MHET 2/6, 852 (P510228)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/6, 852 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510228 |
| Museum no. | BM 097823 & BM 097823A |
| 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 | _e2_ erisz-ti-{d}a-a _lukur_ {d}utu | the temple of Erišti-Aya, nadītu of Šamaše |
| 2 | _dumu-munus_ sa-mi-ia | daughter of Samiya |
| 3 | _ki_ erisz-ti-{d}a-a _lukur_ {d}utu | from Erišti-Aya, nadītu of Šamaše |
| 4 | {disz}geme2-{d}utu _lukur_ {d}utu | Seleucus, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 5 | _dumu-munus_ {d}nanna-szu-me-en# | daughter of Nanna-šumeen |
| 6 | u3 i-bi-{d}utu _szesz-a-ni_ | and Ibbi-šamaš, his brother |
| 7 | _e2_ a-na ki-is,-ri | the house into a ditch |
| 8 | [a]-na# _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu | for 1 year |
| 9 | u2#-sze-s,u2-u2 | they shall remove |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki-is,-ri-szu | his limbs |
| 2 | _2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2-e_ | 2 1/2 shekels of silver he shall weigh out. |
| 3 | _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_ | The month of Addarum, the day 15 |
| 4 | i-ru-ub | entered. |
| 5 | _igi_ a-wi-il-{d}utu | before Awīl-šamaš |
| 6 | _dumu_ sin-pu-ut,-ra-am | son of Sin-puṭram, |
| 7 | _igi_ ip-qa2-tum | before Ipqatum |
| 8 | _dumu_ e-tel-lum | son of Etellum |
| 9 | _igi_ ib-ni-e2-a | before Ibni-Ea |
| 10 | _dumu#_ ki-li-ia | son of Kiliya |
| 11 | _mu szu-nir mah_ | a great name |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [{disz}geme2-{d}utu] _lukur#_ {d}utu | Seleucus, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 2 | [_dumu-munus_ {d}]nanna#-szu-me-en | daughter of Nanna-šumēn |
| 3 | [u3 i-bi]-{d}utu _szesz-a-ni_ | and Ibbi-šamaš, his brother |
| 4 | [_e2_ a-na] ki-is,-ri | the house into a ditch |
| 5 | a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_-szu | for 1 year |
| 6 | u2-sze-s,u2-u2 | they shall bring out. |
| 7 | _2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2 1/2 shekels of silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _i3-la2-e-mesz_ | they shall pay. |
| 2 | _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_ | The month of Addarum, the day 15 |
| 3 | is-su2-uh-ma i-ru-bu | he washed and entered, |
| 4 | _igi_ a-wi-il-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}suen-pu-ut,-ra-am | before Awīl-šamaš, son of Sîn-puṭram |
| 5 | _igi_ ip-qa2-tum _dumu_ e-tel-lum# | before Ipqatum, son of Etellum |
| 6 | _igi_ ib-ni-e2-a _dumu_ ki-li#-[ia] | before Ibni-Ea, son of Kiliya |
| 7 | _igi_ im-gur-{d}suen _dub-sar_ | before Imgur-Sîn, scribe |
| 8 | _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_ | The month of Addarum, the day 15 |
| 9 | _mu szu-nir mah ku3-sig17_ [...] | the year in which he received the great šunir of gold ... |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | geme2#?-{d#}a#-a# | Geme-Aya |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}[...] | For the god |
| 2 | {d}[...] | For the god |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ ip-qa2-tum | seal of Ipqatum |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ ib-ni-e2-a | seal of Ibni-Ea |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ a#-wi-il-{d}utu | Seal of Awīl-šamaš |
| seal 6 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ i-bi-{d#}utu | Seal of Ibbi-šamaš |
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