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MHET 2/5, 619 (P509997)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/5, 619 |
|---|---|
| ID | P509997 |
| Museum no. | BM 017459 & BM 017459A |
| 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 | _a-sza3_ szu-ul-pu-um | field Šulpum |
| 2 | _1(asz) gur sze bi-la-su2 | 1 gur of barley for Bilasu |
| 3 | _a-sza3 kankal_ | field Kankal |
| 4 | ma-la ma-s,u2-[u2] | as much as there is |
| 5 | a-na _mu 2(disz)-kam_ | for 2 years |
| 6 | _szu-nigin2 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ | total: 3 iku of field |
| 7 | i-na szi-di-im ar-ki-im | In the future, |
| 8 | i-ta _a-sza3_ ni-szi-i-ni-szu | from the field of his citizens |
| 9 | _ki_ geme2-{d}utu | from Geme-šamaš |
| 10 | _dumu-munus_ sin-pu-ut,-ra-am | daughter of Sîn-puṭram |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}tu-qa2-rum | Tuqarum |
| 2 | _dumu_ x x x-ia | son of ia, |
| 3 | _a-sza3_ a-na | the field to |
| 4 | e-re-szu-tim | |
| 5 | u3-sze-s,i2 _u4-buru14-sze3_ | he shall bring in. At the delivery |
| 6 | _1(asz) gur sze gu2_ szu-ul-pi-im | 1 gur of barley, (measured) by the talent of Šulpim |
| 7 | i-na _e2 {d}utu_ | in the temple of Šamaš |
| 8 | _i3-ag2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 9 | _a-sza3 kankal mu 2(disz)-kam_ | field Kankal, 2nd year, |
| 10 | u2-pe-ti-ma | he opened, and |
| 11 | i-ka-al | he will weigh out. |
| 12 | 3(disz) i-si-ni | 3 mana wool for Isini |
| 13 | 5(disz) _sila3 dabin_ | 5 qû of flour |
| 14 | i-pa-qi2-si2 | he shall replace. |
| 15 | _igi_ mu-na-wi-ir-tum# | before Munawirtum |
| 16 | _igi_ {d}a-a-tal-lik | before Aya-tallik |
| 17 | _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-i-bi-szu | daughter of Ilšu-ibbīszu, |
| 18 | _igi_ ta-ri-bu-um | before Tarībum |
| 19 | _dumu_ sze-rum-i3-li2 | son of Šerum-ilī, |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _dub a-sza3_ szu-ul-[pu]-um | tablet of the Šulpum field |
| 2 | ma-la ma-[s,u2]-u2 | as much as there is |
| 3 | _1(asz) gur sze bi-la-su2 | 1 gur of barley for Bilasu |
| 4 | _a-sza3 kankal_ ma-la ma-s,u2-u2 a-na _mu 2(disz)-kam_ | the field Kankal, as much as there is, for 2 years |
| 5 | _szu-nigin2 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ | total: 3 iku of field |
| 6 | i-na szi-di-im ar-ki-im | In the future, |
| 7 | i-ta _a-sza3_ ni-szi-i-ni-szu _lukur {d}utu_ | from the field of Nišinišu the nadītu of Šamaše |
| 8 | _ki_ geme2-{d}utu _lukur {d}utu_ | from Geme-Šamaš, nadītu of Šadâm |
| 9 | _dumu-munus_ sin-pu-<ut,>-ra-am | daughter of Sîn-puṭram, |
| 10 | {disz}tu-qa2-ru-um | Tuqarum |
| 11 | [_dumu_ ...] x-ia | son of ...ya |
| 12 | [_a-sza3_ a-na] e-re-szu-tim | a field for cultivation |
| 13 | [u3-sze]-s,i2 _u4-buru14-sze3_ | he shall bring. At the delivery |
| 14 | [_1(asz) gur] sze gu2_ szu-ul-[pi-im] | 1 gur of barley, for the Šulpim |
| 15 | i#-na# _e2# {d}utu#_ | in the temple of Šamaš |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _i3-ag2-e a-sza3 kankal# [u2-pe-ti-ma] | he will measure out the field of the market price and |
| 2 | _mu 2(disz)-kam_ i-ka-al | for 2 years he will serve. |
| 3 | _a-sza3_ u2-ul u2-pe-si2-ma | the field he did not cultivate, and |
| 4 | _gu2 a-sza3_ sza _mu 2(disz)-kam_ | the bank of the field of 2 years |
| 5 | _i3-ag2-e 3(disz)_ i-si-ni | he shall weigh out. 3 Isini |
| 6 | _5(disz) sila3 i3 dabin-ta-am3_ | 5 sila3 of flour each |
| 7 | i-pa#-qi2#-si2 | he shall replace. |
| 8 | _igi_ {d}a-a-tal-lik | before Aya-tallik |
| 9 | _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-i-bi-szu | daughter of Ilšu-ibbīszu, |
| 10 | _igi_ ta-ri-bu-um | before Tarībum |
| 11 | _dumu_ sze-ru-um-i3-li2 | son of Šerum-ilī, |
| 12 | _igi_ mu-na-wi-ir#-tum# | before Munawirtum |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | dingir-x-[...] | Ilum-... |
| 2 | _dumu#_ x [...] | son of ... |
Sources & licences
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