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MHET 2/6, 859 (P510235)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/6, 859 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510235 |
| Museum no. | BM 097120 |
| 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(disz) 1/2(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ | a built house plot of 1 1/2 sar |
| 2 | _da e2_ szu-mi-er-s,e-tim | adjoining the house of Šumi-erṣetim |
| 3 | u3 _da e2_ geme2-{d}ma-mu | and adjacent to the house of Geme-Mamu |
| 4 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam sila dagal-la_ {d}bu-ne2-ne# | Its head is the first. The broad street Bunene |
| 5 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam e2_ li-pi2-it-esz18-dar | its second front: the house of Lipit-Ištar |
| 6 | _ki_ geme2-{d}ma-mu _lukur_ {d}utu | from Geme-Mamu, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 7 | _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu-i-bi | daughter of Ilšu-ibbi |
| 8 | {disz}be-le-su2-nu _lukur_ {d}utu in-bu-sza | Bēlessunu, nadītu of Šamaš, built it. |
| 9 | i-na _har ku3-babbar_-sza | from her silver ring |
| 10 | _in-szi-in-sa10_ | he bought. |
| 11 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 12 | _5/6(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-[an-la2_] | 5/6 mina 8 shekels of silver he paid. |
| 13 | _inim-bi al-til_ | Its word is finished. |
| 14 | _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_ | In the future, a man against another |
| 15 | _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_ | shall not make a claim |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _mu#_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk | year: “Šamaš, Aya, Marduk, |
| 2 | u3 ha-am-[mu]-ra-pi2 | and Hammurapi |
| 3 | _igi_ dingir#-[...] _sanga_ {d}utu | before Ili-..., sanga priest of Šamaš |
| 4 | _igi_ sig#-[...] x-_mesz_? | before ... ... |
| 5 | _igi_ szu?-[x]-x _dumu_ sin-a-bu | before ..., son of Sin-abu |
| 6 | _igi#_ [...] ma-s,i2-a-am-i3-li2 | Before ... Maṣi-ammi-ilī |
| 7 | _igi_ [...] {d#}utu | before . . Utu |
| 8 | [...]-x-me-sin? | ...-mesin(?) |
| 9 | [...]-x-um | ...-um |
| 10 | [...]-ma-gir | ...-magir |
| 11 | [...] _dumu_ i3-li2-i-din-nam | son of Ilī-iddinam |
| 12 | [...-er]-s,e-tim | ...-erṣetim |
| 13 | _igi_ [...] x _dumu#_ lugal-{gesz}szinig | before ..., son of Lugal-šinig |
| 14 | _igi_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur# _dub-sar_ | before Ibni-Addu, scribe |
| 15 | _iti szu-numun-a u4 2(u) 8(disz)?-kam_ | The month of Dumuzi, the day 28? |
| 16 | _mu bad3 gal gu2 i7 idigna#_ | year: “The great wall on the bank of the Tigris |
| obverse | ||
| 1' | _[da] e2_ [szu-mi-er-s,e-tim] | adjacent to the house of Šumi-erṣetim |
| 2' | [u3] _da_ [geme2-{d}ma-mu]_ | and with the slave woman Mamu |
| 3' | _sag#-bi [1(disz)-kam sila dagal-la_ {d}bu-ne2-ne2] | Its head is the 1st. The broad street Bunene |
| 4' | _sag-bi 2(disz)#-[kam e2_ li-pi2-it-esz18-dar] | Its second front is the house of Lipit-Ishtar |
| 5' | _ki_ geme2-{d#}[ma-mu _lukur_ {d}utu] | from Geme-Mamu, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 6' | _dumu-munus_ dingir-szu#-[i-bi] | daughter of Ilšu-ibi |
| 7' | {disz}be-le-[su2-nu _lukur_ {d}utu] | Belessunu, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 8' | _dumu-munus_ in#-[bu-sza] | the daughter of Inbusha |
| 9' | i-na _har# [ku3-babbar_-sza] | with her silver bracelet |
| 10' | _in-[szi-in-sa10_] | he bought. |
| 11' | _sa10 [til-la-bi-sze3_] | as its full price |
| 12' | _5/6(disz) [ma-na 8(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ...] | 5/6 mina 8 shekels of silver |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ x [...] | Seal of ... |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ [...]-er-s,e-tim | Seal of ...-erṣetim |
Sources & licences
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