MHET 2/6, 876 (P510252)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/6, 876 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510252 |
| Museum no. | BM 097001 & BM 097001A |
| 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 kislah_ | 1 1/2 sar, the house of the kislah; |
| 2 | _da e2_ szu-mi-ki _dumu_ {d}suen-a-bu-szu | adjacent to the house of Šumi-ki, son of Sîn-abūzu |
| 3 | u3 _da e2_ i3-li2-ma _dumu_ lu-usz-ta-mar-{d}iszkur | and adjacent to the house of Ilīma, son of Luštamar-Adad |
| 4 | _sag-bi sila dagal_ {d}bu-ne-ne | its top on the broad street of Bunene |
| 5 | _egir-bi e2_ geme2-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ li-pi2-it-esz18-dar | after the house of Geme-šamaš, daughter of Lipit-Ishtar |
| 6 | _ki_ pil-ha-{d}iszkur {disz}{d}iszkur-ma-ti | from Pilha-Adad, Adad-mati |
| 7 | _dumu-mesz_ sza-ma-ia-tum | sons of Šamayatum |
| 8 | u3 dingir-szu-ib-ni u3 {d}suen-eri-ba-am | and Ilšu-ibni and Sîn-erībam |
| 9 | _dumu-mesz_ i-din-{d}iszkur | sons of Iddin-Adad |
| 10 | {disz}u-bar-lu-lu _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu | Ubar-lulu, son of Nur-ilišu |
| 11 | _in-szi-in-sa10_ | he bought. |
| 12 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 13 | _1/3(disz)# ma-na 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1/3 mina 3 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 14 | _in-na-an-la2_ | he shall pay. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _sza3-ga-ni al-du10 inim-bi# al-til_ | His heart is good, his word is finished. |
| 2 | _u4-kur2-sze3 lu lu2-ra inim nu-ga2-ga2-a_ | In the future, either one shall not make a claim against the other. |
| 3 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 sa-am-su2-i-lu-na _lugal_ | year: “Šamaš, Marduk, and Samsu-iluna, the king, |
| 4 | _in-pa3-de3-mesz_ | they have sworn |
| 5 | _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ sig-{d}sza-la | before Sîn-iddinam, son of Šula |
| 6 | _igi_ {d}suen-sze-mi-e _dumu_ isz-me-{d}iszkur | before Sîn-šemē, son of Itti-Adad |
| 7 | _igi_ i-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ kur-ta-tum | before Ibbi-šamaš, son of Kurtatum |
| 8 | _igi_ isz-me-{d}suen _dumu_ ri-isz-{d}utu | before Išme-Sîn, son of Rīḫ-Šamaše |
| 9 | _igi_ be-el-szu-nu _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am | before Bēlšunu, son of Sîn-iqišam |
| 10 | _igi_ {d}suen-mu-sza-lim _dub-sar_ | before Sîn-mušallim, scribe |
| 11 | _iti gan-gan-e3 u4 5(disz)-kam_ | The month of Kislimu, the day 5 |
| 12 | _mu gibil 2(disz)-kam-ma_ | the 2nd year of |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar e2 kislah_ | 1 1/2 sar, the house of the kislah; |
| 2 | _da e2_ szu-mi-er-s,e-tim _dumu_ {d}suen-a-bu-szu | adjacent to the house of Šumī-erṣetim, son of Sîn-abūḫu |
| 3 | u3 _da e2_ i3-li2-ma _dumu_ lu-usz-ta-mar-{d}iszkur | and adjacent to the house of Ilīma, son of Luštamar-Adad |
| 4 | _sag-bi sila dagal_ {d}bu-ne-ne | its top on the broad street of Bunene |
| 5 | _egir-bi e2_ geme2-{d}utu _dumu-munus_ li-pi2-it-esz18-dar | after the house of Geme-šamaš, daughter of Lipit-Ishtar |
| 6 | _ki_ pil2-ha-{d}iszkur | from Pilha-Adad |
| 7 | u3 {d}iszkur-ma-ti | and Adad-mati |
| 8 | _dumu-mesz_ sza-ma-ia-tum | sons of Šamayatum |
| 9 | {disz}u-bar-lu-lu | Ubar-lulu, |
| 10 | _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu | son of Nur-ilišu |
| 11 | _in-szi-in-sa10_ | he bought. |
| 12 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 13 | _1/3(disz) ma-na 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1/3 mina 3 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 14 | _in-na-an-la2_ | he shall pay. |
| 15 | _sza3-ga-ni al-du10 inim-bi al-til_ | his heart is good, his word is finished |
| 16 | _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra inim nu-ga2-ga2-a_ | In the future, a man against another shall not raise a claim |
| 17 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na _lugal_ | year: “Šamaš, Marduk, and Samsu-iluna, the king, |
| 18 | _in-pa3-de3-mesz_ | they have sworn |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam# [dumu] sig#-{d}sza-la | before Sîn-iddinam, son of Šula |
| 2 | _igi_ isz-me-{d}suen _dumu_ ri-isz-{d}utu | before Išme-Sîn, son of Rīḫ-Šamaše |
| 3 | _igi_ i-bi-{d}utu _dumu#_ kur-ta-tum | before Ibbi-šamaš, son of Kurtatum |
| 4 | _igi_ be-el-szu-nu _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am | before Bēlšunu, son of Sîn-iqišam |
| 5 | _igi_ {d}suen-sze-mi-e _dumu_ isz-me-{d}iszkur | before Sîn-šemē, son of Itti-Adad |
| 6 | _igi_ {d}suen-mu-sza-lim _dub-sar_ | before Sîn-mušallim, scribe |
| 7 | _iti# gan#-[gan-e3] u4 5(disz)-kam_ | The month of Kislimu, the day 5 |
| 8 | _mu gibil# 2(disz)#-kam#_ sza _egir mu# a2#-ag2#-ga2 {d}en-lil2-[la2_] | the second year after the year of Enlil's command |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | pil2-ha-[{d}iszkur] | Pilha-Adad |
| 2 | dumu sza-ma-ia-[tum] | son of Šamayatum |
| 3 | ARAD {d}iszkur# | servant of Adad. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}iszkur-ma-ti | Iškur-mati |
| 2 | dumu sza-ma-ia-tum | son of Šamayatum, |
| 3 | ARAD {d}iszkur | servant of Adad. |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ isz-me-{d}suen | Seal of Išme-Sîn |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ i-bi-{d}utu | Seal of Ibbi-šamaš |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ be-el-szu-nu | seal of their owner |
| seal 6 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ {d}suen-sze-mi-e | Seal of Sîn-šeme |
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