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MHET 2/6, 886 (P510261)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/6, 886 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510261 |
| Museum no. | BM 097814 & BM 097814A |
| 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 | _3(disz) sar e2_ pi2-i pa-szi-im | 3 sar, the house of the opening of the pāšum-vessel |
| 2 | i-na _sila dagal-la_ {d}suen | in the broad street of Suen |
| 3 | _da e2_ be-le-su2-nu _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ ta-ri-ba-tum | adjacent to the house of Bēlessunu, nadītu of Šamaš daughter of Taribatum |
| 4 | u3 _da sila_ | and next to the street |
| 5 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam sila dagal-la_ {d}suen | Its head is the 1st. The broad street of Sin |
| 6 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma_ i-din-e2-a _dumu_ hu-ru-rum | Its second head is Iddin-Ea, son of Hurrum |
| 7 | _ki_ {d}suen-re-me-ni _dumu_ lu2 {d}nin-szubur-ka | from Sîn-rēmeni, son of the man of Ninšubur |
| 8 | u3 {d}utu-na-s,i-ir _dumu_ {d}utu-dingir | and Šamaš-nāṣir, son of Şpsik-ilum |
| 9 | {disz}be-le-su2-nu _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ ta-ri-ba-tum | Bēlessunu, nadītu of Šamaš, daughter of Tabatum |
| 10 | i-na _har ku3-babbar_-sza _in-szi-in-sa10_ | with her silver ring bought. |
| 11 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 12 | _2/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar in-na-an-la2_ | 2/3 mina of silver he paid. |
| 13 | u3 _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar si-bi_ isz-ku-un | and 1 shekel of silver as its weight he set. |
| 14 | _inim-bi al-til_ | Its word is finished. |
| 15 | _sza3-ga-a-ni al-du10_ | his heart is satisfied |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra_ | In the future, a man against another |
| 2 | _inim nu-ga2-ga2-a_ | shall not make a claim |
| 3 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk | year: “Šamaš, Aya, Marduk, |
| 4 | u3 a-bi-e-szu-uh _lugal in-pa3-de3-mesz_ | and Abī-ešuḫ the king chose |
| 5 | _igi_ sin-i-din-nam di-ku5 _dumu_ {d}nanna-a2-mah | before Sin-iddinam, judge, son of Nanna-amaḫ |
| 6 | _igi_ sin-i-din-nam di-ku5 _dumu_ i-bi-sin | before Sin-iddinam, judge, son of Ibisin |
| 7 | _igi_ pir-hi-dingir-szu _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ri-im-i3-li2 | before Pirḫi-ilišu, son of Adad-rīm-ili |
| 8 | _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ {d}asz-qu2-du-um | before Ilu-šubāni, son of Ezinum |
| 9 | _igi_ li-pi2-it-sin _dumu_ dumu-{d}utu | before Lipit-Sin, son of Mar-šamaš |
| 10 | _igi_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi _dub-sar_ | before Šumum-libši, scribe |
| 11 | _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam_ | The month of Abu, the day 16 |
| 12 | _mu_ a-bi-e-szu-uh lugal-e e2-kisz-nu-gal2 e2 sza3-ge pa3-da {d}nanna-kam babila2{ki}-a mu-un-du3-a_ | year: “Abī-ešuḫ, the king, the E-kish-nu-ĝal, the temple chosen in the heart by Nanna, in Babylon erected, |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _3(disz) sar e2_ pi2-i pa-szi-im | 3 sar, the house of the opening of the pāšum-vessel |
| 2 | i-na _sila dagal-la_ {d}suen | in the broad street of Suen |
| 3 | _da e2_ be-le-su2-nu _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ ta-ri-ba-tum | adjacent to the house of Bēlessunu, nadītu of Šamaš daughter of Taribatum |
| 4 | u3 _da sila_ | and next to the street |
| 5 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam sila dagal-la_ {d}suen | Its head is the 1st. The broad street of Sin |
