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MDP 23, 166 (P524246)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Susa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MDP 23, 166 |
|---|---|
| ID | P524246 |
| Museum no. | NMI BK 01357 |
| Collection | National Museum, Tehran, Iran |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Susa (mod. Shush) |
| Coordinates | 32.1895, 48.2569 |
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 | ha-bil-ki-nu u3 a-hi-ia-a | Ḫabilkinu and Aḫiāyu |
| 2 | _dumu-mesz_ i3-li2-li?-ri?-ba? | sons of Ili-li-riba(?) |
| 3 | a-na t,u2-ba-ti-szu-nu | for their good fortune |
| 4 | i-na na-ar-a-ma-ti-szu-nu | at their rites |
| 5 | _nig2-gur11_-szu-nu _iri{ki}_-szu-nu u3 _edin_-szu-nu | their property, their city and their steppe |
| 6 | zi-zu me-e-su2 du-up-pu-ru | (Sum) Your life, I want to utter an arazu prayer to him (Akk) You are the one who utters a prayer to you |
| 7 | _1(barig) 4(ban2) bala igi iri{ki}_ sza3 ha-bil-[ki]-ni | 1 barig 4 ban2 bala before the city of Ḫabilkīni |
| 8 | _1(barig) 4(ban2) bala iri dag_ sza3 a-hi-ia-a | 1 barig 4 ban2 bala of the city of Nabû of Ahiya |
| 9 | _1(barig) 4(ban2) bala gal_ be-ru-szu-nu | 1 barig 4 ban2 of the great bala of Bērušunu |
| 10 | zi-zu me-e-su2 du-up-pu-ru | (Sum) Your life, I want to utter an arazu prayer to him (Akk) You are the one who utters a prayer to you |
| 11 | is-qa na-du u3# ta#-mu# | Išqa, the nadu-official, and Tamu |
| 12 | szu-nu# a-na ah-ma#-mi | they to Ahmamu |
| 13 | _dumu-mesz_ a-na ah-ma-mi | sons to Ahmamu |
| 14 | u2-ul i-te-bu u2-ul i-ra-ga-mu | They will not approach, they will not become angry. |
| 15 | sza3 u2-ul zi-za-ak-ku | The heart is not pacified. |
| 16 | u2-ul me-e-sa3-ku | I am not equal. |
| 17 | i-qa-ab-bu i-na me-e | he will say in water |
| 18 | i-la-ak | shall go, |
| 19 | i#-na# me-e lu-li#-[i] | in the water of Luli |
| 20 | sza3-zi qa-aq-qa-su2 | the heart of his head |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [li-im]-ha#-s,i2 | may he cut off |
| 2 | [_mu] dingir#_ u3 szar#-ri | the name of god and king |
| 3 | [i]-na# mu-hi-szu li#-in-na-di | on his head may he lie down. |
| 4 | [_mu_ {d}]|[MUSZ3].EREN#| u3 {d}isz-me-ka-ra-ab | the year: “Ninurta and Išmekarab |
| 5 | [zi-i-zu] me-[e-su2 du-up]-pu-ru | “Ask me, I will speak to you!" |
| 6 | [_igi_ {d}]utu# _igi_ [{d}]|MUSZ3#.EREN| | before Shamash, before Šamaš |
| 7 | [_igi_ i]-qi2#-sza3 _igi_ ri-im#-ki-ia | before Iqiša, before Rimkiya |
| 8 | [_igi_ ...] _igi#_ ha-bil-dam-qi2 | Before ..., before Habil-damqi. |
| 9 | _igi_ ki-di#-[ni _igi_] dingir-lam#-ni#-szi#-i | before Kidinni, before Ilamnishî |
| 10 | _igi_ zu-un-du-ru _igi_ x-[...] | before Zunduru, before ... |
| 11 | _igi_ nu-ur2-isz8-tar2 _igi_ ku-iz#-za#-[lu]-ga#-mil | before Nur-Ištar, before Kuz-zalu-gamil |
| 12 | _igi_ pa-ar-ru-ru _igi_ {d}nin-szubur-a-bi | before Parruru, before Ninšubur-abī |
| 13 | _igi_ {d}|MUSZ3.EREN|-szar-i3-li2 _igi_ ki-ru-tu | before Šamaš-šar-ilī, before Kirutu |
| 14 | _igi_ {d}nin-szubur-sze-mi _igi_ te-et-nu-ru# | before Ninshubur-šeme, before Tetnuru |
| 15 | _igi_ {munus}ha-bil#-a-bu-sza | before Ḫabil-abūša |
| 16 | _igi_ i3-li2-un-ne-ni _dub-sar_ | before Ilī-unninni, scribe |
| 17 | _igi 2(u) ab#-ba-mesz_ an-nu-ti | 20 of these abba priests |
| 18 | zi-zu me-e-su2 du-up-pu-ru | (Sum) Your life, I want to utter an arazu prayer to him (Akk) You are the one who utters a prayer to you |
| 21 | u3 li-sza3-szu i-na-ki-su2 | and his stomach they shall cut off. |
| left | ||
| 1 | s,u2-pur#-szu-nu | their fingernails |
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