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MHET 2/6, 898 (P510272)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/6, 898 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510272 |
| Museum no. | BM 097289 |
| 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)
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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(iku) GAN2 a#-sza3# a-gar3_ bi-ne#-e# | a field of 2 iku in the fertile meadow |
| 2 | _bala-ri_ {i7}ir-ni-na | the intercalary Irnina canal |
| 3 | i-ta a-hi#-ai-am-szi a-hi a-bi-szu | with his brother, his father |
| 4 | _1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 sza3 3(iku)? GAN2-e_ | 1 iku field area: field of 3 icu field; |
| 5 | _sza3# a#-gar3#_ t,a3-bu | in the pleasant meadow |
| 6 | _3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 a-gar3_ a-hi-e | 3 ikû field, meadow of Aḫīyu; |
| 7 | _a-sza3!_ a-wi-il-{d}suen _dumu_ dingir#-[szu]-ba#-ni | field of Awīl-Sîn, son of Ilu-šubani |
| 8 | _ki_ a-wi-il-{d}suen be-el# [_a]-sza3#_-im | with Awīl-Sîn, owner of the field |
| 9 | {disz}ur-{d}utu _gala-mah#_ [an]-nu-ni-tum | Ur-Šamaš, chief lamentation priest of Annunitum |
| 10 | u3 a-wi-il-{d}suen _dumu_ dingir-[szu]-ba#-ni | and Awīl-Sîn, son of Ilšu-bani |
| 11 | [_a-sza3_] a-na [er-re-szu-tim] | the field for cultivation |
| 12 | [a]-na# _gu2-un_ [...] | for ... talents ... |
| 13 | a#-na# _mu 1(disz)-kam_ u2-sze-[s,u2-u2] | for 1 year they shall carry out. |
| 14 | a-wi-lum ma-<<s,i>>-la a-wi#-[lim] | (If) a man is pregnant: the man |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ma-na-ah-tam a-na _a-sza3_ i-sza-ak#-[ka-nu] | they will place a deficit in the field. |
| 2 | _u4 buru14-sze3_ | at harvest time |
| 3 | _a-sza3_ i-sza-ad-da-du-ma# | the field he shall cultivate, and |
| 4 | sza _2(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ | of 2 iku field |
| 5 | _1(bur3) GAN2-e 8(asz) sze gur_ | 1 bur3 field area, 8 gur of barley |
| 6 | sza _1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ | of 1 iku field |
| 7 | _1(bur3) GAN2-e 6(asz) sze gur_ | 1 bur3 field area: 6 gur of barley |
| 8 | _gu2-un a-sza3_-im i-ip-pa-lu-ma | the yield of the field they shall measure out, and |
| 9 | sze-am ba-szi-a-am mi-it-ha-ri-[isz] | the barley rations of Bašiam, together |
| 10 | i-zu-uz-zu | they shall divide. |
| 11 | i-na _sza3 gu2-un a-sza3_-im | from the yield of the field |
| 12 | _1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ma-hi-ir | 1/2 shekel of silver he received. |
| 13 | _igi_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni _sanga_ {d}utu | before Sîn-išmeanni, sanga priest of Šamaše |
| 14 | _igi_ ar-ra-bu _dumu_ dingir-szu-ba-ni | before Arrabu, son of Ilšu-bani |
| 15 | _igi_ {d}suen-<<e>>-e-ri-ba-am | before Sîn-eribam |
| 16 | _iti# bara2-za3-gar u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam_ | The month of Nisannu, the day 21 |
| 17 | _mu#_ am#-mi#-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e asz-me i3-mah-a szur utu#-gin7#_ | year: “Ammi-shaduqa, the king, I heard, he became great, like a lion |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | x-x-[...] | |
| 2 | [_dumu_] im-gur?-{d}[...] | son of Imgur- |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | i-din-{d}[mar.tu?] | Iddin-Amurrum |
| 2 | _dumu#_ dingir-[szu-ba-ni?] | son of Ilšu-bani |
| 3 | ARAD {d}[...] | servant of |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ ur-{d}utu | Seal of Ur-Šamaš |
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