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MDP 22, 165 (P524245)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Susa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MDP 22, 165 |
|---|---|
| ID | P524245 |
| Museum no. | Sb 24629 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Susa (mod. Shush) |
| Coordinates | 32.1895, 48.2569 |
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 | {disz}{munus}ku-ne-ne u3 a-na-a-a-ti-a-had-du | You and Anayati-ahaddu |
| 2 | a-na _u4 iti_ ki-s,ir zu-ka-li-ku a-na ARAD-isz8-tar2 | in the month of Kiṣir-Zukaliku to Warad-Ištar |
| 3 | um-ma be-la-ku-ma {d}|MUSZ3.EREN| lu da-ru | Thus (says) Bēlāku: May the goddess Mušēr be everlasting! |
| 4 | i-na ti-bi a-pa2-la-ak-ka u2-ta-am-ma-ma | at the river bank of your caravan he will return, and |
| 5 | ma-li sza3 i-qa-bu a-na-di-in a-na a-a-la-ik-szu-ud | “Alas, what is it that I want to say? I will give it to you so that I can go to you. |
| 6 | um-ma a-ha-lu-ur2-szi2-ma {d}|MUSZ3.EREN| lu da-ru | Thus Aḫalurši: May the goddess Mušezib be everlasting! |
| 7 | i-na ti-bi szi2-bi-ia sza3 _1(u) 2(disz) udu hi-a_ a-an-na | at the time of my stay 12 sheep |
| 8 | i-pu-la-an-ni u2-ul u2-ba-la-ma pa-at,-ru-ma | he has performed against me, he will not be able to carry it out, and he shall be held responsible. |
| 9 | sza3 _ki_ be-el-szu-nu a-na ki-di-ni | in the place of their lord to our cult centers |
| 10 | um-ma ARAD-{d}ku-zi-iz {d}|MUSZ3.EREN| lu# [da-ru (...)] | Thus (says) Warad-Kuziz, the snake. May he be victorious |
| 11 | sza3 {disz}isz-ku qa2-ti ki-di-na x [...] | From Išku, the hand of the child-bearing mother |
| 12 | szi2-bi-ia u2-ul u2-ba-la-[ma] | I did not bring my witnesses, and |
| 13 | is-qam2 a-na a-si-ir-ti-ia [...] | (Sum) The one who ... to my yoke(?) (Akk) He gave to my prayer(?) |
| 14 | {munus}nu-ur2-{d}utu u3 ga-mi-lu SZE? [...] | Nūr-Šamaš and Gemilu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na szi2-bi sza3 zi-zu#-ti a-na da-[...] | For the life of your heart, for the ... of |
| 2 | ki-s,ir zu-ka-li-ku {disz}{d}utu-sze-mi | Šamaš-šeme, |
| 3 | u3 ku-du-du a-na <...> i-na ti-bi a-na szi2-bi# | and kududu for <...> in the river to the river |
| 4 | {disz}sin-re-me-ni a-szar-ru-ba-ni | Sîn-rēmeni, his land |
| 5 | u3 a-bu-t,a3-bu asz-szu _e_ a-di _iti_ {d}ki-s,ir zu-ka#-[li-ku?] | and Abuṭābu concerning the month “Kiṣir Zukaliku |
| 6 | {disz}{d}nin-szubur-s,il2-li2 u3 u2-ba-li-t,u2 | Ninšubur-ṣilli and Ubaliṭu |
| 7 | {disz}a-da-ru-ru u3 pa-an-pi-isz-szi2 | Ada-ruru and her entourage |
| 8 | a-na li-la-ti a-na ta-ri-ba-tu | for the lilû-offerings, for the tartātu offerings, |
| 9 | 8(disz) di-nu ha-asz-lu-tu | 8 (mana wool for) the judges of the judges, |
| 10 | sza3 la-an-lu-be _u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam_ is-su2-uh-ma | in La-an-lu-be on the 21st day he washed, and |
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