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MHET 2/6, 909 (P510283)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/6, 909 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510283 |
| Museum no. | BM 097266 |
| 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 | _a-sza3_ [ma]-la ma-s,u2-u2 | the field as much as there is |
| 2 | _a-gar3_ is,-s,i2-a-tum | the iṣṣiātum-field |
| 3 | _a-sza3_ {munus}la-ma-as-sa3-ni _lukur#_ {d#}utu# | field of Lamassani, nadītu of Šamaš |
| 4 | _dumu-munus_ a-bu-um-wa-qar | daughter of Abum-waqar |
| 5 | _ki_ la-ma-as-sa3-ni _lukur_ {d}utu | from Lamassani, nadītu of Utu |
| 6 | be-el-ti _a-sza3_ | the lady of the field |
| 7 | {disz}be-el-szu-nu _sanga_ | Belšunu, the priest |
| 8 | _dumu#_ u2-tul-esz18-dar | son of Utul-Ištar |
| 9 | _a-sza3_ a-na er-re-szu-tim | the field for cultivation |
| 10 | a-na _gu2-un_ a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_ | for the oxen for 1 year |
| 11 | u2-sze-s,i | he brought in. |
| 12 | _u4 buru14-sze3_ | at harvest time |
| 13 | _a#-sza3_ a-na pi2-i szu-ul-pi2-szu | the field according to the wording of his sealed document |
| 14 | i-sza-ad-da-du-ma | he shall measure out, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1(bur3) GAN2 1(disz)-e 6(asz) sze gur {gesz#}ban2# {d}utu#_ | 1 bur3 surface area, 1 gur 6 gur barley, (measured) by the ban2 of Šamaš |
| 2 | i-na _ka2 ga2-gi4-a i3-ag2-e_ | at the gate of the reed worker he shall measure out. |
| 3 | _3(disz) ezen {d}utu 2(ban2) kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda#_ | 3 festivals of Šamaš, 2 ban2 beer, 5 sila3 bread |
| 4 | i-pa-qi2-id | he shall appoint. |
| 5 | _igi_ u2-tul-esz18-dar _sanga_ {d}sze sza x x | before Utul-Ištar, sanga priest of ... |
| 6 | _igi_ ur-{d}sag#-ku5 _gala#-mah_ | before Ur-Sagku, chief lamentation priest |
| 7 | _igi_ ARAD-i-ba-ri _dumu_ e-tel-pi4-{d}utu | before Urad-ibari, son of Etel-pî-šamaš |
| 8 | _iti gu4-si-sa2 u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_ | The month of Addarum, the day 15 |
| 9 | _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e alan-a-ni szu#-silim#-ma x_ | The year in which Ammi-shaduqa, the king, his statue |
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