MHET 2/6, 867 (P510243)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/6, 867 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510243 |
| Museum no. | BM 097002 & BM 097002A |
| 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-ki-gal2#_ | 1 1/2 sar Ekigal |
| 2 | _da e2_ dingir-szu-i-[bi] _ugula a!-gar3_ | adjoining the house of Ilšu-ibi, foreman of the meadows |
| 3 | u3 _da e2_ dingir-szu-[i]-bi _dumu_ {d}suen-[...] | and adjacent to the house of Ilšu-ibbi, son of Sîn- |
| 4 | _sag-bi sila_ {d}lugal-gu2#-du8-a{ki} | its top in the street of Lugalgudua |
| 5 | _egir-bi e2_ si#-[bi]-bu-um | after the house of Sibbībum |
| 6 | dumu-munus-{d}utu | Daughter-of-Utu |
| 7 | si-bi-bu-um dumu-munus-[{d}utu] | Sibbium, daughter of Šamaš |
| 8 | {disz}sza-al-li-lu-mur# | Šallī-lumur |
| 9 | _dumu_ a-ha-am-nir-szi | son of Aḫam-nirši |
| 10 | _in-szi-in-sa10 sa10# til-la-bi-sze3_ | he bought, as its full price |
| 11 | _1(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_ | 15 1/2 shekels of silver he paid. |
| 12 | _inim-bi al-til_ | Its word is finished. |
| 13 | _sza3-ga-a-ni al-du10_ | his heart is satisfied |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_ | In the future, a man against another |
| 2 | _inim nu-um-ga2-ga2-a_ | shall not make a claim |
| 3 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk | year: “Šamaš, Aya, Marduk, |
| 4 | u3 sa-am-su2-i-lu-na it-mu-u2 | and Samsu-iluna heard. |
| 5 | _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}utu _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur | before Nur-šamaš, son of Ibni-Adad |
| 6 | _igi_ {d}utu-ba-ni _dumu_ sig#-{d}iszkur | before Šamaš-bani, son of Sîn-Adad |
| 7 | _igi_ na-ra-am-sin _dumu_ sin-i#-qi2#-[sza-am] | before Naram-sin, son of Sin-iqisham |
| 8 | _igi_ asz-qu2-du-um _dumu_ t,a3-ab-s,il2-lum# | before Ašqudum, son of Ṭāb-ṣillum |
| 9 | _igi_ na-ra-am-sin | before Naramsin |
| 10 | _dumu_ er3-ra-mu-sza-lim | son of Erra-mušallim |
| 11 | _igi_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am | before Sîn-erībam |
| 12 | _dumu_ lugal-{d}utu | son of Lugal-šamaš |
| 13 | _iti gan#-gan#-e3_ | The month of Kislimu |
| 14 | _mu bad3_ uri2{ki#} unu{ki} _mu-un-gul-la_ | year: “The wall of Ur and Uruk were destroyed. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar e2 ki-gal2_ | 1 1/2 sar, the storehouse; |
| 2 | _da e2 dumu-mesz_ dingir-szu-i-bi _ugula a-gar3_ | adjoining the house of the sons of Ilšu-ibbi, foreman of the meadows |
| 3 | u3 _da e2 dumu-mesz_ dingir-szu-i-bi-ma | and adjacent to the house of the sons of Ilšu-ibbi |
| 4 | _sag-bi sila_ {d}lugal-gu2-du8-a{ki} | its top in the street of Lugalgudua |
| 5 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam e2_ si-bi-bu-um _dumu_ dumu-{d}utu | its second front: the house of Sibbium, son of Dumu-šamaš |
| 6 | _ki_ si-bi-bu-um _dumu_ dumu-{d}utu | from Sibbībum, son of Šamaš |
| 7 | {disz}sza-al-li-lu-mur | Šallī-lumur, |
| 8 | _dumu_ a-ha-am-nir-szi | son of Aḫam-nirši |
| 9 | _in-szi-in-sa10_ | he bought. |
| 10 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 11 | _1(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2# ku3-babbar in-na-an#-la2_ | 15 1/2 shekels of silver he paid. |
| 12 | _inim-bi al-til_ | Its word is finished. |
| 13 | _sza3-ba-a-ni al-du10_ | his heart is satisfied |
| 14 | _u4-kur2-sze lu2 lu2-ra_ | In the future, a man to another man |
| 15 | _inim nu-um#-ga2-ga2-a_ | will not raise a claim |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk | year: “Šamaš, Aya, Marduk, |
| 2 | u3 sa-am-su2-i-lu-na _lugal_ | and Samsu-iluna the king |
| 3 | _in-pa3-de3-mesz_ | they have sworn |
| 4 | _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}utu _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur | before Nur-šamaš, son of Ibni-Adad |
| 5 | _igi_ utu-ba-ni _dumu_ sig-{d}iszkur | before Utu-bani, son of Sîn-Adad |
| 6 | _igi_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ lugal-{d}utu | before Sîn-eribam, son of Lugal-šamaš |
| 7 | _igi_ na-ra-am-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am | before Naram-Sin, son of Sîn-iqišam |
| 8 | _igi_ asz-qu2-du-um _dumu_ t,a3-ab-s,il2-lum | before Ašqudum, son of Ṭāb-ṣillum |
| 9 | _igi_ na-ra-am-{d}suen _dumu_ er3-ra-mu-sza-lim | before Naram-Sin, son of Erra-mušallim |
| 10 | _igi_ sig-an-tum _dub-sar_ | before Sîn-antum, scribe |
| 11 | _iti gan#-gan#-e3 u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_ | The month of Kislimu, the day 15 |
| 12 | _mu_ sa-am-su2-i-lu-na _lugal-e bad3_ uri2{ki} unu{ki} _mu-un-gul-e_ | the year in which Samsu-iluna the king destroyed the wall of Ur and Uruk. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | nu-ur2-{d}utu# | Nur-Šamaš |
| 2 | _dumu#_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur | son of Ibni-Adad |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}utu-ba-ni | for Utu-bani, |
| 2 | _dumu_ i-pi2-iq-{d}iszkur# | son of Ipiq-Adad |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-e-ri-ba#-am | Sîn-eribam |
| 2 | _dumu_ lugal-{d}utu | son of Lugal-šamaš |
| 3 | ARAD ha-am-mu#-ra-pi2 | servant of Hammurapi. |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-pi2-lah dam-gar3 | Sîn-pilah, the merchant |
| 2 | _dumu_ si2-ia-tum | son of Siyatum |
| 3 | ARAD nig2 {d}suen | servant of Suen. |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ asz-qu2#-du-um | seal of Aszqudum |
| seal 6 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ na-ra-am-sin | seal of Naramsin |
| seal 7 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ si-bi-bu-um | Seal of Sibbībum |
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