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MHET 2/6, 873 (P510249)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/6, 873 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510249 |
| Museum no. | BM 097017 & BM 097017A |
| 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)# sar# e2 kislah_ | 1 sar, the house of Kislah; |
| 2 | _da e2_ il-ta-ni _lukur_ {d}utu | adjacent to the house of Iltani, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 3 | _dumu-munus_ {d}utu-mu-ba-li2#-it,# | daughter of Šamaš-muballiṭ |
| 4 | u3 _da e2_ i3-li2-a-wi-lim# | and adjacent to the house of Ili-awīlim |
| 5 | _dumu_ lu-usz-ta-mar-{d}iszkur | son of Luštamar-Adad |
| 6 | _sag-bi sila dagal_ {d}nin-pirig3-[...] | Its top on the broad street of Ninpirig- |
| 7 | _egir-bi e2_ geme2-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ li-pi2-[it]-esz18#-dar# | afterwards, the house of Geme-šamaš, daughter of Lipit-Ishtar |
| 8 | _ki_ il-ta-ni _lukur_ {d}utu [...] | from Iltani, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 9 | {disz}dumu-u4-2(u)-kam u3 ARAD-i3-li2#-szu# | Dumuzi and Warad-ilišu |
| 10 | _dumu-mesz_ {d}utu-mu-ba-li2-it, | sons of Šamaš-muballiṭ |
| 11 | {disz}u-bar-lu-lu _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3-li2#-szu# | Ubar-lulu, son of Nur-ilišu |
| 12 | _in-szi-in-sa10_ | he bought. |
| 13 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 14 | _1(u) 3(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 13 5/6 shekels of silver |
| 15 | _in-na-an-la2_ | he shall pay. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _inim-bi al-til_ | Its word is finished. |
| 2 | _sza3-ga-ni al-du10_ | his heart is good |
| 3 | _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra inim nu-ga2#-ga2-a_ | In the future, one man against the other will not raise a claim |
| 4 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 sa-am-su2-i-lu-na# _lugal#_ | year: “Šamaš, Marduk, and Samsu-iluna, the king, |
| 5 | _in-pa3-de3-mesz_ | they have sworn |
| 6 | _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ sig-{d}sza-la# | before Sîn-iddinam, son of Šula |
| 7 | _igi_ {d}bu-ne-ne-a-bi _dumu_ e2-a-[...] | before Bunene-abi, son of Ea- |
| 8 | _igi_ e-te-ia-tum! _dumu_ na-bi-{d}utu | before Eteyatum, son of Nabi-šamaš |
| 9 | _igi_ gi-mil-lum _dumu_ {d}bu-ne-ne-[...] | before Gimillum, son of Bunene- |
| 10 | _igi_ sin-mu-sza-lim _dub-sar_ | before Sin-mushallim, scribe |
| 11 | [_igi_] sin-ha-sir _dumu_ e-ri-ib-sin | before Sinhasir, son of Erībsin |
| 12 | _iti# ab-e3 u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam_ | The month of Addarum, the day 21 |
| 13 | _mu_ sa-am-su2-i-lu-na _lugal a2-ag2#-ga2# {d}en-lil2-la2-ga_ | year: “Samsu-iluna, the king, the command of Enlil. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [_1(disz)] sar e2 kislah_ | 1 sar, the house of Kislah; |
| 2 | _da e2_ il#-ta-ni _lukur#_ {d}utu# | next to the house of Iltani, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 3 | u3 _da# e2_ i3-[li2-a-wi-lim] | and adjacent to the house of Ili-awīlim |
| 4 | _dumu_ lu-usz-ta#-[mar-{d}iszkur] | son of Luštamar-Adad |
| 5 | _sag-bi sila dagal_ {d#}[nin-pirig3 ...] | Its top on the broad street of Ninpirig |
| 6 | _egir#-bi e2_ geme2-[{d}utu ...] | After that, the house of Geme-Šamaš |
| 7 | [_ki_] il#-ta-ni [_lukur_ {d}utu] | from Iltani, nadītu of Šamaš |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | _inim nu-ga2-ga2#-a#_ | will not raise a claim |
| 2' | _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 sa-[am-su2-i-lu-na ...] | year: “Šamaš, Marduk and Samsu-iluna |
| 3' | _in-pa3#-de3-mesz_ | they have sworn |
| 4' | _igi_ e-te-ia-tum _dumu_ na-bi-{d}[utu] | before Eteyatum, son of Nabi-šamaš |
| 5' | _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam [_dumu_ sig]-{d}sza-la# | before Sîn-iddinam, son of Šula |
| 6' | _igi_ isz-me-{d}suen [_dumu_ ...]-pi4#-{d}[...] | before Išme-Sîn, son of ...-pi- |
| 7' | _igi_ {d}bu-ne#-ne-a-bi _dumu_ e2-a-x-[...] | before Bunene-abī son of Ea- |
| 8' | _igi_ gi-[mil-lum _dumu_] {d}bu-ne-ne-[...] | before Gimillum, son of Bunene- |
| 9' | _igi_ {d}suen-ha-s,i2-ir _dumu_ e-ri-ib-{d}suen# | before Sîn-ḫaṣir, son of Erīb-Sin |
| 10' | _igi_ {d}suen-mu-sza-lim _dub-sar_ | before Sîn-mušallim, scribe |
| 11' | _iti ab-ba-e3 u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam_ | The month of Abba’e, the day 22 |
| 12' | _mu_ sa-am-su2-i-lu-na _lugal-e a2-ag2-ga {d}en-lil2-la2-ga nam-ku3-zu nam#-a2-gal2-bi-da {d}marduk-ke4 in-ne-en-szum2-ma-ta_ {disz}ia-di-ha-bu u3 _mu-[ti]-hur-sag_ [...] x x [...] x x | year: “Samsu-iluna, the king, the command of Enlil, your holy status and the authority of Marduk he gave, Iadi-Ḫabu and Muti-ḫursaĝa ... |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ gi-mil-lum | seal of Gimillum |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ sin-i-din-nam | Seal of Sin-iddinam |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ e-te-ia-tum | seal of Eteyatum |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ isz-me-{d}suen | Seal of Išme-Sîn |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ il-ta-ni | seal of Iltani |
| seal 6 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ dumu-u4-2(u)-kam# | seal of a 20th year |
| seal 7 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ [...] | Seal of ... |
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