| 6 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam-ma e2_ i-din-e2-a _dumu_ hu-ru-rum | its second front: the house of Iddin-Ea, son of Hurrum |
| 7 | _e2_ i-bi-{d}utu _dumu_ {d}suen-ba-ni | the house of Ibbi-šamaš, son of Sîn-bani |
| 8 | _ki_ {d}suen-re-me-ni _dumu_ lu2 {d}nin-szubur-ka | from Sîn-rēmeni, son of the man of Ninšubur |
| 9 | u3 {d}utu-na-s,i-ir _dumu_ {d}utu-dingir a-hi-szu | and Šamaš-nāṣir his brother, son of Utu-ili |
| 10 | {disz}be-le-su2-nu _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ ta-ri-ba-tum | Bēlessunu, nadītu of Šamaš, daughter of Tabatum |
| 11 | i-na _har ku3-babbar_-sza _in-szi-in-sa10_ | with her silver ring bought. |
| 12 | _sa10 til-la-bi-sze3_ | as its full price |
| 13 | _2/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar in#-na-an-la2_ | 2/3 mina of silver he paid. |
| 14 | u3 _1(disz) gin2 ku3#-babbar# si-bi_ | and 1 shekel of silver, its original amount |
| 15 | isz-[ku-un] | he established |
| 16 | _inim-bi# al#-[til_] | Its word is finished. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _sza3#-[ga-a]-ni [al-du10]_ | his heart is glad. |
| 2 | _u4#-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2#-[ra_] | In the future, a man against another |
| 3 | _inim# nu-ga2-ga2-a_ | shall not make a claim |
| 4 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk | year: “Šamaš, Aya, Marduk, |
| 5 | u3 a-bi-e-szu-uh _lugal_ | and Abī-ešuḫ the king |
| 6 | in-pa3-de3-mesz | have sworn. |
| 7 | _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam di-ku5 | before Sîn-iddinam, judge |
| 8 | _dumu_ {d}nanna-a2-mah | son of Nanna-amaḫ |
| 9 | _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _di-ku5 dumu_ i-bi-{d}suen | before Sîn-iddinam, judge, son of Ibbi-Sīn |
| 10 | _igi_ pir-hi-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ri-im-i3-li2 | before Pirḫi-ilišu, son of Adad-rim-ilī |
| 11 | _igi_ dingir-szu-ba-ni _dumu_ asz-qu2-du-um | before Ilšu-bani, son of Asqudum |
| 12 | _igi_ li-pi2-it-{d}suen | before Lipit-Sîn |
| 13 | _dumu_ dumu-{d}utu | son of Mar-šamaš |
| 14 | _igi_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi _dub-sar_ | before Šumum-libši, scribe |
| 15 | iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam | The month of Abu, the day 16 |
| 16 | _mu_ a-bi-e-szu-uh lugal-e e2-kisz-nu-gal2 e2 sza3-ge pa3-da {d}nanna#-kam babila2{ki}-a mu-un-du3-a_ | year: “Abī-ešuḫ, the king, the Ekisznugal temple, the temple chosen in the heart by Nanna, in Babylon erected. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-re-[me-ni] | Sîn-remeni |
| 2 | dumu lu2-{d}nin-[szubur] | son of Lu-Ninšubur |
| 3 | ARAD {d}nin-[szubur] | servant of Ninšubur |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}utu-na-s,i-[ir] | Šamaš-nāṣir |
| 2 | dumu {d}utu-[dingir] | son of Utu-ilum |
| 3 | ARAD {d}nin-[szubur?] | servant of Nin-šubur. |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-i-[din-nam] | Sîn-iddinam |
| 2 | dumu {d}nanna-a2-mah | son of Nanna-amaḫ |
| 3 | ARAD {d}nin-szubur# | servant of Ninšubur |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | i-bi-{d}suen | Ibbi-Suen, |
| seal 5 | ||
| 1 | {d}EN-[...] | Bel- |
| seal 6 | ||
| 1 | {d}nin-[...] | For Nin- |
| seal 7 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ dingir-szu-ba-ni | Seal of Ilšu-bani |
| seal 8 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ li-pi2-it-sin | seal of Lipit-Sin |
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