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MHET 2/6, 851 (P510227)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/6, 851 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510227 |
| Museum no. | BM 096975 & BM 096975A |
| 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(disz) sar# e2# du3#-a_ | 1 sar, a built house |
| 2 | [_da e2_ ...] | next to the house of ... |
| 3 | [_1(disz) sag]-ARAD_ [{d}bu-ne2-ne2-tukul]-ti | 1 slave of Bunene-tukulti |
| 4 | sza# sa3#-mi-ia [_ad]-ta#-a-ni_ | of my own free will, my father |
| 5 | a-na e-ri-isz-ti-{d#}[a-a _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus]-a-ni_ | to Erišti-Aya the nadītu of Šamašê his daughter |
| 6 | u3 in-ba-tum _ama-a-ni_ [id-di]-nu | and Inbatum his mother gave |
| 7 | {disz}a-mur-gi-mil-esz18-dar _dumu_ [in]-ba-tum | Amurru-gimilli-Ištar, son of Inbatum |
| 8 | a-di in-ba-tum ba-al-t,a3#-at# it-ta-na-szi-<szi> | as long as he lives he will give to her. |
| 9 | [ul]-li-isz sza _dumu-mesz#-a-ni#_ | Afterwards, of the sons |
| 10 | i-na _mu 1(disz)-kam 1(asz) 1(barig) gur sze#-[ba n ma-na] siki-ba_ | for 1 year, 1 gur 1 barig barley, n minas wool, |
| 11 | _2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-ba_ {disz}{d}utu-tab-ba-[we]-di-im | 2 1/2 sila3 of oil: Šamaš-tabba-wedim |
| 12 | e#-tel-pi4#-[esz18]-dar# | Etel-pî-Ištar |
| 13 | u3 ARAD#-[{d}suen] | and Warad-Sin |
| 14 | a-na erisz-ti-[{d}a-a ...] x [...] la? me | to Erišti-Aya |
| 15 | i-na-ad-di-nu-szi-im | they will give to her. |
| 16 | a-hu-sza ap-lu-sza | her brothers and nephews |
| 17 | sza _ka_ tup-pi2-sza | of the mouth of her tablet |
| 18 | u3#-ul i-di-nu-ma | they did not give, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i#-na# ap#-lu#-ti-sza i-te-lu#!-u2 | in her extispicy they went |
| 2 | u3 {d}bu-ne2-ne2-tukul#-ti | and Bunene-tukulti |
| 3 | a-na ki-is,-ri u2-ul i-na#-di#-nu# | they will not give to the kiṣri-office. |
| 4 | sza# _szesz-a-ni_-sza-ma | of her brother |
| 5 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk# | year: “Šamaš, Aya, Marduk, |
| 6 | u3 ha-am-mu-ra#-pi2# _in-pa3-de3-mesz_ | and Hammurapi they swore. |
| 7 | _igi_ ip-qa2-tum _dumu_ e-tel-lum | before Ipqatum, son of Etellum |
| 8 | _igi_ a-ha-am-nir-szi _dumu_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am | before Aḫam-nirši, son of Sin-iqišam |
| 9 | _igi_ ib-ni-{d}gibil6 | before Ibni-Gibil |
| 10 | _igi_ {d}iszkur-na-ap-sze-ra-am | before Adad-nāpšeram |
| 11 | _igi_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi | before Sumum-libši |
| 12 | _igi_ sin-i-din-nam _dumu_ i-di-szum# | before Sin-iddinam, son of Idishum |
| 13 | _mu usz8 bad3_ zimbir#[{ki}] | year after: “The wall of Sippar |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _1(disz) sar e2 du3-a da# e2# ki#? x x_ | a built-up house plot of 1 sar adjacent to the house ... |
| 2 | u3 _da e_ tu-ub-qa2-tum _dam-gar3_ | and adjacent to the house of Tubqatum, the merchant |
| 3 | _1(disz) sag-ARAD_ {d}bu-ne2-ne2-tukul-ti# | 1 slave of Bunene-tukulti |
| 4 | sza sa3-mi-ia _ad-ta-a#-[ni_] | of my name I have sworn |
