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MHET 2/6, 864 (P510240)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/6, 864 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510240 |
| Museum no. | BM 096994 |
| 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 | _ibila_ ni-szi#-i-ni-szu _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ i-ba#-lu-[ut,] | the heir of Nišīni-Šamaš his daughter he shall live. |
| 2 | {disz}la-ma-[sa3-ni] _lukur#_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ szi-iq-la-nu-um | Lamasani, nadītu of Šamaš, daughter of Shiqlanum |
| 3 | re-de-et wa#-ar-ka-ti-sza | first fruits of her later years |
| 4 | _2(bur3) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na _a-gar3_ is,-s,i2-a-tim | a field of 2 bur3 in the Ishṣiātum district |
| 5 | sza3 _a-sza3_ szi-qa2-at-{d}a-a | from the field Šiqat-Aya |
| 6 | i-ta nam-ka-rum u3 i-ta be-le#-su2-nu _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-ma-lik | from Namkarum and from Belessunu daughter of Sîn-mālik |
| 7 | _1(iku) GAN2 {gesz}kiri6_ i-na _ka2 iri{ki}_ | 1 iku field, orchard at the city gate |
| 8 | i-ta _{gesz}kiri6_ i-bi-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ qi2-isz-nu-nu | from the orchard of Ibbi-Ninšubur son of Qīṣnunu |
| 9 | u3 i-ta be-le-su2-nu _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-ma-lik | and with Bēlessunu daughter of Sîn-mālik |
| 10 | _4(disz) 1/2(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ i-na ga-gi-im _da e2_ erisz-ti-{d}utu | A built-up house plot of 4 1/2 sar, on the threshing floor next to the house of Erišti-šamaše |
| 11 | _sag-geme2 ARAD_ bu-sze-e u2-ni-a-tim | slave woman, servant of the utensils |
| 12 | u3 mi-im-ma szum-szu sza ni-szi-i-ni-szu _dumu-munus_ i-ba-lu-ut, | and whatever of his family his daughter he shall live. |
| 13 | i-szu-u2 u3 i-ra-asz-szu-u2 erisz-ti-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ puzur4-{d}suen | Erišti-šamaše daughter of Puzur-Sîn, |
| 14 | {disz}be-le-su2-nu _dumu-munus_ {d}suen-ba-ni | Belessunu, daughter of Sîn-bani |
| 15 | u3 la-ma-sa3-ni _dumu-munus_ szi-iq-la-nu-um _3(disz) lukur {d}utu-mesz_ szi-na | and Lamasani daughter of Šiqlanum, three nadītu of the gods |
| 16 | mi-it-ha-ri-isz i-zu-uz-za | they divided equally. |
| 17 | asz-szum ap-lu-ut {disz}ni-szi-i-ni-szu _dumu-munus_ i-ba-lu-ut, | Because the daughter of Nišinišu is dead, |
| 18 | a-na la-ma-sa3-ni _dumu-munus_ szi-iq-la-nu-um id#-di-nu | to Lamasani daughter of Šiqlanum they gave |
| 19 | _4(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na hu-bu-ul-li | 4 minas of silver for debts |
| 20 | sza {disz}ni-szi-i-ni-szu _dumu-munus_ i-ba-al-lu-ut, | of Nišinišu daughter he shall live. |
| 21 | it#-ti# {disz}be-el-ta-ni _dumu-munus_ sin-mu-ba-li2#-it,# | with Bēltani daughter of Sin-muballiṭ |
| 22 | il#-qu-u2 la-ma-sa3-ni _dumu-munus_ szi-iq-la-nu-[um] | they took, Lamasani daughter of Shiqlanum |
| 23 | isz-qu2-ul-ma a-hi-it ni-szi-i-ni-szu | he cut off his arms, |
| 24 | um-mi-sza i-pu-ul | her mother performed. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _u4-kur2-sze3_ {disz}erisz-ti-{d}utu u3 a-hu-sza | In the future Erišti-šamaše and her brothers |
| 2 | _dumu-mesz_ puzur4-{d}suen | sons of Puzur-Suen |
| 3 | {disz}be-le-su2-nu u3 a-hu-sza | Bēlessunu and her brother |
| 4 | _dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-ba-ni a-na la-ma-sa3-ni _lukur_ {d}utu | sons of Sîn-bani to Lamāsani the nadīrat of Šamaš |
| 5 | _dumu-munus_ szi-iq-la-nu-um u2-ul i-ra-ga-mu | the daughter of Šiqlanum shall not raise a claim. |
| 6 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk | year: “Šamaš, Aya, Marduk, |
| 7 | u3 sa-am-su2-i-lu-na _lugal_ it-mu-u2 | and Samsu-iluna the king heard. |
| 8 | _igi_ an-pi4-{d}a-a _igi_ isz-me-sin [...] | before Apī-Aya, before Išme-sin |
| 9 | _igi_ [...] _igi#?_ dingir-szu-ba-ni# [...] | Before ... Ilu-šubāni ... |
| 10 | _igi_ [...] x | before ... ... |
| 11 | _igi_ [...]-tum | before ...-tum |
| 12 | _igi_ [... {d}]marduk | before ... Marduk |
| 13 | _igi_ [...]-szu | before ... his ... |
| 14 | _igi_ la-x-[...]-a | before La...a |
| 15 | _igi_ a-wi?-[...] | before Awi- |
| 16 | _igi_ sin-be?-[...] sin-i-din-nam | before Sin-be-..., Sin-iddinam |
| 17 | _igi_ ri-isz-[...]-e-ri-ba-am | before Rīš-...-eribam |
| 18 | _igi_ e-ri-[ib-sin _igi_] {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2 | before Erībsin, before Adad-manšum |
| 19 | _i3-du8 [ka2_ ga]-gi-im | gatekeeper of the granary |
| 20 | _igi_ u2-s,ur-[we-dam] _dub-sar_ | before Ushur-wedam, scribe |
| 21 | _iti ab-e3-a u4 2(u)-kam_ | The month of Abea, the day 20 |
| 22 | _mu {gesz}gu#-za bara2-ga2-ke4_ | the year (in which) the throne of my dais |
| obverse | ||
| 1' | x bi#? e# _i7_ buranun# [...] | ... above the Euphrates ... |
| 2' | _4(disz) 1/2(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ [i-na ga-gi-im] | a built house plot of 4 1/2 sar in a reed bundle |
| 3' | da _e2_ erisz#-ti#-{d}utu [...] | next to the house of Erišti-šamaše |
| 4' | e x x-an-ni [...] | ... my ... |
| 5' | u3 mi#-im-ma [szum-szu sza ni-szi-i-ni-szu _dumu_ i-ba-lu-ut,] | and whatever his name is, the son shall live. |
| 6' | i-szu-u2# u3 i-ra#-[asz-szu-u2 ...] | They will take it and they will retu[rn it ...]. |
| 7' | x la-ma-sa3-ni [...] | ... his lamassani ... |
| 8' | x erisz-ti-{d}[utu ...] | Erišti-Utu |
| 9' | x be#-le#-su2#-[nu ...] | ... Belessunu ... |
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