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MHET 2/5, 640 (P510017)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/5, 640 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510017 |
| Museum no. | BM 064389 & BM 064363 |
| 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 | _2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ | 2 iku of field |
| 2 | i-na _a-gar3 gu-la_ | in the Great Field |
| 3 | _ki_ a-ha-su2-nu | from Ahašunu |
| 4 | _dumu-munus_ puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ra-ak | daughter of Puzur-Ninkarrak |
| 5 | {disz}dingir-szu-ra-bi | Ilu-šurabi |
| 6 | _dumu_ sin-sze-me | son of Sin-šeme, |
| 7 | _a-sza3_ a-na e-re-szu-tim | a field for cultivation |
| 8 | u2-sze-s,i2 | he brought in. |
| 9 | _u4-buru14-sze3_ | at harvest time |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1(asz) gur sze gu2 a-sza3_ | 1 gur of barley per talent of field |
| 2 | i-na _e2 {d}utu_ | in the temple of Šamaš |
| 3 | _i3-ag2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| 4 | _1(asz) gur sze ur5-ra_ | 1 gur of barley, interest |
| 5 | _ur5* 1(asz) gur 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze_ u2-s,a-ab | ... 1 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 of barley he shall carry. |
| 6 | _ki_ a-ha-su2-nu | from Ahašunu |
| 7 | {disz}dingir-szu-ba-ni | Ilu-šubāni, |
| 8 | _szu ba-an-ti u4-buru14-sze3_ | received; at the delivery of the harvest |
| 9 | i-ti _gu2 a-sza3_ | from the bank of the field |
| 10 | _sze_-am u3 _masz2-bi_ | the barley and its interest |
| 11 | [i]-na# _e2 {d}utu_ | in the temple of Šamaš |
| 12 | _i3-ag2-e_ | he shall pay. |
| left | ||
| 1 | _igi_ bu-ur2-tum | before Būrtum |
| 2 | _dumu-munus_ sin-e-ri-ba-am# | daughter of Sîn-eribam |
| 3 | _igi_ ra-ma-tum _dumu-munus_ nu-ur2#-i3-li2-szu# | before Ramatum, daughter of Nur-ilišu |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _dub# 2(iku) GAN2 [a-sza3_] | A tablet of 2 iku of field |
| 2 | i-na _a-gar3 gu-[la_] | in the Great Field |
| 3 | _ki_ a-ha-su2-nu [...] | with their partners ... |
| 4 | _dumu-munus_ puzur4-{d}[nin-kar-ra-ak] | daughter of Puzur-Ninkarrak |
| 5 | {disz}dingir-szu-ra-bi# | Ilu-šurabi |
| 6 | _dumu_ sin-sze-me | son of Sin-šeme, |
| 7 | [_a-sza3_ a]-na# e#-re-[szu-tim] | a field for cultivation |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [_1(asz)] gur [sze ur5-ra_] | 1 gur of barley, interest |
| 2' | _ur5* 1(asz) gur# [1(barig) 4(ban2) sze_ u2-s,a-ab] | he will transport 1 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 of barley |
| 3' | _ki#_ a-ha-su2-nu _lukur# [{d}utu_] | with Ahasunu, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 4' | _dumu#-munus_ puzur4-{d}nin-kar#-[ra-ak] | daughter of Puzur-Ninkarrak |
| 5' | {disz}dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ sin-[sze-me] | Ilu-šubāni, son of Sin-Šeme |
| 6' | _szu ba-an-ti u4-buru14-sze3_ | received; at the delivery of the harvest |
| 7' | i-ti _gu2 a-sza3_-sza | from the bank of her field |
| 8' | _sze_-am u3 _masz2-bi#_ | the barley and its interest |
| left | ||
| 1 | ur*-{d}nin-pirig | Ur-Ninpirig |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | an an a [...] | An, An, |
Sources & licences
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