| 5 | a-na e-ri-isz#-ti-{d}a-a _lukur#_ [{d}utu] _dumu-munus-a-ni_ | to Erišti-Aya the nadītu of Šamašê his daughter |
| 6 | u3 in-ba-tum _dam-a-ni_ id-di-nu | and Inbatum his wife gave |
| 7 | {disz}a-mur-gi-mil-esz18-dar _dumu_ in-ba-tum | Amurru-gimilli-Ištar, son of Inbatum |
| 8 | a-di in-ba-tum ba#-al#-t,a3#-at it-ta-na-szi-<szi>-ma | as long as the inbātu-demon lives, he will give to her, and |
| 9 | ul2#!-li#-isz sza ma-ri-sza-ma | later, that of Marišam |
| 10 | a-na sza-at x x i-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_ | for ... in the first year |
| 11 | _1(asz) 1(barig) gur# [sze] 1(disz)# 1/2(disz)# x siki#-ba# 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-ba_ | 1 gur 1 barig barley, 1 1/2 ... wool, 2 1/2 sila3 oil |
| 12 | [{disz}{d}utu]-tab-ba-we-di [{disz}]ARAD-{d}suen | Šamaš-tabba-wedi, Urad-Sîn |
| 13 | [u3] e-tel-pi4-esz18-dar [...] x-ne-ne | and Etel-pī-Ištar |
| 14 | i#-[na]-ad#-di-nu-szi-im | they will give to her |
| 15 | sza _ka_ tup-pi2-sza u2-ul id-di-[nu-ma] | of the mouth of her tablet they did not give, and |
| 16 | i-na ap-lu-ti-sza i-te-[lu-u2] | in her extispicy went up |
| 17 | {disz}{d}bu-ne2-ne2-tukul-ti | Bunene-tukulti, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na ki-is,-ri u2-ul [i-na-di-nu] | they will not give to the kiṣri. |
| 2 | sza a-hi-sza | of her brother |
| 3 | il-kam mi-it-ha-ri#-[isz il-la-ku-u2] | The ilku-service is equal to that of the ilaku-service. |
| 4 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk | year: “Šamaš, Aya, Marduk, |
| 5 | u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 | and Hammurapi |
| 6 | _in-pa3#-de3-mesz_ | they have sworn |
| 7 | _igi_ ip#-qa2-tum _dumu_ e-tel-lum | before Ipqatum, son of Etellum |
| 8 | _igi_ a-ha-am-nir-szi _dumu_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am | before Aḫam-nirši, son of Sin-iqišam |
| 9 | _igi_ ib-ni-{d}bil-gi _dumu_ a-wi-il-{d}utu | before Ibni-bilgi, son of Awīl-šamaš |
| 10 | _igi_ a-wi-il-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}suen-pu-ut,-ra-am | before Awīl-šamaš, son of Sîn-puṭram |
| 11 | _igi_ {d}iszkur-na-ap-sze-ra-am _dumu_ u-bar-ri(HU)-ia | before Adad-nāpšeram, son of Ubarriya |
| 12 | _igi_ sin-i-din-nam _dumu_ i-di-szum | before Sin-iddinam, son of Idišum |
| 13 | _igi_ ta-ri-bu-um _dumu_ {d}suen-isz-du | before Tarībum, son of Sîn-išdu |
| 14 | _igi_ {d}sin-i-din-nam _dumu_ i-di-szum | before Sin-iddinam, son of Idišum |
| 15 | _igi_ ta-ri-bu#-um _igi_ {d}[bu]-ne2-ne2-a-bi _szesz-a-ni_ | before Tarībum, before Buneneabi, his brother |
| 16 | _igi#_ x [...] x x [...] x | before ... ... |
| 17 | _iti apin-du8-a [u4 n-kam_] | The month of Arahsamna, the day n. |
| 18 | _mu usz8 bad3 zimbir{ki}_ | year after: “The wall of Sippar |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}utu | for Utu, |
| 2 | {d}a-a | Aya |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}bu-ne-ne-a-bi | Buneneabi |
| 2 | dumu {d}suen-[ga-mil] | son of Sîn-gamil |
| 3 | ARAD {d}x-x | servant of |
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