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MDP 23, 200 (P524280)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Susa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MDP 23, 200 |
|---|---|
| ID | P524280 |
| Museum no. | NMI BK 00870 |
| 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 | _a-sza3_ i-s,u2-um u3 ma-du-um# | field Iṣûm and much |
| 2 | _da_ ig-mil-lu | next to Igmillu |
| 3 | _ki_ wa-qar-ti | from Waqartu |
| 4 | {d}gul-a-ze-er | for Gula-azēr |
| 5 | i-sza-am | he bought. |
| 6 | a-na szi2-mi-szu ga-am-ru-[ti] | to his great fate |
| 7 | _1(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar 1(barig) sze 1(ban2) sze-gesz#-i3#_ | 1 1/3 minas of silver, 1 barig barley, 1 ban2 sesame, |
| 8 | isz-qu2-ul u3 id#-di-in | he weighed out and gave |
| 9 | a-na du-ur2 u3 pa#-la | to the threshing floor and the courtyard |
| 10 | a-na sze-er sze#-[er]-ri | to the morning and evening |
| 11 | a-na ba-aq-ri | to be thrown. |
| 12 | u3 ru-gi#-ma-an-ni | and Rugimani |
| 13 | wa-qar-tum | |
| 14 | a-na {d}gul-a-ze-er | to Gula-azer |
| 15 | i-za-az | he shall stand. |
| 16 | _igi#_ {d}utu | before Šamaš |
| 17 | _igi_ {d#}|MUSZ3#.EREN#| | before Šamaš |
| 18 | _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}ku-bu | before Nur-Kūbu |
| 19 | _igi_ za-ri-qum | before Zariqum |
| 20 | _igi_ {d}|MUSZ3.EREN|-dingir | before Mušezib-ilī |
| 21 | _igi_ sin-a-gi | before Sin-agi |
| 22 | _igi 6(disz) ab-ba-[mesz]_ | the 6 elders |
| 23 | _mu_ s,i-we-pa-la-ar-hu#-[uh2-pa-ak] | year: “Ṣiwe-palāḫuḫpak,…′. |
| 24 | u3 ku-du-zu-lu-usz# | and Kudduzuluš |
| 25 | _in-pa3-[da-mesz]_ | have sworn |
| 26 | sza3 i-ba-la-[ka-tu] | from Ibalakatu |
| 27 | ri-ta-szu u3# [li-sza3-szu] | his limbs and his heart |
| 28 | i-na-[ki-su2] | they shall cut off. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _1(u) ma-na ku3-babbar i3#-[la2-e]_ | 10 minas of silver he shall weigh out. |
| 2 | ha-at,-t,u2# sza3 s,i-we#-[pa-la-ar-hu-uh2-pa-ak] | “Haṭṭu-disease of the heart of Siwe-palaḫpak, |
| 3 | i-na mu-uh2-hi-i-szu li#-[isz-sza3-ki-in] | upon him may he place. |
| 4 | _a-sza3_ sza3 {d}iszkur-gu-gal ma-ah-[ru] | field of Adad-gugal received. |
| 5 | {d}iszkur-gu-gal a-na u-bar-ti | Iškur-gugal for the ubartu |
| 6 | ma-ar!-ti-szu i-qi2-isz-si2 | his land he gave to her |
| 7 | u-bar-tum a-na ra-ma-at-ti | (Sum) The ubartu priestess, the one who loves (your name) |
| 8 | ma-ar-ti-sza3 ta-qi2-isz | her inheritance she has received. |
| 9 | ra-ma-a-tum a-na wa-qar-ti | “It is the love of the waqartu-priestess, |
| 10 | ma-ar-ti-sza3 ta-qi2-isz | her inheritance she has received. |
| 11 | wa-qar-tum a-na szi2-mi ga-[am-ru-ti] | a waqartu-vessel for a full price |
| 12 | i-na ki-de-nim sza3 {d}|MUSZ3#.[EREN]| | in the cult site of Enlil |
| 13 | a-na {d}gul-a-ze-er | to Gula-azer |
| 14 | ta-di-in | given. |
| 15 | _a-sza3_ u3-ul sza3 dingir-mu-ut-ta-bi-il | the field is not of Ilī-muttabil |
| 16 | u2-ul sza3 dingir-e-ri-isz | is not the heart of a god |
| 17 | ap#-lu sza3 dingir-mu-ut-ta-bi-il | the heir of Ilum-muttabil |
| 18 | u3# dingir-e-ri-isz | and Ilī-eriš |
| 19 | _a-sza3_ nu-ut-tum i-qa-bu#-u2#-ma# | a field of nuttu they say, and |
| 20 | it-ti re-i it-ti wa-at#-[ta-ri] | with the shepherd and with the herdsmen |
| 21 | i-la-ak i-qa-bu-u2-ma | they will go, they will say, and |
| 22 | i-na a-wa-at s,i-we-pa-la-[ar]-hu-uh2-pa-ak | by the word of Ṣiwe-palahhuhpak |
| 23 | u3 ku-du-zu-lu-usz | and Kudduzuluš |
| 24 | li-i-s,i2 | may he go out. |
| 25 | _a-sza3_ {munus}wa-qar-ti ib-ba-qa-[ar]-ma | the field of a weaned woman shall raise, and |
| 26 | _a-sza3_ sza3 _an-za-gar3_ sza3 nu-ur2-{d}ku-bu# | field in the irrigated area of Nur-Kūbu, |
| 27 | {d}gul-a-ze-er i-le-eq-qe2# | Gula-azeer shall take |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | i-le-eq-qe2 | shall take. |
| 2 | a-na ba-aq-ri | to be thrown. |
| 3 | u3 ru-gi-ma-an-ni | and Rugimani |
| 4 | nu-ur2-{d}ku-bu | Nur-Kūbu, |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | i-[za-az] | shall stand. |
| 2 | _mu_ [s,i-we-pa-la-ar]-hu#-uh2-pa-ak | year: “Ṣiwe-pāl-arḫpak,’ |
| 3 | u3 [ku-du-zu]-lu-usz | and Kudduzuluš |
| 4 | _in-[pa3]-da_ | he chose. |
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