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MDP 23, 271 (P524351)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Susa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MDP 23, 271 |
|---|---|
| ID | P524351 |
| Museum no. | NMI BK 01585 |
| 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 | _1/3(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar tab-ba_ | 1/3 mina 4 shekels of refined silver |
| 2 | _ki_ {d}utu u3 ARAD-{d}mar-tu | with Šamaš and Warad-Amurru |
| 3 | {disz}ki-pi-szu il-qe2 | Kipišu took |
| 4 | _iti_ sza3-ba-t,i _ku3-babbar_ il-qe2 | the month of Šabaṭu he took the silver. |
| 5 | i-qi2-ip-pa i-zi-ba-am-ma | he commanded, he left, and |
| 6 | a-na ba-ab-ti u3 szi2-hi-it, _kaskal_ | for the reopening of the case and the clearing of the road |
| 7 | um-ma-a-nu u2-ul szu-hu-uz | The elders are not calm. |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ um-ma-na i-ip-pa-al-[ma] | the silver of the master he shall weigh out and |
| 9 | ne#-me#-el# ib-ba-asz-szu-[ma] | “He is pure, he was created, and |
| 10 | ma#-al-la ah-ma-mi i-zu-zu# | “The one who knows(?) me is my brother. |
| 11 | [a]-na# na-asz tup-pi2-szu i-na _kar_ in#-[nam-ma-ru] | They will be seen at the quay for the carrying of his tablet. |
| 12 | _ku3#-babbar# i3-la2-e_ ki-di-nam u3 ku#-bu#-[us-sa3-am] | he will weigh out the silver, the house rent and the rent of the carpenter |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [u2]-ul u2-ma-ha-ar _igi_ {d}utu _igi_ [{d}|MUSZ3.EREN|] | he did not accept. Before Šamaš, before Enlil |
| 2 | [_igi_] ma-an-nu-ba-<lum>-i3-li2-szu _igi_ nu-ur2#-[...] | Before Mannu-bālum-ilišu, before Nur-... |
| 3 | [_igi_] i-ri-PI-ni _igi_ ti-hu-x-[...] | Witness: Iri-pîni. Witness: Tihu... |
| 4 | _igi_ dingir-ba-ni UM? _igi_ be-li#?-x-[...] | before Ili-bani, before Beli-..., |
| 5 | _igi_ at-kal-szu _igi_ a-gu-gu-ti | before Atkalšu, before Aguguti |
| 6 | _igi#_ qi2-isz-ti _dumu_ nu-ur2-{d}nin-szubur | before Qīšti, son of Nur-Ninshubur |
| 7 | [_igi_] x-x-BI _dumu_ du-ul-lu-li | Witness: ..., son of Dulluli |
| 8 | [_igi_ ...] x [...-us,]-ri-a-an-ni | Witness: ... ... me. |
| 9 | [_igi_ ... _igi] 1(u) 4(disz) ab-ba-mesz_ | before ..., 14 elders |
Sources & licences
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