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MHET 2/6, 877 (P510253)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/6, 877 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510253 |
| Museum no. | BM 097005 & BM 097005A |
| 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 | _2(disz) sar e2-du3-a_ [...] x | 2 sar, a built-up house plot ... |
| 2 | _da e2_ sza-ma-ia-tum _dumu#_ {d#}iszkur#-ba-ni | adjacent to the house of Šamayatum, son of Adad-bani |
| 3 | u3 _da e2_ dumu-mesz i-din-{d}iszkur# | and adjacent to the house of the sons of Iddin-Adad |
| 4 | u3 _da e2_ la-ma-sa3-ni _lukur_ {d}utu# _dumu-munus_ i-din-{d}utu | and adjacent to the house of Lamasani nadītu of Šamaš daughter of Iddin-šašarru |
| 5 | _sag-bi sila dagal_ | its top on the broad street |
| 6 | _egir-bi e3_ ha-da-an-szu-li-ik-szu-[ud] | after that may he go out. |
| 7 | sza-pi-ir _aga-usz-mesz_ | the šāpir of the dead, |
| 8 | _ki_ la-ma-sa3-ni _lukur_ {d}utu | from Lamasani, nadītu of Utu |
| 9 | {disz}sig-an-nu-ni-tum u3 ARAD-ku-bi _dumu-mesz_ i-din-{d}utu | Sîn-annītum and Warad-kubi, sons of Iddin-šamaš |
| 10 | {disz}be-le-su2-nu _lukur_ {d}utu | Belsunu, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 11 | _dumu-munus_ ta-ri-ba-tum | daughter of Tarībatum, |
| 12 | i-na _har ku3-babbar_-sza | from her silver ring |
| 13 | _in-szi-in-sa10_ | he bought. |
| 14 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 15 | _1/3(disz) ma-na 6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1/3 mina 6 shekels of silver |
| 16 | _in-na-an-la2_ | he shall pay. |
| 17 | _inim-bi al-til#_ | Its word is finished. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _sza3-ga-ni al-du10#_ | his heart is satisfied. |
| 2 | _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra inim nu-um-[ga2-ga2-a_] | In the future, a man against another will not raise a claim |
| 3 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk u3 sa-am-su2-i-lu-na | year: “Šamaš, Aya, Marduk and Samsu-iluna |
| 4 | _in-pa3-mesz_ | have sworn |
| 5 | _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}gibil6 _dumu_ gi#-mil#-{d}utu# | before Nur-Gibil, son of Gimil-Šamaš |
| 6 | _igi_ e-tel-pi4-{d}na-bi-um _dumu_ e-[tel]-lum# | before Etel-pî-Nabium, son of Etellum |
| 7 | _igi_ lu-usz-ta-mar-{d}suen _dumu_ ARAD#-{d}esz18#-dar# | before Luštamar-Sîn, son of Warad-Ishtar |
| 8 | _igi_ _dumu_ er-s,e-tim# _dumu_ {d}utu#-[...] | before Erṣetim, son of Šamaš- |
| 9 | _igi_ a-wi-il-{d}iszkur _dumu_ [...] | before Awīl-Adad, son of |
| 10 | _igi_ {d}suen#-[e-ri]-isz _dumu_ i-din-{d}suen | before Sîn-ērīš, son of Iddin-Sin |
| 11 | _igi_ li#-[wi-ir]-babila2{ki} _dub-sar_ | before Liwir-Babila, scribe |
| 12 | _iti ab-e3# u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam_ | The month of Addarum, the day 13 |
| 13 | _mu gibil-2(disz)-kam egir a2-ag2-ga2_ ia-di-ha-bu-um u3 mu-ti-hur-sag | a second year after the command of Iadi-ḫabum and Muti-hursag |
| 1' | [...] x dingir a? ni pa TAR x [...] | ... god ... |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | [nu-ur2]-{d}gibil6# | Nur-Gibil |
| 2 | [dumu gi]-mil-{d}[utu] | son of Gimillu-šamaš |
| 3 | [ARAD e2-babbar] | servant of the Ebabbar. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | [_kiszib3_] sig-an-nu-ni-tum | seal of Sîn-annunitum |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | [_kiszib3_] ARAD#-ku-bi | Seal of Warad-Kūbe |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | [_kiszib3_] la-ma-sa3-[ni] | Seal of Lama-sani |
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