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MHET 2/6, 917 (P510291)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MHET 2/6, 917 |
|---|---|
| ID | P510291 |
| Museum no. | BM 097150 |
| 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 | _1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 ab-sin2_ | 1 eše3 field area: furrow |
| 2 | _a-gar3_ ha-s,a#-ri#-[im] | the meadow of Ḫaṣarum |
| 3 | _a-sza3_ gi-mil-{d}marduk _ugula# gidri# dumu#_ {d}suen#-[mu-sza-lim?] | field of Gimil-Marduk, foreman of the scepter, son of Sîn-mušallim |
| 4 | _ki_ gi-mil-{d}marduk _ugula gidri_ be-el# _a#-sza3#_ | from Gimil-Marduk foreman of the scepter, owner of the field |
| 5 | {disz}ip-qu2-an-nu-ni-tum ra-bi si#-ik#-ka#-tim# | Ipqu-annunītum, the chief of the seal-bearers |
| 6 | u3 gi-mil-{d}marduk _ugula gidri_ | and Gimil-Marduk, foreman of the scepter |
| 7 | a-na er-re-szu-tim# a#-na# _gu2#-un#_ | for harvesting, as a talent |
| 8 | a-na _mu 1(disz)-kam_ a-na _tab-ba_ | for 1 year as a rival |
| 9 | u2-sze-s,u2-u2 | they shall bring out. |
| 10 | a-wi-lum ma-la a-wi-lim ma-na-ah-ta-am | “If a man, as much as another man, is missing, |
| 11 | i-sza-ak-ka-nu | they shall place |
| 12 | _u4 buru14-sze3_ | at harvest time |
| 13 | _a#-sza3#_ a#-na# pi4-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-e 8(asz) sze gur# {gesz#}ban2# {d}utu_ | 1 bur3 field area: 8 gur barley, Šamaš's ban2 |
| 2 | _gu2-un a-sza3 i3-ag2-e_ | the yield of the field he shall measure out. |
| 3 | ma-na-ah-ta-am u3 _gu2#-un a-sza3_ | a deficit and the yield of the field |
| 4 | i-ip-pa-lu#-ma sze-am ba-szi-a-am | they will look, and the barley will be gathered. |
| 5 | mi-it-ha-ri#-isz# i-zu-zu | they divided equally. |
| 6 | _sza3 gu2-un a-sza3 sze gur {gesz}ban2 {d}utu_ | a field of ten talents of barley, a seah of Šamaš |
| 7 | _5(disz) gin2# ku3#-babbar#_ ma-hi-ir <<li-bi-szu-ra?>> | 5 shekels of silver he received. |
| 8 | _igi_ dingir-szu-ib-ni _ugula gidri_ | before Ilshu-ibni, foreman of the scepter |
| 9 | _igi_ e-ri-ba-am-{d}na-na-a | before Erībam-Nanāia |
| 10 | _dumu_ li-pi2-it-esz18-dar | son of Lipit-Ištar |
| 11 | _igi_ dingir-szu-ib-ni _dumu_ si-iz-za-tum | before Ilšu-ibni, son of Sizzutum |
| 12 | _igi_ {d}suen-szesz-i-din-nam _dumu e2?-dub#?-ba#?-[a?_] | before Sîn-aḫa-iddinam, son of the scribal school |
| 13 | _iti szu-numun-a u4 2(disz)-kam_ | The month of Dumuzi, the day 2 |
| 14 | _mu_ am-mi-s,a#-[du-qa2] _lugal# alan-a-ni du10-bi_ | the year in which Ammi-shaduqa, the king, his good statue |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ a-ra-u2 | seal of Ara’u |
Sources & licences
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