddinam, son of Iluki |
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