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MHET 2/6, 879 (P510254)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/6, 879 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510254 |
| Museum no. | BM 097283 |
| 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 | _5(disz) gin2 e2-gar8_ | 5 shekels of brickwork |
| 2 | _da e2_ be-el-szu-nu | adjacent to the house of their owner |
| 3 | u3 _da e2_ u-bar-lu-lu | and adjacent to the house of Uballulu |
| 4 | _ki_ be-el-szu-nu _dumu_ szu-mi-ki | with their lord, son of Shumiki |
| 5 | {disz}u-bar-lu-lu | Ubar-lulu, |
| 6 | _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu | son of Nur-ilišu |
| 7 | _in-szi-in-sa10_ | he bought. |
| 8 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 9 | _2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar_ | 2 1/2 shekels 15 grains of silver |
| 10 | _in-na-an-la2_ | he shall pay. |
| 11 | _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_ | In the future, a man against another |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _inim [nu-um]-ga2-ga2-a_ | does not make a claim |
| 2 | _mu_ {d}[...] u3 sa-am-su2-i-lu-na _lugal_ | year: “... and Samsu-iluna, the king, |
| 3 | _in-[pa3-de3]-mesz_ | they have sworn |
| 4 | [igi {d}suen-i-din-nam _dumu_ sig]-{d}sza-la | before Sîn-iddinam, son of Šula |
| 5 | _igi_ {d}suen-[ha-s,i2-ir _dumu_ e]-ri-ib-sin | before Sîn-haṣir, son of Erībsin |
| 6 | _igi_ dingir-[szu-ba-ni _dumu_ ni]-id-na-at-sin | before Ilshu-bani, son of Nidnat-sin |
| 7 | _igi_ sin-mu-[sza-lim _dub]-sar_ | before Sin-mushallim, scribe |
| 8 | _iti sze-sag11-ku5 [u4 n]-kam_ | The month of Addarum, the day n |
| 9 | _mu gibil 2(disz)-[kam_ ...] | New year, the 2nd ... |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _5(disz)# [gin2 e2-gar8_] | 5 shekels of brickwork |
| 2 | _da e2#_ [be-el-szu-nu ...] | next to the house of their owner ... |
| 3 | u3# _da e2_ [u-bar-lu-lu] | and adjacent to the house they shall clear |
| 4 | [_ki_] be-el-[szu-nu] | with their owner |
| 5 | [_dumu_] szu-mi-er#-[s,e-tim] | son of Shumi-Ershetim |
| 6 | [{disz}]u-bar-lu-[lu] | Ubar-lulu |
| 7 | [_dumu_ nu]-ur2-i3-[li2-szu] | son of Nur-ilišu |
| 8 | [_in]-szi-in-[sa10_] | he bought. |
| 9 | [_sa10] til#-la-bi#-[sze3_] | as its full price |
| 10 | [_2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2] 1(u) 5(disz)# [sze ku3-babbar_] | 2 1/2 shekels 15 grains of silver |
Sources & licences
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