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MHET 2/6, 888 (P510263)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/6, 888 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510263 |
| Museum no. | BM 096978 |
| 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) 5/6(disz) sar e2 du3-a_ | a built house plot of 3 5/6 sar |
| 2 | qa2-du _6(disz) {gesz}ig-hi-a_ | together with 6 doors |
| 3 | i-na zimbir{ki}-ia-ah-ru-rum | in Sippar |
| 4 | _da e2_ ib-ni-{d}marduk u3 nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu | adjacent to the house of Ibni-Marduk and Nur-ilišu |
| 5 | _dumu-mesz_ u-bar-{d}lu2-lal3 | sons of Ubar-Lulal |
| 6 | _e2_ geme2-{d}utu _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ li-pi2-it-esz18-dar | the house of Geme-Šamaš nadītu of Šadâm daughter of Lipit-Išar |
| 7 | u3 _da e2_ a-bu-um-wa-qar u3 ip-qu2-{d}gu-la | and adjacent to the house of Abum-waqar and Ipqu-Gula |
| 8 | _dumu-mesz_ u-bar-{d}lu2-lal2 | sons of Ubar-Lulal |
| 9 | _sag-bi 1(disz)-kam sila dagal-la_ {d}bu-ne-ne | Its head is the first. The broad street Bunene |
| 10 | _sag-bi 2(disz)-kam#-ma# e2_ geme2-{d}utu _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus_ li-pi2-it-esz18-dar# | Its second head is the house of Geme-Šamaš, nadītu of Šadâm, daughter of Lipit-Ishtar |
| 11 | _sza3 ha-la_ a-bu-um-wa-qar u3 ip-qu2-{d}gu-la | from the share of Abum-waqar and Ipqu-Gula |
| 12 | _dumu-mesz_ u-bar-{d}lu2-lal3 | sons of Ubar-Lulal |
| 13 | _ki_ a-bu-um-wa-qar u3 ip-qu2-{d}gu-la | from Abum-waqar and Ipqu-Gula |
| 14 | _dumu-mesz_ u-bar-{d}lu2-lal3 be-el _e2_ | sons of Ubar-Lulal, owner of the house |
| 15 | {disz}be-el-szu-nu _ma2-lah5 dumu_ ARAD-er3-ra | Belšunu, the boatman, son of Warad-Erra |
| 16 | sza il-ta-ni _lukur_ {d}utu _dumu-munus lugal_ | of Iltani the nadītu of Šamaš the daughter of the king |
| 17 | [_in]-szi#-in-sa10_ | he bought. |
| 18 | [_sa10] til-la-bi-[sze3_] | as its full price |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _5/6(disz) ma-na 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar in-na#-an-[la2_] | 5/6 mina 1 1/2 shekels of silver he paid. |
| 2 | qa2-du _2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar si-bi_ sza? [...] | together with 2 shekels of silver, its ... |
| 3 | _in-na-an-la2_ | he shall pay. |
| 4 | _inim-bi al-til sza3-ga-a-ni al-du10_ | its word is finished, his heart is satisfied. |
| 5 | _u4-kur2-sze3 lu2 lu2-ra inim nu-ga2-ga2-a_ | In the future, a man against another shall not raise a claim |
| 6 | _mu_ {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk | year: “Šamaš, Aya, Marduk, |
| 7 | u3 a-bi-e-szu-uh _lugal in-pa3-de3-mesz_ | and Abī-ešuḫ the king chose |
| 8 | _igi_ {d}suen-na-di#-in#-szu-mi _di-ku5 dumu_ a-wi-il-{d}utu | before Sîn-nādin-šumi, judge, son of Awil-Šamaše |
| 9 | _igi_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum _di-ku5 dumu_ {d}utu-ba-ni | before Sîn-annunitum, judge, son of Šamaš-bani |
| 10 | _igi_ {d}marduk-illat-su2 _igi_ e-tel-pi4-{d}esz18-dar _ugula e2_ sza _dumu-munus lugal_ | before Marduk-tillassu, before Etel-pî-Ištar, foreman of the house of the daughter of the king |
| 11 | _igi_ KUR-si-in-nu-um _dumu_ ma-an-na-tum | before Sînum, son of Manatum |
| 12 | _igi_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ma-an-szum2 | before Sîn-annunitum, son of Adad-manšum |
| 13 | _igi_ dumu-zimbir{ki} _dumu_ {d}suen-pu-ut,!-ra!-am | before Dumuzimbir, son of Sîn-puṭram |
| 14 | _igi_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur _dumu_ a-na-{d}utu-tak2-la#-[ku] | before Ibni-Adad, son of Ana-Šamaš-taklāku |
| 15 | _igi_ e-pe2-esz-an-ta-ni _dumu_ e2-a-na-s,ir | before E’eš-antani, son of E-ana-ṣir |
| 16 | _igi_ {d}suen-ga-mil _dumu_ {d}suen-i-qi2-sza#-am | before Sîn-gāmil, son of Sịn-iqišam |
| 17 | _igi_ ib-na-tum _dumu_ qi2-isz-nu-nu | before Ibnatum, son of Qišnunu |
| 18 | _igi_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum _ku3#-dim2 dumu_ i3-li2-i-din#-nam# | before Sîn-annunitum, the silversmith, son of Ilī-iddinam |
| 19 | _igi_ ni-id-nu-sza _igi_ ib#-ni-{d}marduk _igi_ pir#-hi-i3-li2-szu | before Nidnuša, before Ibni-Marduk, before Pirhi-ilišu |
| 20 | _igi_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu _dumu-mesz_ u-bar-{d}lu2-lal3 | before Nur-ilišu, sons of Ubar-Lulal |
| 21 | _igi_ szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi _dub-sar_ | before Šumum-libši, scribe |
| 22 | _iti ziz2-a u4 1(u)-kam_ | The month of Ayyaru, the day 10 |
| 23 | _mu_ a#-bi-e-szu-uh lugal-e {d#}nanna en geszkim-ti-la-ni-sze3 szu-nir gal-gal-la ku3-sig17 ku3#-babbar_ x x | year: “Abī-ešuḫ, the king, for Nanna the lord of his life with great hands gold and silver |
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