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MHET 2/6, 874 (P510250)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/6, 874 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510250 |
| Museum no. | BM 097812 & BM 097812A |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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_ qa2-du _2(disz) {gesz}ig _ | a built house plot of 1 1/2 sar together with 2 doors |
| 2 | _da e2_ u-bar-lu-lu _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu | adjacent to the house of Uballulu, son of Nur-ilišu |
| 3 | u3 _da e2_ geme2-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ li-pi2-it-esz18-dar | and adjacent to the house of Geme-Šamaš, daughter of Lipit-Išar |
| 4 | u3 u-bar-lu-lu _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu | and Ubarulu, son of Nur-ilišu |
| 5 | _sag-bi sila-dagal_ {d}bu-ne2-ne2 | Its top is the broad street of Bunene. |
| 6 | _egir-bi e2_ geme2-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ li-pi2-it-esz18-dar | after the house of Geme-šamaš, daughter of Lipit-Ishtar |
| 7 | _ki_ be-el-szu-nu _dumu_ szu-mi-ki | with their lord, son of Shumiki |
| 8 | {disz}u-bar-lu-lu _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu | Ubar-lulu, son of Nur-ilišu |
| 9 | _in-szi-in-sa10_ | he bought. |
| 10 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 11 | _1(u) 8(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_ | 18 shekels of silver he paid. |
| 12 | _sza3-ga-ni al-du10 inim-bi al-til_ | his heart is good, his word is finished |
| 13 | _u4-kur2-sze lu2 lu2-ra_ | In the future, a man to another man |
| 14 | _inim nu-ga2-ga2-a_ | shall not make a claim |
| 15 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk | year: “Šamaš, Marduk, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 sa-am-su2-i-lu-na _lugal_ | and Samsu-iluna the king |
| 2 | _in-pa3-de3-mesz_ | they have sworn |
| 3 | _igi_ {d}iszkur-na-s,ir _dumu_ szum-ma-sza3-dingir | before Adad-nāṣir, son of Šumma-ša-ilum |
| 4 | _igi_ {d}suen-a-sza-re-ed _dumu_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am | before Sîn-ašarēd, son of Sin-iqišam |
| 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_ ri-isz-{d}utu | before Išme-Sîn, son of Rīḫ-Šamaše |
| 7 | _igi_ {d}suen-ha-s,ir _dumu_ e-ri-ib-sin | before Sîn-haṣir, son of Erībsin |
| 8 | _igi_ {d}suen-mu-sza-lim _dub-sar_ | before Sîn-mušallim, scribe |
| 9 | _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(disz)-kam_ | The month of Abu, the day 1 |
| 10 | _mu us2-sa us2-sa-bi a2-ag2-ga2 {d}en-lil2-la2-kam#_ | It is the year following the year after that of Enlil. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [_1(disz)] 1/2(disz) sar e2-du3-a_ | 1 1/2 sar, the edu’a-house; |
| 2 | [qa2]-du _2(disz)# [{gesz}]ig_ | together with 2 doors |
| 3 | _da e2_ u-bar-lu-lu# _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu# | next to the house of Uballulu, son of Nur-ilišu |
| 4 | u3 _da e2_ geme2-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ li-pi2-it-{d}esz18-dar# | and adjacent to the house of Geme-Šamaš, daughter of Lipit-Išar |
| 5 | u3 u-bar-lu-lu _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu | and Ubarulu, son of Nur-ilišu |
| 6 | _sag-bi sila dagal_ {d}bu-ne2-ne2 | its top on the broad street of Bunene |
| 7 | _egir-bi e2_ geme2-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ li-pi2-it-{d}esz18-dar | after the house of Geme-šamaš, daughter of Lipit-Ishtar |
| 8 | _ki_ be-el-szu-nu _dumu_ szu-mi-er-s,e-tim | from Bēlšunu, son of Sumerian |
| 9 | {disz}u-bar-lu-lu _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu | Ubar-lulu, son of Nur-ilišu |
| 10 | [_in-szi-in]-sa10#_ | he bought. |
| 11 | [_sa10 til-la-bi]-sze3_ | as its full price |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 sa-am-su2#-[i-lu-na _lugal_] | year: “Šamaš, Marduk, and Samsu-iluna, the king, |
| 2' | _in-pa3-de3-mesz_ | they have sworn |
| 3' | _igi#_ {d}iszkur#-na-s,i-ir _dumu_ szum-ma-sza3-i3-li2 | before Adad-nāṣir, son of Šumma-ša-ili |
| 4' | _igi_ [{d}]suen#-a-sza-re-ed _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am | before Sin-ašarēd, son of Sin-iqi’am |
| 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_ ri-isz-{d}utu# | before Išme-Sîn, son of Rīḫ-Šamaše |
| 7' | _igi_ {d}suen-ha-s,ir _dumu_ e-ri-ib-{d}suen | before Sîn-ḫaṣir, son of Erīb-Sin |
| 8' | _igi_ i-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}suen-ib#-ni | before Ibbi-šamaš, son of Sîn-ibni |
| 9' | _igi#_ {d}suen-mu-sza-lim _dub-sar#_ | before Sîn-mušallim, scribe |
| 10' | _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(disz)-kam_ | The month of Abu, the day 1 |
| 11' | _mu us2-sa us2-sa-a-bi a2-ag2-ga2 {d}en-lil2-la2-kam?_ | It is the year following the year after that of Enlil. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | be-el-szu-nu | their owner |
| 2 | dumu szu-mi-er-s,e-tim | son of Šumi-erṣetim, |
| 3 | ARAD {d}suen | servant of Suen. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ sin-i-din-nam | Seal of Sin-iddinam |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ isz-me-{d}suen | Seal of Išme-Sîn |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ sin-ha-zir | seal of Sinḫazir |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ i-bi-{d}utu | Seal of Ibbi-šamaš |
| seal 6 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ {d}[iszkur]-na#-s,ir | Seal of Adad-nashir |
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