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MHET 2/5, 595 (P509973)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/5, 595 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509973 |
| Museum no. | BM 017079 & BM 017079A |
| 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 | _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ t,a3-bi-im | 1 eše3 field area in the good meadow |
| 2 | i-ta da-di-im _dumu_ KA-i-im# | from Dadim son of KA-IM |
| 3 | sza i-nu-ma sza-lu-bi | that when it was complete |
| 4 | t,e4-ri-ta-am it-ru-ma | sent me a report, and |
| 5 | {disz}nu-ur2-{d}utu ki-is,-ri-im | Nūr-Šamaš, the herdsman, |
| 6 | i-di-nu-szi-im | gave to her, |
| 7 | a-di sza-lu-bi ba-al-t,a3-at | as long as he lives he will be healthy. |
| 8 | ma-ma-an _a-sza3_-sza | no one her field |
| 9 | u2-la i-pa-t,a3-ar-szi | shall not release her. |
| 10 | {disz}za-lu-tum | Zalutum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-pil-sza nu-ur2-i3-li2-[szu] | her son, Nūr-ilišu |
| 2 | _igi_ {d}iszkur | before Adad |
| 3 | _igi_ {d}utu | before Šamaš |
| 4 | _igi_ {d}suen-APIN | before Sîn-ereš |
| 5 | _igi_ nu-ra-ti-im | before Nuratum |
| 6 | _igi_ sza-at-in-bi | before Šatinbi |
| 7 | _igi_ KUR-i3-li2-szu | before Šadâ-ilišu |
| 8 | _igi_ {d}suen-re-me-ni _nar_ | before Sîn-rēmeni, singer |
| 9 | _igi_ im-gur-{d}suen | before Imgur-Sîn |
| 10 | _igi_ {d}iszkur-en-dingir_ | before Adad-bel-ilī |
| 11 | _igi_ i x x-{d}suen | before ...-Sin |
| 12 | _igi_ x x x x x | before ...... |
| left | ||
| 1 | _2/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar 1(disz) gin2 si-bi_ sza ma-hir | 2/3 mina of silver (and) 1 shekel of wool, received. |
| 2 | sza-wi-ru-sza i-di-x x | her enemies ... |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [...] _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ t,a3-bi-im | ... 1 eshe3 of field in the good meadow |
| 2 | i-ta da-di-im _dumu_ KA-i-im# | from Dadim son of KA-IM |
| 3 | _2/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza-wi-ru-sza | 2/3 mina of silver for her dowry |
| 4 | [...] x x i-sza-am-ma i-na-di-szi-[im] | ... he hears and gives to her |
| 5 | [...] i-nu-ma sza-lu-bi t,e4-ri-ta-a#-am# | ... when it was complete, the report |
| 6 | it#-ru-ma nu-ur2-{d}utu i-di-nu-szi-im | entered and Nūr-šamaš gave to her |
| 7 | a-di sza-lu-bi ba-al-t,a3-at | as long as he lives he will be healthy. |
| 8 | ma-ma-an u2-la i-pa-t,a2-ar-szi | nobody will release her. |
| 9 | a-pil-sza nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu | her son, Nūr-ilišu, |
| 10 | _igi_ {d}iszkur _igi_ {d}utu | before Adad, before Šamaš |
| 11 | _igi_ {d}suen-APIN _sanga?_ | before Sîn-ereš, priest |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-na-ku-ur2 ku-ri-[...] | ... the kuri temple |
| 2 | [_igi_] {d}iszkur#-en-dingir | before Adad-en-ilī |
| 3 | [...] x | |
| 4 | [...] da | ... beside |
| 5 | [...]-ni-szum | ...-nišum |
Sources & licences
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