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MDP 23, 172 (P524252)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Susa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MDP 23, 172 |
|---|---|
| ID | P524252 |
| Museum no. | NMI BK 01724 |
| 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)
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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 | _[e2 du3]-a gal_ szu-ba2-at a-bi-szu#-nu# | the great temple built, the residence of their father |
| 2 | [_da_] du#-um-mu-qi2-ia | next to my property |
| 3 | u3# _da_ be-ul-szu-nu qa-du la be2-ri | and with their possessions, together with their non-owners |
| 4 | is-qa-at {disz}a-ni-ih-szu-szi2 | is the debt of Anihšuši. |
| 5 | _e2 du3-a_ a-wa-at-ti _da_ {d}utu-na-s,ir | a built house, a word with Šamaš-nāṣir |
| 6 | u3 _da_ be-ul-szu-nu | and beside their lord |
| 7 | is-qa-at {disz}i-ri-bi-ia | Irībiya |
| 8 | _e2 du3-a_ {disz}s,il2-li2-{d}iszkur mu-s,u2-u2 | built-up house of Ṣillī-Adad, the shepherd. |
| 9 | _da_ {d}nin-gal is-qa-at | next to Ningal he took. |
| 10 | {disz}a-ni-ih-szu-szi2 mu-s,u2-u2 | Aniḫšuši, the shepherd, |
| 11 | _da_ a-mu-ri-ia is-qa-at | next to my house he took. |
| 12 | {disz}i-ri-bi-ia | Iribiya |
| 13 | ha-ar-bu _da_ {d}nin-gal | Ḫarbu next to Ningal |
| 14 | is-qa-at {disz}a-ni-ih-szu-szi2 | is the debt of Anihšuši. |
| 15 | _da_ {d}utu-sze-mi is-qa-at | next to Šamaš-šeme he took. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}i-ri-bi-ia bu#-ur#-ta | Irībiya, son of Kurta |
| 2 | {disz}i-ri-bi#-ia a-na# a-ni-ih-szu-szi2 | Iribiya to Anihšuši |
| 3 | i-he-ri i-na t,u2-ba-ti-szu-nu | he will receive from them. |
| 4 | i-[na] na-ar-a-ma-ti-szu-nu | in their supplication |
| 5 | _iri_ u3 [s,e2]-ra lu-pu-un-szu-nu | may I build the city and the countryside for them. |
| 6 | u3 <ma>-asz-ra-szu-nu zi-zu me-su2-u2 | And their <righteous> utterances, |
| 7 | du-pu-ru ma-ru-szu-nu a-na ah-ma-mi | “It is a flood, their arms are bound to the side’s side. |
| 8 | u3 szu-nu a-na ah-ma-mi u2-ul i-te-bu | and they did not enter into a brotherhood. |
| 9 | sza3 u2-ul zi-za-ku i-qa-bu-u2 | They say: “I am not angry, I am not happy. |
| 10 | i-na a-wa-at _dingir_ u3 _lugal_ li-s,i2 | by the command of god and king may he go out. |
| 11 | _igi_ {d}utu u3 {d}|MUSZ3.EREN| _igi_ {d}e2-a-mu-sza3-lim | before Šamaš and Nergal, before Ea-mušallim |
| 12 | _igi_ {d}|MUSZ3.EREN|-mu-usz-te-szi2-ir | before Nergal-muštēšir |
| 13 | _igi_ {d}utu-ba-ni _igi_ x-[...] | before Šamaš-bani, before ... |
| 14 | [_igi_] du-um-mu#-[qi2-ia] | before Dummuqiya |
| left | ||
| 1 | s,u2-pur i-ri-bi-ia | Fingernail of Iribiya |
Sources & licences
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