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MHET 2/6, 880 (P510255)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/6, 880 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510255 |
| Museum no. | BM 097009 & BM 097009A |
| 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#_ [...] | 1 1/2 sar, a built-up house plot ... |
| 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_ be-el-szu-nu _dumu_ [szu-mi-ki] | and next to the house of their owner, son of Shumiki |
| 4 | _sag#-bi 1(disz)-kam sila dagal_ {d}bu#-[ne-ne] | Its head is the first. The broad street Bunene |
| 5 | _sag#-bi 2(disz)-kam e2_ geme2#-[{d}utu] | its second head: the house of Geme-šamaš |
| 6 | _dumu-munus_ li-pi2-it-[isz-tar2] | daughter of Lipit-Ištar |
| 7 | _ki#_ be-el-szu-nu [_dumu_ szu-mi-ki] | with their owner, son of Shumiki |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x x | |
| 2' | _mu#_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 sa-am-[su2-i-lu-na _lugal_] | year: “Šamaš, Marduk, and Samsu-iluna, the king, |
| 3' | _in-pa3-de3-[mesz_] | have sworn |
| 4' | _igi_ sin-ha-s,i2-ir _dumu_ e-ri-ba-am | before Sin-haṣir, son of Erībam |
| 5' | _igi_ sin-i-din-nam _dumu_ ip-qu2-{d}sza-la | before Sin-iddinam, son of Ipqu-Šala |
| 6' | _igi_ isz-me-{d}suen _dumu_ ri-isz-{d}utu | before Išme-Sîn, son of Rīḫ-Šamaše |
| 7' | _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ ni-id-na-at-sin# | before Ilshu-bani, son of Nidnat-Sin |
| 8' | _igi_ ib-ni-{d}utu _dumu_ sin-u2-te-er [...] | before Ibni-šamaš, son of Sin-uter |
| 9' | _igi_ sin-mu-sza-lim _dub-sar_ | before Sin-mushallim, scribe |
| 10' | _iti sig4-a u4 2(disz)-kam_ | The month of Simanu, the day 2 |
| 11' | _mu sig4# kilib#? x ki?_ | year: “Bricks, ..., ....’ |
| obverse | ||
| 1' | _da# e2_ u-bar#-[lu-lu _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu] | next to the house of Uballulu, son of Nur-ilishu |
| 2' | u3# _da e2_ be#-[el-szu-nu _dumu_ szu-mi-ki] | and next to the house of their owner, son of Shumiki |
| 3' | _sag-bi sila dagal_ [{d}bu-ne-ne] | its top on the broad street of Bunene |
| 4' | _egir-bi e2_ geme2-[{d}utu] | after the house of Geme-šamaš |
| 5' | _dumu-munus_ li-pi2-it-{d}esz18-dar | daughter of Lipit-Ištar |
| 6' | _ki#_ [be]-el#-szu-nu _dumu_ {disz}szu-mi#-[ki] | from Bēlšunu, son of Shumiki |
| 7' | {disz}u#-bar#-[lu]-lu _dumu_ nu-ur2-[i3-li2-szu] | Ubar-lulu, son of Nur-ilišu |
| 8' | _in-szi#-in#-sa10_ | he bought. |
| 9' | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 10' | _1(u) 9(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 19 shekels of silver |
| 11' | _in-na-an-la2# | he shall pay. |
| 12' | _sza3-ga-ni al-du10_ | his heart is good |
| 13' | _inim-bi al-til_ | Its word is finished. |
| 14' | _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_ | In the future, a man against another |
| 15' | _inim nu-ga2-[ga2]-a#_ | will not raise a claim |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [_mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 sa-am-su2]-i#-lu-na _lugal_ | year: “Šamaš, Marduk, and Samsu-iluna, the king, |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ ib-ni#-{d}utu | Seal of Ibni-šamaš |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ isz-me-{d}suen | Seal of Išme-Sîn |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ dingir-szu-ba-[ni] | Seal of Ilšu-bani |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3#_ sin-ha-s,ir | seal of Sin-hashir |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ sin-i-din-nam | Seal of Sin-iddinam |
Sources & licences
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