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MHET 2/5, 596 (P509974)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/5, 596 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509974 |
| Museum no. | BM 017091 & BM 017091A |
| 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 | _1(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ t,a3-bu-um | 1 bur3, 1 eše, 1 iku of field in the meadow Ṭābum |
| 2 | i-ta <_dumu-munus_> nu-ur2-{d}szakkan2 | from the daughter of Nur-Šakkan |
| 3 | _ki_ mu-na-wi-ir-tum _lukur {d}utu_ | from Munawirtum, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 4 | _dumu-munus_ na-bi-{d}utu | daughter of Nabi-šamaš |
| 5 | {disz}{d}nanna-ma:an-szum2* | Nanna-manšum |
| 6 | _dumu_ {d}utu-szar-rum | son of Šamaš-šarrum |
| 7 | _a-sza3_-am _APIN_ | a field |
| 8 | u2-sze-s,i2 | he brought in. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _gu2 a-sza3_-im | the bank of the field |
| 2 | u3 _gub a-sza3_ | and stand in the field |
| 3 | i-na _ka2 {d}utu_ | at the gate of Šamaš |
| 4 | _i3-ag2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 5 | _6(disz) ezem 3(ban2) zi3-da_ | 6 festivals, 3 ban2 flour |
| 6 | _2(disz) uzu-ta?_ | 2 cuts of meat each |
| 7 | _igi_ sig-an-nu-ni#-[tum] | before Sîn-annunitum |
| 8 | _igi_ {d}nin-pirig-a-bi | before Ninpirig-abi |
| 9 | _igi_ ni-id-nu-sza# | before Nidnusha |
| 10 | _iti gu4-si_ | the month of Ayyaru |
| left | ||
| 1 | _mu {gesz}tukul sig3-ge_ | the year: “The strong weapons |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _1(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ t,a3-bu | 1 bur3, 1 eše, 1 iku of field in the irrigated area |
| 2 | [i-ta ...] _dumu-munus#_ nu-ur2-{d}szakkan2 | from the daughter of Nur-Šakkan |
| 3 | [_ki_ mu]-na-wi-ir-tum _lukur {d}utu_ | from Munawirtum, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 4 | [_dumu-munus_ na]-bi-{d}utu | daughter of Nabi-šamaš |
| 5 | [{disz}{d}]nanna-ma:an-szum2* | Nanna-manšum |
| 6 | [_dumu_ {d}]utu-szar-rum | son of Shamash-šarrum |
| 7 | [_a-sza3_] _APIN_ | field of the plough |
| 8 | [u2-sze]-s,i2# | he brought in. |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | u3 x [...]-a-ni | and his |
| 2' | _a-sza3_ i-na _ka2_ ga-gi-im | a field in the gate of Gagim |
| 3' | _i3-ag2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 4' | _6(disz)* ezem 3(ban2) zi3-da_ | 6 festivals, 3 ban2 flour |
| 5' | _2(disz) uzu_ i-pa-qi2-si | 2 cuts of meat he shall sacrifice, |
| 6' | _igi_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum x-ru-um | before Sîn-annītum, ... |
| 7' | _igi_ {d}nin-pirig-a-bi | before Ninpirig-abi |
| 8' | _dumu_ ARAD-{d}mar-tu | son of Warad-Amurrum |
| 9' | _igi_ ni-id-nu-sza# | before Nidnusha |
| 10' | _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam# | son of Sin-iddinam |
| 11' | _iti gu4-si-a u4 2(u) 45(disz)-kam__ | The month of Addarum, the day 45 |
| 12' | _mu {gesz}tukul sig3-ge_ x | year: “The strong weapons |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | [{d}nanna-ma-an-szum2] | Nanna-manšum |
| 2 | _dumu#_ {d}utu-szar-ru-[um] | son of Šamaš-šarrum |
| 3 | _ARAD_ {d}[...] | servant of |
| 4 | u3 {d}nin-si4-an-[na] | and Ninsiana |
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